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Urine of ovulated female masu salmon attracts immature male parr treated with methyltestosterone
Author(s) -
Yambe H.,
Yamazaki F.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2000.tb02211.x
Subject(s) - methyltestosterone , biology , urine , oncorhynchus , medicine , endocrinology , andrology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii>
Methyltestosterone‐treated immature male masu salmon Oncorhynchus masou parr were attracted to both the urine of ovulated females and the ether soluble basic substances extracted from the urine, but not to immature female urine. It is suggested that the male response to the sex attractant (releaser pheromone) in the urine is under the control of androgens.