An essential role of the arginine vasotocin system in mate-guarding behaviors in triadic relationships of medaka fish (Oryzias latipes).

To increase individual male fitness, males of various species remain near a (potential) mating partner and repel their rivals (mate-guarding). Mate-guarding is assumed to be mediated by two different types of motivation: sexual motivation toward the opposite sex and competitive motivation toward the...

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Main Authors: Saori Yokoi, Teruhiro Okuyama, Yasuhiro Kamei, Kiyoshi Naruse, Yoshihito Taniguchi, Satoshi Ansai, Masato Kinoshita, Larry J Young, Nobuaki Takemori, Takeo Kubo, Hideaki Takeuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4342251?pdf=render