Identifying context-specific gene profiles of social, reproductive and mate preference behavior in a fish species with female mate choice

Sensory and social inputs interact with underlying gene suites to coordinate social behavior. Here we use a naturally complex system in sexual selection studies, the swordtail, to explore how genes associated with mate preference, receptivity, and social affiliation interact in the female brain und...

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Main Authors: Mary E Ramsey, Tara L. Maginnis, Ryan Y. Wong, Chad eBrock, Molly E Cummings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2012.00062/full