Castration affects reproductive but not aggressive behavior in a cichlid fish

Gonads are the main source of sex steroids, which have been implicated in the regulation of sexually differentiated behavior, such as reproductive and aggressive displays. In the Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) territorial males have higher androgen levels than non-territorials, express...

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Main Author: Almeida, Olinda (author)
Other Authors: Canário, Adelino V. M. (author), Oliveira, Rui Filipe (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/3215
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/3215