Social Control of Sex Reversal in a Coral-Reef Fish

• D. R. Robertson

  Zoology Department, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Q. 4067, Queensland, Australia

抄録

Males of Labroides dimidiatus control the process of sex reversal within social groups. Each group consists of a male with a harem of females, among which larger individuals dominate smaller ones. The male in each harem suppresses the tendency of the females to change sex by actively dominating them. Death of the male releases this suppression and the dominant female of the harem changes sex immediately. Possible genetic advantages of the system are considered.

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• Science

  Science 177 (4053), 1007-1009, 1972-09-15

  American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

キーワード

• Multidisciplinary

詳細情報

• CRID: 1363107369248405376
• NII論文ID: 30020504753
• DOI: 10.1126/science.177.4053.1007
• ISSN: 10959203
• ISSN: 00368075
• Web Site: https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.177.4053.1007
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