Is cod lekking or a promiscuous group spawner?
The mating system of cod ( Gadus morhua ) has been described as promiscuous with few options for exercising mate choice. We, on the other hand, argue that cod fulfil the prerequisites of a conventional lekking mating system. A review of papers on cod mating behaviour suggests that mature males aggre...
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crwiley:10.1046/j.1467-2979.2000.00005.x 2024-09-15T18:07:18+00:00 Is cod lekking or a promiscuous group spawner? Nordeide Folstad 2000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1467-2979.2000.00005.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1467-2979.2000.00005.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1467-2979.2000.00005.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Fish and Fisheries volume 1, issue 1, page 90-93 ISSN 1467-2960 1467-2979 journal-article 2000 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1467-2979.2000.00005.x 2024-08-09T04:29:07Z The mating system of cod ( Gadus morhua ) has been described as promiscuous with few options for exercising mate choice. We, on the other hand, argue that cod fulfil the prerequisites of a conventional lekking mating system. A review of papers on cod mating behaviour suggests that mature males aggregate and possibly defend small territories on the spawning grounds, where male–male interactions are common. Females visit males at the aggregations when ready to spawn and males show an extensive courtship display including dance, fin display, and acoustic calls. This may allow females to discriminate between males and both fin size and mass of drumming muscles, the cod’s acoustic organ, are related to a male’s fertilisation potential. This, together with the presence of sexual dimorphism in drumming muscles, suggests that sexual selection by females is at work. Different courtship display combined with different mate preferences may be important premating mechanisms reducing or preventing interbreeding between groups of cod. Article in Journal/Newspaper Gadus morhua Wiley Online Library Fish and Fisheries 1 1 90 93 |
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The mating system of cod ( Gadus morhua ) has been described as promiscuous with few options for exercising mate choice. We, on the other hand, argue that cod fulfil the prerequisites of a conventional lekking mating system. A review of papers on cod mating behaviour suggests that mature males aggregate and possibly defend small territories on the spawning grounds, where male–male interactions are common. Females visit males at the aggregations when ready to spawn and males show an extensive courtship display including dance, fin display, and acoustic calls. This may allow females to discriminate between males and both fin size and mass of drumming muscles, the cod’s acoustic organ, are related to a male’s fertilisation potential. This, together with the presence of sexual dimorphism in drumming muscles, suggests that sexual selection by females is at work. Different courtship display combined with different mate preferences may be important premating mechanisms reducing or preventing interbreeding between groups of cod. |
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Is cod lekking or a promiscuous group spawner? |
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