Socially Induced Inhibition of Genetically Determined Maturation in the Platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus
- 14 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 195 (4274) , 199-201
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.831271
Abstract
Maturation in Xiphophorus maculatus (Pisces; Poeciliidae) is under control of the sex-linked P gene. However, when two individuals are reared together the socially dominant individual delays the maturation of the subordinate. Nevertheless, it is not a requirement that a fish be socially dominant to become mature. The data suggest that inhibition of maturity takes place when an individual is not dominant at a time near the genetically determined age of maturation. Two hypotheses are offered to explain these results.Keywords
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