Some Chemical Signals in the Spawning Behavior of Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri)

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Abstract
In a two-choice maze ripe rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) of both sexes showed positive responses to chemical (probably olfactory) information. The possibility that visual or auditory stimuli influenced choice of channel in the maze was ruled out. Both males and females were strongly attracted to water taken from behind fish that were spawning and weakly attracted to the holding water of ripe fish that were not spawning. Brief speculation is offered about the role of chemical stimuli in the behavior of prespawning and spawning trout.

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