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Female rainbow trout urine contains a pheromone which causes a rapid rise in plasma 17,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one levels and milt amounts in males
Authors:E L M Vermeirssen    A P Scott  N R Liley
Institution:Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Directorate of Fisheries Research, Fisheries Laboratory, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 OHT, U.K.;Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 2A9
Abstract:Previous studies have shown that spermiating male rainbow trout respond to the presence of female urine in the water with significant increases in plasma levels of gonadotrophin II, 17,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20β-P) and testosterone. The present results show that males only need a single brief exposure to female urine in order to respond; levels of 17,20β-P rise significantly within 1 h of exposure, and peak between 3 and 4 h. Also, milt amounts increase significantly following exposure of males to female urine. Levels of 17,20β-P are also related positively to the amount of female urine to which the males are exposed. Furthermore, when live females are placed, out of physical and visual contact, in the same tank as males, levels of 17,20β-P rise in the same way as in males which are exposed to female urine. However, if females are fitted with urinary catheters (which drain the urine outside the tank), males respond more slowly. These results indicate that urine is the main source of the male 'priming' pheromone.
Keywords:trout  pheromone  urine  sex steroids  17  20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one  milt amounts
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