Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus) males exposed to an endocrine disrupting chemical fail in nest and mate competition

Minna Saaristo; John A. Craft; Kari Lehtonen; Kai Lindström

doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.06.010

Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus) males exposed to an endocrine disrupting chemical fail in nest and mate competition

Minna Saaristo, John A. Craft, Kari Lehtonen, Kai Lindström

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

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Abstract

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a widely studied group of chemicals that interfere with the endocrinology of organisms. So far, few studies have demonstrated the effect of EDCs on the reproductive behavior of aquatic wildlife. Here we show that sand goby males' (Pomatoschistus minutus) success in mating competition greatly decreases after an exposure for 7 to 24 days to 17a-ethinyl estradiol (EE2, measured concentration 4 ng L- 1). The sand goby exhibits a polygynous mating system with male parental care, in which males compete for nest sites and females. The aim of this study was to test how EE2 exposure affects the ability of males to compete for breeding resources, i.e. nest sites and mates.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	315-321
Number of pages	7
Journal	Hormones and Behavior
Volume	56
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.06.010
Publication status	Published - 1 Sep 2009

Keywords

sand goby
synthetic estrogens
reproductive behavior
endocrine disrupting chemical
EE2

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