The reproductive ecology of the European bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus)

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Smith, C. - Reichard, Martin - Jurajda, Pavel - Przybylski, M.
The reproductive ecology of the European bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus).
Journal of Zoology. Roč. 262, č. 2 (2004), s. 107-124. ISSN 0952-8369. E-ISSN 1469-7998
Výzkumný záměr: CEZ:AV0Z6093917
Klíčová slova: Rhodeus sericeus * Acheilognathinae * reproduction
Kód oboru RIV: EH - Ekologie - společenstva
Impakt faktor: 0.889, rok: 2004

The European bitterling Rhodeus sericeus Pallas is a freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae, a subfamily that has an unusual spawning symbiosis with freshwater mussels. Female bitterling possess long ovipositors that they use to place their eggs onto the gills of a mussel through the musselŽs exhalant siphon. Males fertilize the eggs by releasing sperm into the inhalant siphon of the mussel. The embryos develop inside the mussel for approximately a month, eventually leaving the mussel as actively swimming larvae. Because they use a discrete spawning site that can be readily manipulated they have recently been used in studies to understand oviposition choice with respect to mate and spawning site-quality, host-parasite coevolution, alternative male mating tactics, and linking behavioural decisions with population dynamics. The current state of knowledge of bitterling reproductive ecology is synthesized, and future directions for research on this species are proposed.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0061797