Can spawning marks on females of the spined loach (Cobitis sp., Teleostei) be caused by scratches from males during mating?

0351123 - ÚBO 2011 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Halačka, Karel - Vetešník, Lukáš - Mendel, Jan - Papoušek, Ivo
Can spawning marks on females of the spined loach (Cobitis sp., Teleostei) be caused by scratches from males during mating?
Folia zoologica. Roč. 59, č. 4 (2010), s. 329-331. ISSN 0139-7893. E-ISSN 1573-1189
R&D Projects: GA MŽP SP/2D4/55/07
Grant - others:GA AV ČR(CZ) M200930901
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60930519
Keywords : Cobitis elongatoides * epidermis * spawning
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology
Impact factor: 0.548, year: 2010

The skin histology from the Danubian spined loach Cobitis elongatoides disputes the notion that the spawning marks (lighter spots on the body sides of the females) are the result of physical damage to the epidermis by a male during spawning. Physiological changes that induce a specific local decrease in lateral pigmentation in some individuals appear to be a more likely source.
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