Male avoidance of parasitized females explained by direct benefits in a pipefish
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The effect of the parasitic trematode, Crypotocotyle sp. on male mate choice of pipe fish, Syngnathus typhle is observed. The pipefish develop black spots in the skin from the parasite. The parasite was not transmitted from one to the other pipefish. The males distinguish among the females by the usage of visual cues such as the black spots. The males contacting with the unparasitized females are benefitted by fertilizing more eggs.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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Male pipefish prefer ornamented females
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Research is presented concerning the preference for female ornamentation which is expressed by the sex-role reversed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle. The use of ornament by females competing for males is discussed.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2001
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Monogamy and sex role reversal in the pipefish Corythoichthys haematoperus
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A new study of the social behaviour and mating pattern of the pipefish Corythoichthys haematopterus shows the first instance of sex role reversal in syngathids.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2001
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