Chemical modulation of agonistic display in Betta splendens.
Mirror-induced aggressive display of male Siamese fighting fish was reduced by water-borne traces of (a) a pair of male combatants, (b) a nondisplaying fish of either sex, and (c) bits of torn cadual fin. These findings may indicate a mechanism whereby males tolerate the presence of conspecifics to permit nonagressive social interactions.
D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects*; D000378:Agonistic Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D010675:Pheromones / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014796:Visual Perception; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000378:metabolism
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