Fertilization success and sexual behavior in male medaka, Oryzias latipes, exposed to tributyltin.
We evaluated the effects of tributyltin (TBT), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and a mixture of TBT and PCBs on reproduction, gonadal histology, and sexual behavior in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes). We administered TBT (1 microg g(-1) body weight [b.w.] daily), PCBs (1 microg g(-1) b.w. daily), or both to medaka for 3 weeks. We assessed reproductive success during week 3 and the sexual behavior of male medaka after the exposure period. Fertilization success was significantly decreased in groups that received TBT. The profiles of fertility developed a bimodal distribution in the TBT and TBT+PCBs groups, and the numbers of males that performed "following" and "dancing" were significantly decreased in the TBT+PCBs group. The frequency of "dancing" also decreased after treatment with TBT, whereas fish that received PCBs only showed no difference in sexual behavior. Testes that had oocytes showed normal spermatogenesis, even though two of the five males treated with TBT+PCBs had some indication of testis-ova, which did not occur in any other group. Our results indicate that TBT, but not PCBs, affects sexual behavior and reproduction in medaka.
Nakayama
Kei
K
Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Division of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Graduate School, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
Oshima
Yuji
Y
Yamaguchi
Tomomi
T
Tsuruda
Yukinari
Y
Kang
Ik Joon
IJ
Kobayashi
Makito
M
Imada
Nobuyoshi
N
Honjo
Tsuneo
T
D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D006066:Gonads / Q000187:drug effects*; D006652:Histological Techniques; D008297:Male; D009990:Oryzias / Q000502:physiology*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000633:toxicity*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*
D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds; C011559:tributyltin; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls