title: Shoaling and mate choice of wild-type Tanichthys albonubes in the presence of the red fluorescent transgenic conspecifics.
abstract: Shoaling and sexual behaviour of wild-type male and female white cloud mountain minnow Tanichthys albonubes were measured in the presence of the red fluorescent transgenic conspecifics under laboratory conditions. Wild-type female test fish showed no significant preference, whereas wild-type male test fish preferred to be near a shoal of red transgenic fish rather than wild-type fish. When placed in a potentially reproductive context, wild-type males had a higher competitive ability over transgenic males; wild-type females spent more time with wild-type males in visually mediated experiments, but wild-type males performed more courtship displays towards transgenic females. These results suggest that the red body colouration does not appear to disturb signal communication between wild-type and transgenic T. albonubes in shoaling behaviour; transgenic males have no mating advantage over wild-type males, but the red body colouration of transgenic females may affect mate choice of wild-type males.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fish Breeding and Cultivation, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510380, PR China.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jian
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: X Q
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified; D003531:Cypriniformes / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D052586:Mating Preference, Animal; D010858:Pigmentation / Q000235:genetics; D012930:Social Dominance; D000097573:Red Fluorescent Protein
chemical_list: D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D000097573:Red Fluorescent Protein