@article{salek_sullivan_godwin_2002, title={Arginine vasotocin effects on courtship behavior in male white perch (Morone americana)}, volume={133}, ISSN={["1872-7549"]}, DOI={10.1016/S0166-4328(02)00003-7}, abstractNote={Arginine vasotocin (AVT) and its mammalian homologue, arginine vasopressin (AVP), have been shown to have widespread behavioral effects in vertebrates. AVT was evaluated for its effectiveness in stimulating an important courtship behavior termed 'attending' in male white perch, Morone americana. Attending consists of close and continuous following of the female with occasional contact in the abdominal area. We tested the behavioral effectiveness of AVT in stimulating attending when administered either intraperitoneally (IP) or intracerebroventricularly (ICV). We also tested IP injections of AVT alone and in combination with an AVP V(1) receptor antagonist (Manning compound). None of the IP injections of either AVT or Manning compound produced consistent effects on attending behavior. In contrast, ICV injections of AVT did significantly increase attending behavior and at low dosages. Circulating levels of testosterone and 11-ketotestosterone were not affected approximately 80 min following injection by any of the treatments. The strong behavioral effects observed with ICV administration support a central site of action for AVT in stimulating attending behavior. This is a complex behavior that shows similarities to behaviors mediated by AVT and AVP in other vertebrates, providing further evidence of a conserved behavioral role for these peptides.}, number={2}, journal={BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH}, author={Salek, SJ and Sullivan, CV and Godwin, J}, year={2002}, month={Jul}, pages={177–183} }
 @article{salek_godwin_sullivan_stacey_2001, title={Courtship and tank spawning behavior of temperate basses (Genus Morone)}, volume={130}, ISSN={["0002-8487"]}, DOI={10.1577/1548-8659(2001)130<0833:CATSBO>2.0.CO;2}, abstractNote={Abstract Special arenas were used to observe and describe courtship and spawning behavior of captive striped bass Morone saxatilis, white bass Morone chrysops, and white perch Morone americana. To induce final gonadal maturation and spawning, fish were either implanted with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog, injected with human chorionic gonadotropin, or both. Behaviors were videotaped and systematically quantified. Broodfish displayed courtship behavior for at least 5 h before spawning, characterized by one female and from one to five males releasing gametes at the water surface. Spawning lasted about 10 s for striped bass, 5 s for white bass, and less than 1 s for white perch. The best predictor of imminent spawning was a significant increase in male attending behavior, defined as extremely close and continuous following of the female, sometimes contacting her abdominal or vent area with the snout. Around the time of spawning, male striped bass attended females less intensely than did white bass or ...}, number={5}, journal={TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY}, author={Salek, SJ and Godwin, J and Sullivan, CV and Stacey, NE}, year={2001}, month={Sep}, pages={833–847} }
 @article{salek_sullivan_godwin_2001, title={Courtship behavior of male white perch, Morone americana: evidence for control by androgens}, volume={130}, ISSN={["1531-4332"]}, DOI={10.1016/s1095-6433(01)00405-6}, abstractNote={Courtship behaviors are androgen-dependent in many vertebrates and castration often decreases courtship. We examined the effectiveness of castration in reducing courtship behaviors and 11-ketotestosterone (KT) and testosterone (T) in restoring them in male white perch. Castrates were given implants containing KT, T or no hormone. Sham-operated males received implants without hormone. Three weeks later, males were exposed to an ovulated female for 1 h and two courtship behaviors were quantified. Attending behavior involves close and continuous following of a female with occasional contact. Circling involves rapid transits around the female in a circular pattern or back and forth in front of her. In plasma samples taken immediately after observations, KT and T were below detectable levels in castrated males but at high physiological levels in males implanted with KT or T. Castrated males given KT attended females more than castrated males given T implants or implants containing no hormone, but not more than sham-operated males. Circling was eliminated by castration but restored by implantation with T or 11-KT to values exhibited by sham-operated males. This is one of the few demonstrations that KT can regulate courtship behavior in a non-territorial and economically important fish species.}, number={4}, journal={COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY}, author={Salek, SJ and Sullivan, CV and Godwin, J}, year={2001}, month={Nov}, pages={731–740} }