Aphrodisiac Pheromone Discovered in Fish Semen (IMAGE)

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Aphrodisiac Pheromone Discovered in Fish Semen

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The image depicts a sexually spermiating mature male sea lamprey, characterized with a dorsal ridge, in a typical gravel patch where sea lampreys build nests and release pheromones that signal to ovulatory females the presence of spawning aggregations.

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Anne M. Scott

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