Temporal variation in brain transcriptome is associated with the expression of female mimicry as a sequential male alternative reproductive tactic in fish.

Abstract excerpt

Distinct patterns of gene expression often underlie intra- and intersexual differences, and the study of this set of coregulated genes is essential to understand the emergence of complex behavioural phenotypes. Here, we describe the development of a de novo transcriptome and brain gene expression profiles of wild-caught peacock blenny, Salaria pavo, an intertidal fish with sex-role reversal in courtship behaviour...

Topics

• Animals
• Brain
• Female
• Fishes
• Gene Expression Regulation
• Gene Ontology
• Male
• Phenotype
• RNA, Messenger
• Sexual Behavior, Animal
• Time Factors