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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
卷 36, 期 12, 页码 1725-1731出版社
ASSOC BRAS DIVULG CIENTIFICA
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2003001200015
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tilapia; social stress; social relationships; agonistic behaviors; cortisol; dominance
The objective of the present study was to investigate the influence of the establishment of dominance relationships and social stress on plasma cortisol and metabolite levels in Nile tilapia (Oreochroinis niloticus). During the 30-day experiment, the fish weighing 236 +/- 29 g were kept in individual aquaria, except for two pairings lasting 6 h each. Blood samples were taken from the animals before and after pairing. Display, approach, attack, rebuff, chase flight, and coloration were carried out on days 16 and 30. Activities and behaviors characteristic of the establishment of dominance relationships were described. It was possible to classify all experimental fish (N = 30) as dominant or subordinate. No differences were detected between dominant (N = 15) and subordinate (N = 15) fish during isolation or after pairing in cortisol (isolated: 5.76 +/- 0.98 vs 5.42 +/- 0.63; paired: 10.94 +/- 1.62 vs 11.21 +/- 2.45 mug/dl), glucose (isolated: 60.02 +/- 4.9 VS 67.85 +/- 16.16; paired: 110.44 +/- 15.72 vs 136.26 +/- 22.46 mg/dl), triglyceride (isolated: 167.87 +/- 5.06 vs 185.68 +/- 7.24; paired: 210.85 +/- 13.40 vs 221.82 +/- 12.70 mg/dl) or total protein levels (isolated: 7.01 +/- 0.42 vs 6.69 +/- 0.59; paired: 9.21 +/- 0.62 vs 9.51 +/- 0.66 g/dl). However, when isolated (N = 30) and paired (N = 30) tilapia were compared, there were significant differences in cortisol and metabolite levels. The similar response presented by dominant and subordinate tilapia indicates that establishment of dominance relationships was a stressor for both groups.
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