10.5061/DRYAD.VS213
Buchinger, Tyler J.
Michigan State University
Bussy, Ugo
Michigan State University
Li, Ke
Michigan State University
Wang, Huiyong
Michigan State University
Huertas, Mar
Michigan State University
Baker, Cindy F.
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Jia, Liang
Shanghai Ocean University
Hayes, Michael C.
United States Geological Survey
Li, Weiming
Michigan State University
Johnson, Nicholas S.
Great Lakes Science Center
Data from: Phylogenetic distribution of a male pheromone that may exploit
a nonsexual preference in lampreys
Dryad
dataset
2017
Receiver bias
signal evolution
Petromyzontiformes
2017-10-18T15:17:55Z
2017-10-18T15:17:55Z
en
https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13191
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Pheromones are among the most important sexual signals used by organisms
throughout the animal kingdom. However, few are identified in vertebrates,
leaving the evolutionary mechanisms underlying vertebrate pheromones
poorly understood. Pre-existing biases in receivers’ perceptual systems
shape visual and auditory signaling systems, but studies on how receiver
biases influence the evolution of pheromone communication remain sparse.
The lamprey Petromyzon marinus uses a relatively well-understood suite of
pheromones and offers a unique opportunity to study the evolution of
vertebrate pheromone communication. Previous studies indicate that male
signaling with the mating pheromone 3-keto petromyzonol sulfate (3kPZS)
may exploit a nonsexual attraction to juvenile-released 3kPZS that guides
migration into productive rearing habitat. Here, we infer the distribution
of male signaling with 3kPZS using a phylogenetic comparison comprising
six of ten genera and two of three families. Our results indicate that
only P. marinus and Ichthyomyzon castaneus release 3kPZS at high rates.
Olfactory and behavioral assays with P. marinus, I. castaneus and a subset
of three other species that do not use 3kPZS as a sexual signal indicate
that male signaling might drive the evolution of female adaptations to
detect 3kPZS with specific olfactory mechanisms and respond to 3kPZS with
targeted attraction relevant during mate search. We postulate that 3kPZS
communication evolved independently in I. castaneus and P. marinus, but
cannot eliminate the alternative that other species lost 3kPZS
communication. Regardless, our results represent a rare macroevolutionary
investigation of a vertebrate pheromone and insight into the evolutionary
mechanisms underlying pheromone communication.
Data for Phylogenetic distribution of a male pheromone that may exploit a
nonsexual preference in lampreysChemistry, electrophysiological, and
behavioral data from Phylogenetic distribution of a male pheromone that
may exploit a nonsexual preference in lampreys. 3kPZS is 3 keto
petromyzonol sulfate. Arg is arginine. M is molar. Bc is pre-treatment on
the control side, Be is pre-treatment on the experimental side, Ac is
during the 3kPZS treatment on the control side, and Ae is during the 3kPZS
treatment on the experimental side. Behavior data are in seconds.Data.xlsx