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C Diakow1, C Scharff, L Aronow

  • 1Biology Department, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York 11530.

Hormones and Behavior
|March 1, 1988
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Female frog receptivity requires eggs to travel through oviducts post-ovulation. This ensures reproductive behavior aligns with the availability of fertilizable eggs, crucial for Rana pipiens reproduction.

Area of Science:

  • Reproductive biology
  • Amphibian physiology
  • Animal behavior

Background:

  • Fertilization in Rana pipiens depends on eggs passing through oviducts.
  • The physiological mechanisms linking ovulation, egg passage, and female receptivity are not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of oviduct passage in the induction of female receptivity in Rana pipiens after ovulation.

Main Methods:

  • Experiments involved oviductectomized and sham-operated frogs.
  • Further studies used ovariectomized frogs, ligated oviducts, and uterine openings to control egg passage.
  • Receptivity was assessed by the absence of release calls during manual clasping.

Main Results:

  • Oviductectomized frogs did not become receptive after induced ovulation.

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  • Frogs with intact oviducts allowing egg passage (sham-operated, uterine openings) became receptive.
  • Ligating oviducts prevented receptivity, similar to oviductectomized individuals.

    • Conclusions:

    • Passage of eggs through the oviducts is essential for post-ovulatory receptivity in female Rana pipiens.
    • This oviductal passage mechanism synchronizes female reproductive behavior with gamete fertilizability.