成人直播 animal behaviorist Teresa Dzieweczynski interviewed for 鈥楨MBO Reports鈥 article about drug effects on fish

Teresa Dzieweczynski
Teresa Dzieweczynski

Teresa Dzieweczynski, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Psychology and coordinator for the Animal Behavior program, was interviewed for a Science & Society article that was published on September 1 by EMBO Reports, the scientific journal of the European Molecular Biology Organization. The article, 鈥淪wimming in a sea of drugs,鈥 explores scientific studies that examine the effects of pharmaceuticals on aquatic wildlife.

Studies led by Dzieweczynski on the effects of 17伪-Ethynylestradiol (a synthetic form of estrogen commonly used in birth control pills) and fluoxetine (Prozac) on  Siamese fighting fish have demonstrated that the presence of 17伪-Ethynylestradiol in water not only affects males, as previously known, but affects females as well. 鈥淗istorically it was thought that males were the only ones being impacted by estrogen mimics because females have a feedback loop 鈥 if they have too much estrogen the body stops producing it,鈥 she said, adding that her research has uncovered 鈥渢he same kinds of trends both in males and in females.鈥

鈥淭hey are less bold overall, they shoal less, explore less, forage less,鈥 she explained.

Dzieweczynski鈥檚 studies also found that female Siamese fighting fish are less attracted to males who have been exposed to the drug.

Additionally, the article references studies by Dzieweczynski concluding that fluoxetine exposure has behavioral effects similar to those of 17伪-Ethynylestradiol exposure. She suggested that the combination of effects is an important topic to study, stating, 鈥淲e would like to compare the behavior of fish populations exposed to different mixtures in the wild.鈥

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