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Figure 6 Reproductive outputs of male (n = 8–10 per group) and female (n = 5–8 per group) WT, gnrh2, and gnrh3 fish undergoing 0, 7, and 14-day fasting, including WT and gnrh2−/− comparisons of male spawning percentages (a), female spawning percentages (b), quantification of male courtship attempts with female partners (c), and female fecundities (d). WT and gnrh3−/− comparisons of male spawning percentages (e), female spawning percentages (f), quantification of male courtship attempts with female partners (g), and female fecundities (h). Still image from video of spawning tanks demonstrating typical behavior of WT males chasing females and gnrh2−/− males less frequently chasing female partners (i) All data expressed as means ± S.E.M, *P < 0.05.