Genes with sex-biased expression show a number of unique properties and this has been
seen as evidence for conflicting selection pressures in males and females, forming a genetic …

Delaying sexual maturation can lead to larger body size and higher reproductive success,
but carries an increased risk of death before reproducing. Classical life history theory …

The whole-genome duplication 80 million years ago of the common ancestor of salmonids
(salmonid-specific fourth vertebrate whole-genome duplication, Ss4R) provides unique …

Why sex prevails in nature remains one of the great puzzles of evolution,. Sexual
reproduction has an immediate cost relative to asexual reproduction, as males only express …

Sexual dimorphism is a substantial contributor to the diversity observed in nature, extending
from elaborate traits to the expression level of individual genes. Sexual conflict and sexually …

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Wild and domesticated Atlantic salmon males display large variation for sea age at sexual
maturation, which varies between 1–5 years. Previous studies have uncovered a genetic …

Much debate surrounds the exact rules that influence mating behaviour, and in particular the
selective forces that explain the evolution of female preferences. A key example is the lek …

Sexual maturation timing is a life‐history trait central to the balance between mortality and
reproduction. Maturation may be triggered when an underlying compound trait, called …

The developmental pathways of organisms are genetically adjusted to produce the
characteristic morphology of the species regardless of variations in internal and external …