One of the major objectives of the aquaculture industry is the production of a large number of
viable eggs with high survival. Major achievements have been made in recent years in …

Puberty comprises the transition from an immature juvenile to a mature adult state of the
reproductive system, ie the individual becomes capable of reproducing sexually for the first …

Reproductive Biology of Teleost Fishes is the first integrated review of the reproductive
biology of the bony fishes, which are the most species-rich and diversified group of …

Seasonality is an important adaptive trait in temperate fish species as it entrains or regulates
most physiological events such as reproductive cycle, growth profile, locomotor activity and …

The prediction of the fertilizing ability of a sire or a given insemination dose is a primary aim
in the field of artificial insemination. Centrifugal countercurrent distribution analysis (CCCD) …

The production of fertile eggs with the capacity to develop into larvae and subsequently into
marketable fish is centrally important to the aquaculture industry. This entails not only the …

The somatotropic axis, consisting of growth hormone (GH), hepatic insulin‐like growth factor
I (IGF‐I), and assorted releasing factors, regulates growth and body composition …

Reproduction in fishes is sensitive to temperature. Elevated temperatures and anomalous
'heat waves' associated with climate change have the potential to impact fish reproductive …

Oogenesis has been defined as the “processes involved in the growth and maturation of the
ovum in preparation for fertilization.”* Some biological definitions of oogenesis have …

Abstract Knowledge of fish reproduction is of high relevance to basic fish biology and
comparative evolution. Furthermore, fish are excellent biomedical models, and the impact of …