For sexual selection to act on a given sex, there must exist variation in the reproductive
success of that sex as a result of differential access to mates or fertilisations. The …

Because of higher extinction rates due to human and natural factors, more basic and applied
research in reproductive biology is required to preserve wild species and design proper …

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 …

Viviparity (live birth) has evolved more than 150 times in vertebrates, and represents an
excellent model system for studying the evolution of complex traits. There are at least 23 …

The seahorses, pipefishes and seadragons (Syngnathidae) are among the few vertebrates
in which pregnant males incubate developing embryos. Syngnathids are popular in studies …

The unique male pregnancy in pipefishes and seahorses ranges from basic attachment
(pouch‐less species: Nerophinae) of maternal eggs to specialized internal gestation in …

The source of embryonic nutrition for development varies across teleost fishes. A
parentotrophy index (ratio of neonate: ovulated egg dry mass) is often used to determine …

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-mediated adaptive immune system is the
hallmark of gnathostome immune defence. Recent work suggests that cod-like fishes …

Background Phenotypic changes in response to environmental influences can persist from
one generation into the next. In many systems parental parasite experience influences …

The transfer of immunity from parents to offspring (trans-generational immune priming
(TGIP)) boosts offspring immune defence and parasite resistance. TGIP is usually a maternal …