One central goal of evolutionary biology is to explain how biological diversity emerges and
is maintained in nature. Given the complexity of the phenotype and the multifaceted nature …

Fertilization is an essential process that fundamentally impacts fitness. An egg changes
dramatically after fertilization mediating the beginning of life, which mainly includes the …

Pelo menos 40 espécies de peixes de água doce brasileiras são utilizadas em aqüicultura,
o que representa 1, 5% de suas espécies conhecidas. Embora a produção brasileira de …

This book is the first to give a complete overview of the current knowledge of annual fishes,
covering their life cycle, reproductive biology, evolutionary ecology, reproductive behavior …

Despite the widespread recognition of adaptive radiation as a driver of speciation, the
mechanisms by which natural selection generates new species are incompletely …

A recently published study [1] investigates the possible bird-mediated colonization of lakes
by the Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis; henceforth: perch) using a 'multiple lines and levels …

The curimatã‐pacu Prochilodus argenteus is an important characiform from the São
Francisco River basin that performs long‐distance migrations for spawning upstream during …

The present study describes the capture adaptation and reproduction of wild Lophiosilurus
alexandri broodstock in laboratory conditions. There were two periods when capturing was …

The silver catfish, Rhamdia quelen, is endemic to North, Central and South America with
high aquaculture potential and wide acceptance in the market. Breeder fish were subjected …

We studied the relationship between the morphology of the reproductive system and the
reproductive strategies of six neotropical catfishes using macroscopic and microscopic …