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 …

Steroid hormones modulate several important biological processes like metabolism, stress
response, and reproduction. Steroidogenesis drives reproductive function wherein …

Seasonal change in temperature has a profound effect on reproduction in fish. Increasing
temperatures cue reproductive development in spring-spawning species, and falling …

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 …

The sustainable use of scarce natural resources is a significant challenge for the
aquaculture industry's future development. There are several obstacles to future expansion …

Sexual fate is no longer seen as an irreversible deterministic switch set during early
embryonic development but as an ongoing battle for primacy between male and female …

In the last decades, attempts to sustain an environmental friendly aquaculture have
encouraged the use of beneficial bacterial, including probiotics, as feed enrichment. The use …

This review summarizes the important role of Anti-Müllerian hormone (Amh) during gonad
development in fishes. This Tgfβ-domain bearing hormone was named after one of its …

Many pollutants cause endocrine disruption in aquatic organisms. While studies of the direct
effects of toxicants on exposed organisms are commonplace, little is known about the …

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) A glycoprotein hormone secreted by the pituitary;
stimulates early phases of gametogenesis: spermatogenesis in males and early …