Early life stages of fish (eggs and larvae) are particularly vulnerable with mortality rates of up
to 99% recorded for a large number of species. High mortality rates result from the limited …

Connectivity, or the exchange of individuals among marine populations, is a central topic in
marine ecology. For most benthic marine species with complex life cycles, this exchange …

Oogenesis in fishes follows a universal plan; yet, due to differences in the synchrony and
rate of egg development, spawning frequency varies from daily to once in a lifetime. Some …

Interspecific patterns of fish life histories were evaluated in relation to several theoretical
models of life-history evolution. Data were gathered for 216 North American fish species (57 …

The majority of ectotherms grow slower but mature at a larger body size in colder
environments. This phenomenon has puzzled biologists because classic theories of life …

Early in the 20th century, Johan Hjort developed compelling arguments and hypotheses to
explain recruitment variability that became dominant for more than 75 years. A cautious …

Temperature controls the rate of fundamental biochemical processes and thereby regulates
organismal attributes including development rate and survival. The increase in metabolic …

Most marine populations are thought to be well connected via long-distance dispersal of
larval stages. Eulerian and Lagrangian flow models, coupled with linear mortality estimates …

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

Hypoxia, triggered in large part by eutrophication, exerts widespread and expanding stress
on coastal ecosystems. Hypoxia is often specifically defined as water having dissolved …