Teleost fishes show an extraordinary diversity of sexual patterns, social structures, and
sociosexual behaviors. Sex steroid hormones are key modulators of social behaviors in …

In zebrafish, estrogens produced in the ovaries via Cyp19a1a activity are required for both
sexual differentiation of the ovary during early development as well as maintenance of the …

In the artificial breeding of Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788), female fish spawn before
male release sperm, which indicates rapid ovarian development. In fish, aromatase is …

The detection and quantification of hormones are important to assess the reproductive and
stress status of experimental models and for the diagnosis of diseases in human and …

Many animals live in highly social environments, in which individuals must behave in a way
that enables them to survive and live harmoniously among conspecifics. Dominance …

Surge release of luteinizing hormone (Lh) from the pituitary is essential for fertility as it
triggers ovulation. While secretoneurin (SN) is a phylogenetically conserved secretogranin-2 …

In rodents, estrogens aromatized from androgens in the brain, also known as
neuroestrogens, are essential for the development of male-typical behaviors. In many other …

Many animals live in highly social environments, in which individuals must behave in a way
that enables them to survive and live harmoniously among conspecifics. Dominance …