Maturation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, Salmonidae): a synthesis of ecological, genetic, and molecular processes

KB Mobley, T Aykanat, Y Czorlich, A House… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2021 - Springer
Over the past decades, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, Salmonidae) has emerged as a model
system for sexual maturation research, owing to the high diversity of life history strategies …

Rescue of germ cells in dnd crispant embryos opens the possibility to produce inherited sterility in Atlantic salmon

H Güralp, KO Skaftnesmo, E Kjærner-Semb… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Genetic introgression of escaped farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) into wild populations
is a major environmental concern for the salmon aquaculture industry. Using sterile fish in …

Transcription profiles of age-at-maturity-associated genes suggest cell fate commitment regulation as a key factor in the Atlantic salmon maturation process

J Kurko, PV Debes, AH House, T Aykanat… - G3: Genes …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Despite recent taxonomic diversification in studies linking genotype with phenotype, follow-
up studies aimed at understanding the molecular processes of such genotype-phenotype …

Differences in genetic architecture between continents at a major locus previously associated with sea age at sexual maturity in European Atlantic salmon

EG Boulding, KP Ang, JAK Elliott, F Powell… - Aquaculture, 2019 - Elsevier
Wild Atlantic salmon populations show heritable variation in the proportion of fish that
mature early, as grilse, after one winter at sea. Grilse are undesirable in aquaculture, and in …

[HTML][HTML] Termination of puberty in out-of-season male Atlantic salmon smolts

TWK Fraser, PG Fjelldal, RW Schulz, B Norberg… - … and Physiology Part A …, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmental conditions are known to contribute to the phenotypic plasticity in the age of
sexual maturation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Here, we report on an observation of out …

[HTML][HTML] Strong regulatory effects of vgll3 genotype on reproductive axis gene expression in juvenile male Atlantic salmon

EP Ahi, M Sinclair-Waters, J Moustakas-Verho… - General and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Age at maturity is a major contributor to the diversity of life history strategies in organisms.
The process of maturation is influenced by both genetics and the environment, and includes …

A pituitary gene network linking vgll3 to regulators of sexual maturation in male Atlantic salmon

EP Ahi, M Sinclair-Waters, I Donner… - … and Physiology Part A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Age at maturity is a key life history trait and a significant contributor to life history strategy
variation. The maturation process is influenced by genetic and environmental factors, but …

[HTML][HTML] Participation of the insulin-like growth factor system in the early maturity in juvenile male European sea bass

L Sempere, C Fernández, S Ibáñez, C Marín, G Molés… - Aquaculture, 2025 - Elsevier
It is known that the insulin-like growth factor (Igf) system is involved in gonadal development
and, in turn, reproduction in vertebrates. In this study, the circulating levels of Igf-1 and …

Sexual maturation in Atlantic salmon male parr may be triggered both in early spring and late summer under standard farming conditions

E Ciani, K von Krogh, R Nourizadeh-Lillabadi, I Mayer… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Abstract Male Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) display different sexual strategies, maturing
either as parr during the freshwater phase (as sneaky spawners), or as post smolts following …

[PDF][PDF] Maturation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, Salmonidae): a synthesis of ecological, genetic, and molecular processes

KBMTA Yann, CA House, JKAMJ Moustakas… - 2021 - d-nb.info
Over the past decades, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, Salmonidae) has emerged as a model
system for sexual maturation research, owing to the high diversity of life history strategies …