From the bush to the bench: the annual Nothobranchius fishes as a new model system in biology

A Cellerino, DR Valenzano, M Reichard - Biological Reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
African annual fishes from the genus Nothobranchius are small teleosts that inhabit
temporary water bodies subject to annual desiccation due to the alternation of the monsoon …

The evolution of an annual life cycle in killifish: adaptation to ephemeral aquatic environments through embryonic diapause

AI Furness - Biological Reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
An annual life cycle is characterized by growth, maturity, and reproduction condensed into a
single, short season favourable to development, with production of embryos (seeds, cysts, or …

[图书][B] Reproductive biology of teleost fishes

RJ Wootton, C Smith - 2014 - books.google.com
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 …

Amphibious fishes: evolution and phenotypic plasticity

PA Wright, AJ Turko - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
Amphibious fishes spend part of their life in terrestrial habitats. The ability to tolerate life on
land has evolved independently many times, with more than 200 extant species of …

Twenty-Four Years in the Mud: What Have We Learned About the Natural History and Ecology of the Mangrove Rivulus, Kryptolebias marmoratus?

DS Taylor - Integrative and comparative biology, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Although first described in 1880, Kryptolebias marmoratus avoided scientific scrutiny until
1961, when it was identified as the only known selfing hermaphroditic vertebrate. The …

Evolutionary and cardio‐respiratory physiology of air‐breathing and amphibious fishes

C Damsgaard, VB Baliga, E Bates… - Acta …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Air‐breathing and amphibious fishes are essential study organisms to shed insight into the
required physiological shifts that supported the full transition from aquatic water‐breathing …

Neuroepithelial cells and the hypoxia emersion response in the amphibious fish Kryptolebias marmoratus

KS Regan, MG Jonz, PA Wright - Journal of Experimental …, 2011 - journals.biologists.com
Teleost fish have oxygen-sensitive neuroepithelial cells (NECs) in the gills that appear to
mediate physiological responses to hypoxia, but little is known about oxygen sensing in …

[PDF][PDF] Adaptations and plastic phenotypic responses of marine animals to the environmental challenges of the high intertidal zone

RHJ Leeuwis, AK Gamperl - Oceanography and Marine …, 2022 - api.taylorfrancis.com
The high intertidal zone is home to an incredible variety of marine animals, as it offers an
escape from low intertidal/subtidal predation and competition, among other advantages …

Genetic Composition of Laboratory Stocks of the Self-Fertilizing Fish Kryptolebias marmoratus: A Valuable Resource for Experimental Research

A Tatarenkov, BC Ring, JF Elder, DL Bechler, JC Avise - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
The hermaphroditic Mangrove Killifish, Kryptolebias marmoratus, is the world's only
vertebrate that routinely self-fertilizes. As such, highly inbred and presumably isogenic …

Aggression and related behavioral traits: the impact of winning and losing and the role of hormones

C Chang, CY Li, RL Earley, Y Hsu - 2012 - academic.oup.com
A suite of correlated behaviors reflecting between-individual consistency in behavior across
multiple situations is termed a “behavioral syndrome.” Researchers have suggested that a …