Let's talk about sex: Mechanisms of neural sexual differentiation in Bilateria

EC Roggenbuck, EA Hall, IB Hanson… - WIREs Mechanisms …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In multicellular organisms, sexed gonads have evolved that facilitate release of sperm
versus eggs, and bilaterian animals purposefully combine their gametes via mating …

The neurogenetics of sexually dimorphic behaviors from a postdevelopmental perspective

N Leitner, Y Ben‐Shahar - Genes, Brain and Behavior, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Most sexually reproducing animal species are characterized by two morphologically and
behaviorally distinct sexes. The genetic, molecular and cellular processes that produce …

Characterization of the prohormone complement in Amphiprion and related fish species integrating genome and transcriptome assemblies

BR Southey, SL Rodriguez-Zas, JS Rhodes… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The Amphiprion (anemonefish or clownfish) family of teleost fish, which is not a common
model species, exhibits multiple unique characteristics, including social control of body size …

[HTML][HTML] Adult sex change leads to extensive forebrain reorganization in clownfish

CG Parker, GW Gruenhagen, BE Hegarty, AR Histed… - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sexual differentiation of the brain occurs in all major vertebrate lineages but is not well
understood at a molecular and cellular level. Unlike most vertebrates, sex-changing fishes …

Generation of the First Transgenic Line of the Iconic Coral Reef Fish Amphiprion ocellaris

GJ Graham, EM Ibanez, LJ Mitchell, KE Weis… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The common clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris, is an iconic coral reef fish, ubiquitous in the
marine aquarium hobby and useful for studying a variety of biological processes (eg, mutual …

Sex change from male to female: active feminization of the brain, behavior and gonads in anemonefish

L Casas Castaño, CG Parker, JS Rhodes - 2022 - digital.csic.es
In the majority of vertebrates, including fishes, sex is determined during early development
and remains unchanged throughout life. Nonetheless, a small number of teleosts have the …

Shades of pink and blue: Unidimensional spectra of identity within a multidimensional model of diversity.

B Woodhill, C Samuels - 2021 - cambridge.org
There is currently no unifying theory providing a science-based rationale of shared origins
for conventional and unconventional human identities. Contemporary notions of human …

[PDF][PDF] Active Feminization of the Brain, Behavior, and Gonads in Anemonefish

L Casas, CG Parker, JS Rhodes - rhodeslab.beckman.illinois.edu
In the majority of vertebrates, including fishes, sex is determined during early development
and remains unchanged throughout life. Nonetheless, a small number of teleosts have the …

Brain Studies: Trans Persons and Fish

LAW Brakel, LAW Brakel - Investigations into the Trans Self and Moore's …, 2020 - Springer
Brain studies done in the last 25 years comparing Trans-and Cis-participants are reviewed.
The research ranges over different brain areas and structures, with different investigations …