In the highly derived syngnathid fishes (pipefishes, seadragons & seahorses), the evolution
of sex-role reversed brooding behavior culminated in the seahorse lineage's male …

The leafy seadragon certainly is among evolution's most “beautiful and wonderful” species
aptly named for its extraordinary camouflage mimicking its coastal seaweed habitat …

In her influential book “Developmental Plasticity and Evolution,” Mary Jane West-Eberhard
introduced the concept of cross-sexual transfer, where traits expressed in one sex in an …

Unlike birds and mammals, many teleosts have homomorphic sex chromosomes, and
changes in the chromosome carrying the sex-determining locus, termed “turnovers”, are …

Classification of the tremendous diversity of ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) began with the
designation of taxonomic groups on the basis of morphological similarity. Starting in the late …

The family Syngnathidae (seahorses, sea dragons and pipefishes) is a fascinating group.
Species are mostly distributed in marine coastal waters, but about 30 species inhabit Indo …

Chromosomal inversions can play an important role in divergence and reproductive
isolation by building and maintaining distinct allelic combinations between evolutionary …

In brief Seahorses exhibit male pregnancy and are thus valuable comparative models for the
study of the physiology and evolution of pregnancy. This study shows that protein is …

Abstract Background Common seadragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus, Syngnathidae) are an
emblem of the diverse endemic fauna of Australia's southern rocky reefs, the newly …

Abstract Colonization of the New World by marine taxa has been hypothesized to have
occurred through the Tethys Sea or by crossing the East Pacific Barrier. To better …