A diverse array of sex determination (SD) mechanisms, encompassing environmental to
genetic, have been found to exist among vertebrates, covering a spectrum from fixed SD …

A great deal of information is known regarding the process of sex differentiation in fish, and
the mechanisms involved in primary sex determination are now beginning to be defined. A …

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 …

The present review focuses on the roles of estrogens and aromatase (Cyp19a1a), the
enzyme needed for their synthesis, in fish gonadal sex differentiation. Based on the recent …

In many species of cultured finfish, females exhibit higher growth rates than males and attain
larger sizes. In addition, in some species, males mature before reaching marketable size …

Livestock and aquaculture production is under political and social pressure, especially in the
European Union (EU), to decrease pollution and environmental damage arising due to …

The use of monosex fish is intrinsically desirable in a variety of fish species in a range of
aquaculture production systems. The potential advantages sought from their use may …

This paper reviews the current knowledge concerning the endocrine and environmental
regulations of both gonadal sex differentiation in gonochoristic and sex inversion in …

The Nile tilapia, a gonochoristic teleost fish with an XX/XY sex-determining system, provides
an excellent model for studying gonadal sex differentiation because genetic all-females and …

At present, aquaculture is the fastest growing sector of animal food production and holds
great potential as a sustainable solution for world food security. The ability to control sex is …