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 …

Aquaculture is one of the most efficient modes of animal protein production and plays an
important role in global food security. Aquaculture animals exhibit extraordinarily diverse …

Over the past century, evidence has emerged that endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs)
have an impact on reproductive health. An increased frequency of reproductive disorders …

Sexual reproduction is prevalent across diverse taxa. However, sex-determination
mechanisms are so diverse that even closely related species often differ in sex …

In fishes, sex is determined by genetics, the environment or an interaction of both.
Temperature is among the most important environmental factors that can affect sex …

River damming has brought great benefits to flood mitigation, energy and food production,
and will continue to play a significant role in global energy supply, particularly in Asia, Africa …

The sex ratio is a key ecological demographic parameter crucial for population viability.
However, the epigenetic mechanisms operating during gonadal development regulating …

Anemonefish, are a group of about 30 species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) that have long
aroused the interest of coral reef fish ecologists. Combining a series of original biological …

The hypothesis that epigenetic mechanisms of gene expression regulation have two main
roles in vertebrate sex is presented. First, and within a given generation, by contributing to …

The humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis), a medium-sized coral reef teleost, is a
naturally rare species distributed in the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It …