The hidden half: ecology and evolution of cryptobenthic fishes on coral reefs

SJ Brandl, CHR Goatley, DR Bellwood… - Biological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Teleost fishes are the most diverse group of vertebrates on Earth. On tropical coral reefs,
their species richness exceeds 6000 species; one tenth of total vertebrate biodiversity. A …

Female mimicry by sneaker males has a transcriptomic signature in both the brain and the gonad in a sex-changing fish

EV Todd, H Liu, MS Lamm, JT Thomas… - Molecular Biology …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Phenotypic plasticity represents an elegant adaptive response of individuals to a change in
their environment. Bluehead wrasses (Thalassoma bifasciatum) exhibit astonishing sexual …

[图书][B] Biology for engineers

AT Johnson - 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
Biology is a critical application area for engineering analysis and design, and students in
engineering programs as well as ecologists and environmentalists must be well-versed in …

The evolution of sexual systems in animals

JL Leonard - … sexual systems: understanding the mechanisms of …, 2018 - Springer
A sexual system is the pattern of gender allocation that characterizes a species. In both
plants and animals, simultaneous hermaphroditism and dioecy are the most common and …

Bottom‐up processes mediated by social systems drive demographic traits of coral‐reef fishes

BM Taylor, SJ Brandl, M Kapur, WD Robbins… - Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Ectotherms exhibit considerable plasticity in their life‐history traits. This plasticity can reflect
variability in environmental and social factors, but the causes of observed patterns are often …

Contrasting Evolutionary Paths Among Indo-Pacific Pomacentrus Species Promoted by Extensive Pericentric Inversions and Genome Organization of Repetitive …

N Getlekha, MB Cioffi, N Maneechot, LAC Bertollo… - Zebrafish, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Pomacentrus (damselfishes) is one of the most characteristic groups of fishes in the Indo-
Pacific coral reef. Its 77 described species exhibit a complex taxonomy with cryptic lineages …

Expression patterns of sex differentiation-related genes during gonadal sex change in the protogynous wrasse, Halichoeres trimaculatus

R Horiguchi, R Nozu, T Hirai, Y Kobayashi… - General and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The three-spot wrasse, Halichoeres trimaculatus, can change sex from female to male (ie
protogyny) due to sharp decrease in endogenous estrogen. During the sex change, ovarian …

Spawning behavior of the tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) in a Caribbean atoll

RM Starr, E Ballesteros, E Sala, JM Llenas - Environmental Biology of …, 2018 - Springer
Many grouper (Epinephelidae) species aggregate to spawn at specific times of year, at
consistent locations, and at specific times of day and phases of the moon. The tiger grouper …

Fecundity peaks prior to sex transition in a protogynous marine batch spawning fish, black sea bass (Centropristis striata)

N Klibansky, FS Scharf - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Understanding the dynamic processes that contribute to reproductive output is vital to
determine appropriate harvest controls and sustain marine fisheries. For sequential …

Environmental and genetic sex determining mechanisms in fishes

J Godwin, R Roberts - … Sexual Systems: Understanding the Mechanisms of …, 2018 - Springer
Teleost fishes are the most speciose group of vertebrate animals, and their study has been
fundamental to understanding the mechanisms underlying sex determination, development …