Teleost fish exhibit remarkably diverse and plastic patterns of sexual development. One of
the most fascinating modes of plasticity is functional sex change, which is widespread in …

Wild and captive vertebrates face multiple stressors that all have the potential to induce
chronic maternal stress (ie, sustained, elevated plasma glucocorticoids), resulting in embryo …

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has become a well-established experimental model in many
research fields but the loss of the primary sex-determining region during the process of …

Stressor‐induced elevation of circulating cortisol levels is generally considered to have an
inhibitory effect on reproduction in teleosts. However, mature female fish have higher levels …

Steroid hormones have been shown to play important roles in triggering sex change.
However, the upstream mechanism that regulates the secretion of sex steroid hormones …

This study was designed to determine the effects of hormonal manipulation on stress
responses in female and male pikeperch. Two-year-old cultured female and male …

Abstract The Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) is a critically endangered aquatic fish.
Health monitoring and welfare assessments are critical for the conservation of Chinese …

A 4-week trial was conducted to investigate the influence of food deprivation on the growth,
body composition, biochemical and hematological parameters in juvenile great sturgeon …

This study set out to examine the effects of thyroxine (T4) on reproductive success of female
Sterlet sturgeon broodstock and subsequent growth and development of the larval offspring …

To evaluate the effects of thiamine on physiological changes and spawning performance of
Sterlet sturgeon Acipenser ruthenus, 45 farmed female fish (698.6±8.9 g) were randomly …