Oviposition-site choice is a major maternal effect by which females can affect the survival
and phenotype of their offspring. Across oviparous species, the ultimate reasons for females' …

Because sperm outnumber eggs, it is often assumed that variation in female reproductive
success has little to do with male or sperm availability. Similarly for males, access to viable …

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 …

This chapter addresses the likelihood of fertilization in the sea, the factors that can mediate
fertilization success, and the ecological and evolutionary consequences of variation in …

Naturalists and scientists have been captivated by the diversity of marine larval forms since
they were discovered following the advent of the microscope. Because they often bear little …

In natural populations of a coral reef fish (the bluehead wrasse, Thalassoma bifasciatum),
males with the highest daily mating success produce the fewest sperm per mating, and this …

In many coral reef fishes, males face the evolutionary problems of how to allocate sperm
among frequent, daily mating in order to maximize the number of eggs they fertilize. A …

We describe the spawning behaviour and some aspects of spawning periodicity in a diverse
group of marine invertebrates, principally echinoderms, but including sponges, anthozoans …

Mathematical and experimental simulations predict that external fertilization is unsuccessful
in habitats characterized by high water motion. A key assumption of such predictions is that …

Patterns of natural gamete release and fertilization success are reported for the open-coast
macrophyte Fucus distichus L.(formerly Fucus distichus ssp. distichus), which is restricted to …