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 …

Hormonal induction of sex reversal is possible in 47 species (15 families) of gonochores (34
species, nine families) and hermaphrodites using one of the 31 (16 androgens, 15 …

Tilapia culture is currently practised in 95 countries all over the world and the number is
expected to increase. This book discusses in detail the principles and practices of tilapia …

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 …

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 …

Although aquaculture as a biological production system has a long history, systematic and
efficient breeding programs to improve economically important traits in the farmed species …

In fish, pre-embryonic events such as insemination, second polar body extrusion and first
mitotic cleavage are manipulable and render 37 different types of ploidy induction possible …

We describe the results of a breeding programme for Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus,
incorporating estrogeninduced sex reversal of male to female and progeny testing to …

Yellow catfish has become one of the most important freshwater aquaculture species in
China. The mono-sex male yellow catfish has important application value in aquaculture …

Genetics and Fish Breeding provides a thorough review of this important subject,
highlighting species which are bred commercially, such as salmon, trout, carp and goldfish …