Coral reefs are in decline worldwide, and land‐derived sources of pollution, including
sewage, are a major force driving that deterioration. This review presents evidence that …

The term “endocrine disrupting chemicals” is commonly used to describe environmental
agents that alter the endocrine system. Laboratories working in this emerging field …

Sexual reproduction by scleractinian reef corals is important for maintaining coral
populations and evolutionary processes. The ongoing global renaissance in coral …

Coral reefs, with their vast diversity of invertebrate, vertebrate and algal species, have
undoubtedly been subjected to natural disturbance since their appearance millions of years …

The negative effects of chemical contaminants on tropical marine ecosystems are of
increasing concern as human populations expand adjacent to these communities …

Marine animals typically release tremendous numbers of larvae or gametes into the
surrounding water column. Conventional wisdom purports that few larvae survive long …

Steroid molecules are present in all invertebrates, and some of them have established
hormonal roles: this is the case for ecdysteroids in arthropods and, to a lesser extent, for …

Anthropogenic chemicals which can disrupt the hormonal (endocrine) systems of wildlife
species are currently a major cause for concern. Reproductive hormone-receptor systems …

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is the fifth of five second-
edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and …

The androgenic gland (AG)–a unique crustacean endocrine organ that secretes factors such
as the insulin-like androgenic gland (IAG) hormone—is a key player in crustacean sex …