Environmental endocrinology of salmon smoltification

BT Björnsson, SO Stefansson, SD McCormick - General and comparative …, 2011 - Elsevier
Smolting is a hormone-driven developmental process that is adaptive for downstream
migration and ocean survival and growth in anadromous salmonids. Smolting includes …

Influences of the environment on the endocrine and paracrine fish growth hormone–insulin‐like growth factor‐I system

M Reinecke - Journal of fish biology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Insulin‐like growth factor‐I (IGF‐I) is a key component of the complex system that regulates
differentiation, development, growth and reproduction of fishes. The IGF‐I gene is mainly …

Smolt physiology and endocrinology

SD McCormick - Fish physiology, 2012 - Elsevier
The parr–smolt transformation of anadromous salmonids is a suite of behavioral,
morphological, and physiological changes that are preparatory for downstream migration …

Environmental effects on fish neural plasticity and cognition

LOE Ebbesson, VA Braithwaite - Journal of Fish Biology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Most fishes experiencing challenging environments are able to adjust and adapt their
physiology and behaviour to help them cope more effectively. Much of this flexibility is …

Diverse mechanisms for body fluid regulation in teleost fishes

Y Takei, J Hiroi, H Takahashi… - American Journal of …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Teleost fishes are the major group of ray-finned fishes and represent more than one-half of
the total number of vertebrate species. They have experienced in their evolution an …

Perspectives on concordant and discordant relations between insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and growth in fishes

BR Beckman - General and Comparative Endocrinology, 2011 - Elsevier
Many physiological processes are modulated by the endocrine system, including growth.
Insulin-like growth factor 1 is one of the primary hormones involved in growth regulation in …

Photoperiod in recirculation aquaculture systems and timing of seawater transfer affect seawater growth performance of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

T Ytrestøyl, E Hjelle, J Kolarevic, H Takle… - Journal of the World …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Production of Atlantic salmon smolts in recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS) is growing,
and novel production protocols using continuous light in RAS are being implemented in the …

The role of 'mineralocorticoids' in teleost fish: relative importance of glucocorticoid signaling in the osmoregulation and 'central'actions of mineralocorticoid receptor

H Takahashi, T Sakamoto - General and comparative endocrinology, 2013 - Elsevier
It has long been held that cortisol, a glucocorticoid in many vertebrates, performs
glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid actions in the teleost fish since it lacks aldosterone …

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) genetics in the 21st century: taking leaps forward in aquaculture and biological understanding

RD Houston, DJ Macqueen - Animal Genetics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) is among the most iconic and economically important fish
species and was the first member of Salmonidae to have a high‐quality reference genome …

Life‐history strategies in salmonids: The role of physiology and its consequences

K Birnie‐Gauvin, X Bordeleau, SJ Cooke… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Salmonids are some of the most widely studied species of fish worldwide. They span
freshwater rivers and lakes to fjords and oceans; they include short‐and long‐distance …