Because of higher extinction rates due to human and natural factors, more basic and applied
research in reproductive biology is required to preserve wild species and design proper …

Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are threatened as a result of habitat degradation and
overfishing. They have commercial value as traditional medicine, curio objects, and pets in …

Seahorses have a specialized morphology that includes a toothless tubular mouth, a body
covered with bony plates, a male brood pouch, and the absence of caudal and pelvic fins …

A fundamental problem for the evolution of pregnancy, the most specialized form of parental
investment among vertebrates, is the rejection of the nonself-embryo. Mammals achieve …

All amniotes reproduce either by egg-laying (oviparity), which is ancestral to vertebrates or
by live-bearing (viviparity), which has evolved many times independently. However, the …

The repeated evolution of the same traits in distantly related groups (convergent evolution)
raises a key question in evolutionary biology: do the same genes underpin convergent …

The seahorses, pipefishes and seadragons (Syngnathidae) are among the few vertebrates
in which pregnant males incubate developing embryos. Syngnathids are popular in studies …

The unique male pregnancy in pipefishes and seahorses ranges from basic attachment
(pouch‐less species: Nerophinae) of maternal eggs to specialized internal gestation in …

Aquaculture has witnessed an excellent growth rate during the last two decades and offers
huge potential to provide nutritional as well as livelihood security. Genomic research has …

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a potent toxicant interfering with oxidative phosphorylation in
mitochondria and creating extreme environmental conditions in aquatic ecosystems. The …