Chemical analysis of calcified structures continues to flourish, as analytical and
technological advances enable researchers to tap into trace elements and isotopes taken up …

This paper presents a brief review of the present state of knowledge in stock–recruitment
forecasting, including process and current methodological challenges to predicting stock …

As the number of fish reproduction studies has proliferated, so has the number of gonadal
classification schemes and terms. This has made it difficult for both scientists and resource …

Oogenesis in fishes follows a universal plan; yet, due to differences in the synchrony and
rate of egg development, spawning frequency varies from daily to once in a lifetime. Some …

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 …

Reproductive timing can be defined as the temporal pattern of reproduction over a lifetime.
Although reproductive timing is highly variable in marine fishes, certain traits are universal …

Although incorporating detailed reproductive data into all stock assessments is not a
practical goal, the need to understand how reproductive biology affects population …

This important and informative new book outlines and discusses details of the basic
principles and methods that are central to any study of fish condition, from a fish ecology and …

A close relationship between adult abundance and stock productivity may not exist for many
marine fish stocks, resulting in concern that the management goal of maximum sustainable …

Atresia of ovarian follicles, that is the degenerative process of germ cells and their
associated somatic cells, is a complex process involving apoptosis, autophagy and …