Male pregnancy in seahorses, pipefishes and sea dragons (family Syngnathidae)
represents a striking reproductive adaptation that has shaped the evolution of behaviour and …

Understanding how selection acts on traits individually and in combination is an important
step in deciphering the mechanisms driving evolutionary change, but for most species, and …

Empirical studies of sexual selection often focus on events occurring either before or after
mating but rarely both and consequently may fail to discern the relative magnitudes and …

The genetic mating system is a key component of the sexual selection process, yet methods
for the quantification of mating systems remain controversial. One approach involves metrics …

In this study, the ovarian structure and mode of egg production were examined in two
pipefishes, the broad‐nosed pipefish Syngnathus typhle and the straight‐nosed pipefish …

Herein, we describe the micro‐and macro‐morphology of the olfactory organ in broad‐
nosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle) with a comparison of this organ between males and …

Broad‐nosed pipefish Syngnathus typhle were used to investigate whether males used
scent in their search for mates. When the males in an experiment had access to olfactory …

Syngnathid fishes (pipefishes, seahorses and seadragons) are characterized by a unique
mode of paternal care in which embryos develop on or in the male's body, often within a …

Microsatellite parentage analysis was applied to 22 broods of the northern pipefish
Syngnathus fuscus for the first time. The majority of males mated singly, 23% of males mated …

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