Melatonin is a much conserved feature in vertebrates that plays a central role in the
entrainment of daily and annual physiological rhythms. Investigations aiming at …

Seasonality is an important adaptive trait in temperate fish species as it entrains or regulates
most physiological events such as reproductive cycle, growth profile, locomotor activity and …

Arguably the most striking characteristic of fish is their seasonality, with the timing of
developmental and maturational events dominated by and, in parallel, synchronised with …

143 Functional amino acids in fish health and welfare Synne M. Andersen1,2, Rune
Waagbø1, Marit Espe1 1National Institute of Nu Page 1 143 [Frontiers in Bioscience, Elite, 8 …

Transthyretin (TTR) belongs to a group of proteins, which includes thyroxine-binding
globulin and albumin, that bind to and transport thyroid hormones in the blood. TTR is also …

A very large majority of farm animals express seasonal variations in their production traits,
thus inducing seasonal availability of fresh derived animal products (meat, milk, cheese and …

Atlantic cod of both sexes were held under four different photoperiod regimes from age 1
year until second sexual maturation at 3 years. Annual photoperiod cycles were compressed …

Fish larval development, not least the spectacular process of flatfish metamorphosis,
appears to be under complex endocrine control, many aspects of which are still not fully …

Reproduction is a fundamental biological process for producing offspring and ensuring the
continuation of the species. With nearly 35,000 fish species worldwide exhibiting a very …

Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) are widely used
flame retardants that have increasingly been found as contaminants in the aquatic …