Fish mucus layers are the main surface of exchange between fish and the environment, and
they possess important biological and ecological functions. Fish mucus research is …

Sexual selection has been studied as a major evolutionary driver of animal diversity for
roughly 50 years. Much evidence indicates that competition for mates favors elaborate …

Chemosensory signaling is crucial for communication in many fish species, but little is
known about how signalers modulate chemical output in response to sensory information …

Chemical cues provide potential mates with information about reproductive status and
resource-holding potential. In the Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus), males …

This book is the first to give a complete overview of the current knowledge of annual fishes,
covering their life cycle, reproductive biology, evolutionary ecology, reproductive behavior …

Background Males in some species of the genus **phophorus, small freshwater fishes from
Meso-America, have an extended caudal fin, or sword–hence their common name …

We investigated mechanisms of reproductive isolation in livebearing fishes (genus Poecilia)
inhabiting sulfidic and nonsulfidic habitats in three replicate river drainages. Although sulfide …

ISBN-13 978-0307593481 ISBN-10 0307593487 Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us
About Health and the Science of Healing is a captivating and thought-provoking book that …

Fishes commonly use reproductive hormones and their precursors and metabolites as
“hormonal pheromones” that induce important behavioral and physiological effects in …

Although the majority of studies on mate choice focus on female mate choice, there is
growing recognition of the role of male mate choice too. Male mate choice is tightly linked to …