The remarkable reproductive diversity of teleost fishes

Carl Smith; Robert J. Wootton

doi:10.1111/faf.12116

The remarkable reproductive diversity of teleost fishes

Carl Smith, Robert J. Wootton

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Abstract

Teleosts display the most striking reproductive diversity of all vertebrates. However, no convincing hypothesis has yet been proposed to explain why they have evolved this remarkable variability in their modes of reproduction. Some of the features of the reproductive biology of teleosts are briefly reviewed and unique characteristics of the group that may have made possible the evolution of their remarkable reproductive diversity are considered. These include whole genome duplication, the mode of differentiation of the gonads, and the organisation of the brain–pituitary relationship.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1208-1215
Number of pages	8
Journal	Fish and Fisheries
Volume	17
Issue number	4
Early online date	17 Feb 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12116
Publication status	Published - Dec 2016

Keywords

Alternative mating tactics
Hermaphroditism
Mating system
Self-fertilsation
Sex determination
Unisexuality
Viviparity

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