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Egg size evolution and paternal care in pipefishes. [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2010 In this thesis I explore how sexual selection, sexual conflicts, coevolution with parental care and an environmental selective agent (hypoxia) affect the evolution of different egg characteristics and embryo survival and size in pipefishes (Syngnathidae).
Braga Gonçalves, Inês
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Optimizing seagrass planting arrangements for animal benefits in a multihabitat restoration seascape. [PDF]
Ecol ApplAbstract Restoring lost and degraded ecosystems to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services is a global priority, and animal responses to the restoration of habitats are a critical but undervalued component. Identifying the key drivers of animal colonization in restored habitats provides critical insights for restoration practitioners seeking to ...
Sievers M +8 more
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Pelagic Larval Duration and Isolation by Distance in Coastal Species. [PDF]
Evol ApplABSTRACT Dispersal among populations is crucial both for demographic stability and for the evolutionary potential of species. In marine organisms, dispersal has been shown to be prevalent during pelagic early life stages. Consequently, pelagic larval duration (PLD) has been proposed as an important driver of gene flow in marine species and is ...
Saha A +4 more
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First record of winter pregnant males of two pipefish species in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon. [PDF]
J Fish BiolAbstract Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827 and Syngnathus typhle L., 1758 are key components of fish assemblages in European transitional waters, with well‐documented reproductive cycles typically occurring from spring to autumn. However, recent warming trends in the western Mediterranean has raised questions about potential shifts in their breeding ...
Guerrero-Gómez A +7 more
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Odontoid processes in pipefish jaws [PDF]
Nature, 1975 ABSENCE of jaw teeth of any kind has been considered a familial character in pipefishes (Syngnathidae)1–3, and their feeding mode has generally been described as a picking or sucking process resulting from rapid intake of water through the elongate snout4,5. During systematic studies of Indo-Pacific syngnathids, we have found toothlike processes on the
C. E. DAWSON, R. A. FRITZSCHE
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Embryo oxygenation in pipefish brood pouches: novel insights [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2015 ABSTRACT The pipefish brood pouch presents a unique mode of parental care that enables males to protect, osmoregulate, nourish and oxygenate the developing young. Using a very fine O2 probe, we assessed the extent to which males of the broad-nosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle) oxygenate the developing embryos and are able to maintain ...
Braga Goncalves, Ines +2 more
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Improvements to the Gulf pipefish Syngnathus scovelli genome. [PDF]
GigaByte, 2023 The Gulf pipefish Syngnathus scovelli has emerged as an important species for studying sexual selection, development, and physiology. Comparative evolutionary genomics research involving fishes from Syngnathidae depends on having a high-quality genome assembly and annotation. However, the first S.
Ramesh B +9 more
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Parasites make male pipefish careless [PDF]
Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2004 Abstract Parasite-mediated sexual selection is expected to favour the avoidance of matings with infected individuals. However, the extent to which the costs and benefits of discriminating against parasitized mates trade off may depend upon numerous factors.
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Microbial embryonal colonization during pipefish male pregnancy [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2019 AbstractWhile originally acquired from the environment, a fraction of the microbiota is transferred from parents to offspring. The immune system shapes the microbial colonization, while commensal microbes may boost host immune defences. Parental transfer of microbes in viviparous animals remains ambiguous, as the two transfer routes (transovarial vs ...
Anne Beemelmanns +4 more
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Salinity change impairs pipefish immune defence
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2012 Global change is associated with fast and severe alterations of environmental conditions. Superimposed onto existing salinity variations in a semi-enclosed brackish water body such as the Baltic Sea, a decrease in salinity is predicted due to increased precipitation and freshwater inflow.
Simone C, Birrer +2 more
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