Impact of growth trajectory on sexual maturation in layer chickens [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 Recent studies showed that apart from photostimulation, metabolic triggers may independently activate sexual maturation and egg production in chickens. However, the origin, mode of action, and specific target(s) of this metabolic control remain unknown ...
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Genome-wide association study (GWAS) for growth rate and age at sexual maturation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Early sexual maturation is considered a serious drawback for Atlantic salmon aquaculture as it retards growth, increases production times and affects flesh quality. Although both growth and sexual maturation are thought to be complex processes controlled
Alejandro P Gutierrez +4 more
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Involvement of Taiman in juvenile hormone signaling controlling sexual maturation in a male moth [PDF]
Current Research in Insect ScienceIn insects, juvenile hormone (JH) is essential for orchestrating reproductive events. For example, in the male moth Agrotis ipsilon, the behavioral response to female sex pheromone is linked to neuronal sensitivity in the primary olfactory centers ...
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Detection of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Related to Grilsing and Late Sexual Maturation in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) [PDF]
Marine Biotechnology, 2013 In Atlantic salmon aquaculture, early sexual maturation represents a major problem for producers. This is especially true for grilse, which mature after one sea winter before reaching a desirable harvest weight, rather than after two sea winters.
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eLife, 2019 Sexual maturation must occur on a controlled developmental schedule. In mammals, Makorin3 (MKRN3) and the miRNA regulators LIN28A/B are key regulators of this process, but how they act is unclear. In C.
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Sex differences in age‐to‐maturation relate to sexual selection and adult sex ratios in birds
Evolution Letters, 2020 Maturation (the age when organisms are physiologically capable of breeding) is one of the major life history traits that have pervasive implications for reproductive strategies, fitness, and population growth.
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Polygenic and major‐locus contributions to sexual maturation timing in Atlantic salmon
Molecular Ecology, 2021 Sexual maturation timing is a life‐history trait central to the balance between mortality and reproduction. Maturation may be triggered when an underlying compound trait, called liability, exceeds a threshold.
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The Role of Fetal, Infant, and Childhood Nutrition in the Timing of Sexual Maturation. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2021 Puberty is a crucial developmental stage in the life span, necessary to achieve reproductive and somatic maturity. Timing of puberty is modulated by and responds to central neurotransmitters, hormones, and environmental factors leading to hypothalamic ...
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Multi-omics analysis reveals changes in tryptophan and cholesterol metabolism before and after sexual maturation in captive macaques [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2023 Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta, RMs) are widely used in sexual maturation studies due to their high genetic and physiological similarity to humans.
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Aggregation pheromone 4-vinylanisole promotes the synchrony of sexual maturation in female locusts [PDF]
eLife, 2022 Reproductive synchrony generally occurs in various group-living animals. However, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unexplored. The migratory locust, Locusta migratoria, a worldwide agricultural pest species, displays synchronous maturation and ...
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