Linas W. Kenter

TL;DR: The proportion of treatment fish that developed as males suggests a functionally, diandric protogynous reproductive strategy in this species, and a glucocorticoid response element in the gonadal aromatase (cyp19a1a) promoter is identified, indicating a possible relationship between cortisol and cyp19 a1a gene expression.

TL;DR: Results demonstrate the feminizing effects of genistein in southern flounder, but reduced growth and survival with high dietary administration.

TL;DR: Larvae of both species were successfully raised through metamorphosis using a feeding regime comprised of enriched rotifers followed by Artemia nauplii and a commercially available diet, and survival of early larvae acclimated to salinities ranging from 5‰ to 15‰ was high for both species.

TL;DR: Results indicate that family-based selection by strain may be useful in striped bass broodstock development programs and showed that juvenile fish from South Carolina and Nova Scotia were found to be slow growing compared to migratory Atlantic and Gulf strains.

TL;DR: To induce sex change using exemestane, an aromatase inhibitor, and assess gonadal gene expression using sex markers, genes involved in steroidogenesis, estrogen signaling, and apoptosis or atresia are assessed.