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Robert H. Devlin

Researcher at Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Publications -  226
Citations -  12681

Robert H. Devlin is an academic researcher from Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The author has contributed to research in topics: Oncorhynchus & AquAdvantage salmon. The author has an hindex of 58, co-authored 226 publications receiving 11850 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert H. Devlin include University of Toronto & University of British Columbia.

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Sex determination and sex differentiation in fish: an overview of genetic, physiological, and environmental influences

TL;DR: The lability of sex-determination systems in fish makes some species sensitive to environmental pollutants capable of mimicking or disrupting sex hormone actions, and such observations provide important insight into potential impacts from endocrine disruptors, and can provide useful monitoring tools for impacts on aquatic environments.
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Brief treatment with an aromatase inhibitor during sex differentiation causes chromosomally female salmon to develop as normal, functional males

TL;DR: Treatment with a nonsteroidal inhibitor of aromatase, the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion from androgens to estrogens, for only 2 hours when the gonads were bipotent, caused genetic females to develop into normal males, providing strong support for Yamamoto's theory that androgens and estrogens are natural sex inducers in gonochoristic fish.