Divulging the social sex change mechanism in a unique model system for studying the sexual plasticity of protogynous hermaphrodite fish, three bamboo leaf wrasse (Pseudolabrus sieboldi)

Divulging the social sex change mechanism in a unique model system for studying the sexual plasticity of protogynous hermaphrodite fish, three bamboo leaf wrasse (Pseudolabrus sieboldi)

The gonadal sexual fate of vertebrates is either defined by genetics or environment, or a combination of both factors. Interestingly, in sequential hermaphroditism, the animal can undergo natural sex changes from female-to-male, male-to-female, and bidirectional way throughout their lives. This chan...

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Main Authors: Tapas Chakraborty, Yume Yamamoto, Shoma Hanai, Mayumi Hirano, Sipra Mohapatra, Akihiko Yamaguchi, Tatsusuke Takeda, Michiya Matsuyama, Kohei Ohta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
sex change
sequential hermaphrodite fish
social condition
body color
sexual plasticity
wrasse
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.1048506/full

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