Table of Contents
Preface xiii
Introduction Kathleen S. Cole xv
Part 1 Patterns
1 Chondrichthyan Reproduction John A. Mustek 3
The Chondrichthyan Reproductive System 3
Chondrichthyan Modes of Reproduction 6
Elasmobranch Phylogeny 10
Phylogenetic Reproductive Patterns 10
Yolk-sac Viviparity: The Plesiomorphic State 13
Acknowledgments 15
References 15
2 Reproduction and Development in Epipelagic Fishes Bruce B. Collette 21
Order Lampriformes 22
Order Beloniformes 23
Order Perciformes 36
Order Tetraodontiformes 51
Conclusions 52
Acknowledgments 53
References 53
3 Reproduction in Scorpaeniformes Marta Muñoz 65
Cottoid Lineage 66
Scorpaenoid Lineage 72
Acknowledgments 79
References 79
4 Parental Care, Oviposition Sites, and Mating Systems of Blennioid Fishes Philip A. Hastings Christopher W. Petersen 91
Fertilization Mode and Parental Care 94
Oviposition Sites in Externally Fertilizing Blennioids 97
Oviposition Sites and Alternative Reproductive Tactics 102
Size Dimorphism and Patterns of Male Reproductive Success 105
Analysis of Fifteen Species of Blennioids 106
Summary 109
References 109
5 Gonad Morphology in Hermaphroditic Gobies Kathleen S. Cole 117
A Generalized Model of the Reproductive Complex of Externally Fertilizing Teleosts 118
The Reproductive Complex of Gonochoric Goby Taxa 120
The Reproductive Complex of Hermaphroditic Gobiids 121
Summary of Reproductive Morphology Patterns 142
Distribution Patterns of Hermaphroditism and Phylogenetic Relationships within the Gobiidae 143
Implications of Functional Hermaphroditism in Gobiid Evolution 151
Summary 155
Acknowledgments 157
References 157
Part 2 Processes
6 Gonad Development in Hermaphroditic Gobies Kathleen S. Cole 165
Developmental Patterns of Gametogenic Tissues in Hermaphroditic Gobies 166
Early Reproductive Development in Teleosts 169
Reproductive Complexity in Hermaphroditic Goby Taxa from an Ontogenetic Perspective 179
Summary 190
Acknowledgments 193
References 193
7 Fertilization in Marine Fishes Christopher W. Petersen Carlotta Mazzoldi 203
Fertilization Dynamics in Marine Fishes 204
Methods for Measuring Fertilization Success in the Field 207
Modes of Fertilization 209
Evolution of Male Ejaculates 216
How Fertilization Ecology Informs Conservation Biology 222
Fertilization Ecology in Fishes and Marine Invertebrates: Is There a Dichotomy? 227
Conclusions: What Is Missing? 228
Acknowledgments 229
References 230
8 Bidirectional Sex Change in Marine Fishes Philip L. Munday Tetsuo Kuwamura Frederieke J. Kroon 241
Sexual Patterns of Bidirectional Sex Changers 243
Reproductive Characteristics 248
Adaptive Significance 254
Proximate Mechanisms and Physiological Control 260
Conclusions 263
Future Research and Directions 265
Acknowledgments 266
References 266
9 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Sex Change and Alternate Sexual Phenotypes in Sex-Changing Reef Fishes John Godwin 273
Integrating Environmental Information: Neuroendocrine and Neural Signaling Systems in Fishes 274
Reef Fish Models of Socially Controlled Sex Change 276
Steroid Hormone Correlates of Sexual Phenotype and Sex Change 285
Steroid Hormone Control of Sexual Phenotype Differences: Manipulative Studies 287
Neura! Correlates of Sexual Phenotype in Thalassoma Wrasses 289
The Pomacentridae (Dascyllus and Amphiprion) 295
Conclusions and Directions 296
References 297
10 Acoustical Behavior of Coral Reef Fishes Phillip S. Lobel Ingrid M. Kaatz Aaron N. Rice 307
Brief History of Acoustical Output in Fish 309
Research Objectives 312
Review of Reviews: An Annotated Guide 313
Behavioral Contexts for Sound Production in Reef Fishes 317
Sound Production and Behavior in Pomacentrids (Damselfishes)p321
Fish Sounds: Terminology and Classification 323
Spectrographic Properties of Reef Fish Sounds 326
Spectral Patterns: Pulsed versus Tonal Signals 327
Functional Significance of Sounds: Male Fitness and Female Mate Choice 328
Chorusing Sounds and Breeding Aggregations 330
Sonic Interactions 33
Conclusions and Futurerections 332
Acknowledgments 333
References 333
Afterword 387
Index 389
