AQUA 607: REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY OF FISH

This course aims at introducing students to the various technologies for the exogenous manipulation of fish reproduction to be used in aquaculture for sustainability. The course will focus on the Gonads- early gonadal development, ovarian development, three patterns oocyte growth (spawn once only and die, spawn several time and generally produce one batch of eggs per year, spawn several times); Patterns of testicular development; Endocrine organs and hormones (with particular reference to the pituitary and the hypothalamus)- cellular origin and roles of gonadotropins; Ovarian steroids, testicular steroids, cellular origin of ovarian steroids, cellular origin of testicular steroids; Sex differentiation; Control of spermiation and changes in steroid hormone levels in teleosts.