is a genus of anaerobic, gram-positive bacteria commonly found in mammalian gastrointestinal tracts. Yet, how variations among different strains can impact host health is poorly understood. We present a sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough socially controlled sex transformation in fishes is well established, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Particularly enigmatic is behavioural transformation, in which fish can rapidly switch from exhibiting female to male-typical courtship behaviours following removal of 'supermales'. Bluehead wrasses are a model system for investigating environmental control of sex determination, particularly the social control of sex transformation.
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