CONTENTS Preface xiii Introduction • Kathleen S. Cole xv PART ONE. PATTERNS . Chondrichthyan Reproduction • John A. Musick The Chondrichthyan Reproductive System Chondrichthyan Modes of Reproduction Elasmobranch Phylogeny Phyloge ne tic Reproductive Patterns Yolk- sac Viviparity: The Plesiomorphic State Ac know ledg ments References . Reproduction and Development in Epipelagic Fishes • Bruce B. Collette Order Lampriformes Order Beloniformes Order Perciformes Order Tetraodontiformes Conclusions Ac know ledg ments References . Reproduction in Scorpaeniformes • Marta Muñoz Cottoid Lineage Scorpaenoid Lineage Ac know ledg ments References viii contents . Parental Care, Oviposition Sites, and Mating Systems of Blennioid Fishes • Philip A. Hastings and Christopher W. Petersen Fertilization Mode and Parental Care Oviposition Sites in Externally Fertilizing Blennioids Oviposition Sites and Alternative Reproductive Tactics Size Dimorphism and Patterns of Male Reproductive Success Analysis of Fifteen Species of Blennioids Summary References . Gonad Morphology in Hermaphroditic Gobies • Kathleen S. Cole A Generalized Model of the Reproductive Complex of Externally Fertilizing Teleosts The Reproductive Complex of Gonochoric Goby Taxa The Reproductive Complex of Hermaphroditic Gobiids Summary of Reproductive Morphology Patterns Distribution Patterns of Hermaphroditism and Phyloge ne tic Relationships within the Gobiidae Implications of Functional Hermaphroditism in Gobiid Evolution Summary Ac know ledg ments References PART TWO. PRO CESSES . Gonad Development in Hermaphroditic Gobies • Kathleen S. Cole Developmental Patterns of Gametogenic Tissues in Hermaphroditic Gobies Early Reproductive Development in Teleosts Reproductive Complexity in Hermaphroditic Goby Taxa from an Ontoge ne tic Perspective Summary Ac know ledg ments References . Fertilization in Marine Fishes • Christopher W. Petersen and Carlotta Mazzoldi Fertilization Dynamics in Marine Fishes Methods for Mea sur ing Fertilization Success in the Field Modes of Fertilization Evolution of Male Ejaculates How Fertilization Ecol ogy Informs Conservation Biology Fertilization Ecol ogy in Fishes and Marine Invertebrates: Is There a Dichotomy? Conclusions: What Is Missing? Ac know ledg ments References contents ix . Bi directional Sex Change in Marine Fishes • Philip L. Munday, Tetsuo Kuwamura, and Frederieke J. Kroon Sexual Patterns of Bidirectional Sex Changers Reproductive Characteristics Adaptive Significance Proximate Mechanisms and Physiological Control Conclusions Future Research and Directions Ac know ledg ments References . Neuroendocrine Regulation of Sex Change and Alternate Sexual Phenotypes in Sex- Changing Reef Fishes • John Godwin Integrating Environmental Information: Neuroendocrine and Neural Signaling Systems in Fishes Reef Fish Models of Socially Controlled Sex Change Ste roid Hormone Correlates of Sexual Phenotype and Sex Change Ste roid Hormone Control of Sexual Phenotype Differences: Manipulative Studies Neural Correlates of Sexual Phenotype in Thalassoma Wrasses The Pomacentridae (Dascyllus and Amphiprion) Conclusions and Directions References . Acoustical Behavior of Coral Reef Fishes • Phillip S. Lobel, Ingrid M. Kaatz, and Aaron N. Rice Brief History of Acoustical Output in Fish Research Objectives Review of Reviews: An Annotated Guide Behavioral Contexts for Sound Production in Reef Fishes Sound Production and Behavior in Pomacentrids (Damselfishes) Fish Sounds: Terminology and Classification Spectrographic Properties of Reef Fish Sounds Spectral Patterns: Pulsed versus Tonal Signals Functional Significance of Sounds: Male Fitness and Female Mate Choice Chorusing Sounds and Breeding Aggregations Sonic Interactions Conclusions and Future Directions Ac know ledg ments References Afterword Index This page intentionally left blank .