Syngnathid References


This is an incomplete listing of literature on pipefish, seahorses, and their relatives. Please check back often as we complete this page.


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Peer reviewed journal articles


Peer-Reviewed Publications:

1. Herald, E.S., From Pipefish to Seahorses- A Study of Phylogenetic Relationships. Proceeding of the California Academy of Sciences, 1959. 29(13): p. 465-473.

2. Gronell, A.M., Courtship, Spawning, and Social Organization of the Pipefish, Corythoichthys intestinalis (Pisces: Syngnathidae) with Notes on two Congeneric Species. Journal of Comparative Ethology, 1984. 65: p. 1-24.

3. Berglund, A. and G.R.I. Svensson, Reversed sex roles and parental energy investment in zygotes of two pipefish (Syngnathidae) species. Marine Ecology- Progress Series, 1986. 29: p. 209-215.

4. Thornhill, R. and D.T. Gwynne, The Evolution of Sexual Differences in Insects. American Scientist, 1986. 74: p. 382-389.

5. Berglund, A., G. Rosenqvist, and I. Svensson, Multiple matings and paternal brood care in the pipefish Syngnathus typhle. OIKOS, 1988. 51: p. 184-188.

6. Svensson, I., Reproductive Costs in Two Sex-Role Reversed Pipefish Species (Syngnathidae). Journal of Animal Ecology, 1988. 57: p. 929-942.

7. Berglund, A., G. Rosenqvist, and I. Svensson, Reproductive Success of Females Limited by Males in Two Pipefish Species. The American Naturalist, 1989. 133(4): p. 506-516.

8. Berglund, A. and G. Rosenqvist, Male limitation of female reproductive success in a pipefish: effects of body-size differences. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 1990. 27: p. 129-133.

9. Berglund, A., Egg Competition in a Sex-Role Reversed Pipefish: Subdominant Females Trade Reproduction for Growth. Evolution, 1991. 45(3): p. 770-774.

10. Clutton-Brock, T.H. and A.C.J. Vincent, Sexual selection and the potential reproductive rates of males and females. Nature, 1991. 351: p. 58-60.

11. Gwynne, D.T., Sexual Competition among Females: What Causes Courtship-role Reversal? Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 1991. 6(4): p. 118-121.

12. Rosenqvist, G. and A. Berglund, Is Female Sexual Behaviour a Neglected Topic? Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 1992. 7(6): p. 174-176.

13. Vincent, A., et al., Pipefishes and Seahorses: Are they all Sex Role Reversed? Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 1992. 7(7): p. 237-241.

14. Berglund, A. and G. Rosenqvist, Selective males and ardent females in pipefishes. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 1993. 32: p. 331-336.

15. Rosenqvist, G., Sex Role Reversal in a Pipefish. Marine Behavior Physiology, 1993. 23: p. 219-230.

16. Vincent, A., I. Ahnesjo, and A. Berglund, Operational sex ratios and behavioural sex differences in a pipefish population. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 1994. 34: p. 435-442.

17. Berglund, A., Many Mates Make Male Pipefish Choosy. Behavior, 1995. 132: p. 213-218.

18. Vincent, A.C.J., A. Berglund, and I. Ahnesjo, Reproductive ecology of five pipefish species in one eelgrass meadow. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 1995. 44: p. 347-361.

19. Berglund, A., A. Bisazza, and A. Pilastro, Armaments and ornaments; an evolutionary explanation of traits of dual utility. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 1996. 58: p. 385-399.

20. Fuller, R. and A. Berglund, Behavioral responses of a sex-role reversed pipefish to a gradient of perceived predation risk. Behavioral Ecology, 1996. 7(1): p. 69-75.

21. Berglund, A., Mating systems and sex allocation. Behavioral Ecology, 1997: p. 237-265.

22. Berglund, A., G. Rosenqvist, and P. Bernet, Ornamentation predicts reproductive success in female pipefish. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 1997. 40: p. 145-150.

23. Jones, A.G. and J.C. Avise, Microsatellite analysis of maternity and the mating system in the Gulf pipefish Syngnathus scovelli, a species with male pregnancy and sex-role reversal. Molecular Ecology, 1997. 6: p. 203-213.

24. Jones, A.G. and J.C. Avise, Polygynandry in the Dusky Pipefish Syngnathus Floridae Revelaed by Microsatellite DNA Markers. Evolution, 1997. 51(5): p. 1611-1622.

25. Bernet, P., G. Rosenqvist, and A. Berglund, Female-Female Competition Affects Female Ornaments in the Sex-Role Reversed Pipefish Syngnathus Typhile. Behaviour, 1998. 135: p. 535-550.

26. Jones, A.G., S.O.-. Nilsson, and J.C. Avise, A Microsatellite Assessment of Sneaked Fertilizations and Egg Thievery in the Fifteenspine Stickleback. Evolution, 1998. 52(3): p. 848-858.

27. Eens, M. and R. Pinxten, Sex-role reversal in vertebrates: behavioural and endocrinological accounts. Behavioral Processes, 2000. 51: p. 135-147.

28. Jones, A.G., et al., The Bateman gradient and the cause of sexual selection in the sex-role-reversed pipefish. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B, 2000. 267: p. 677-680.

29. Jones, A.G., et al., Mate quality influences multiple maternity in the sex-role-reversed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle. OIKOS, 2000. 90: p. 321-326.

30. Sandvik, M., G. Rosenqvist, and A. Berglund, Male and female mate choice affects offspring quality in a sex-role-reversed piepfish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2000. 267: p. 2151-2155.

31. Watanabe, S., M. Hara, and Y. Watanabe, Male Internal Fertilization and Introsperm-like Sperm of the Seaweed Pipefish (Syngnathus schlegeli). Zoological Science, 2000. 17: p. 759-767.

32. Berglund, A. and G. Rosenqvist, Male pipefish prefer dominant over attractive females. Behavioral Ecology, 2001. 12(4): p. 402-406.

33. Berglund, A. and G. Rosenqvist, Male pipefish prefer ornamented females. Animal Behavior, 2001. 61: p. 345-350.

34. Jones, A.G. and J.C. Avise, Mating Systems and Sexual Selection in Malel-Pregnant Pipefishes and Seahorses: Insights from Microsatellite-Based Studies of Maternity. The American Genetic Association, 2001. 92: p. 150-158.

35. Kornienko, E.S., Reproduction and Development in Some Genera of Pipefish and Seahorses of the Family Syngnathidae. Russian Journal of Marine Biology, 2001. 27(1): p. S15-S26.

36. Monteiro, N., et al., The breeding ecology of the pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis and its relation to latitude and water temperature. Journal of Marine Biology Ass. U.K., 2001. 81: p. 1031-1033.

37. Wilson, A.B., et al., Male Pregnancy in Seahorses and Pipefishes (Family Syngnathidae): Rapid Diversification of Paternal Brood Pouch Morphology Inferred From a Molecular Phylogeny. The Journal of Heredity, 2001. 92: p. 159-166.

38. Carcupino, M., et al., Functional significance of the male brood pouch in the reproductive strategies of pipefishes and seahorses: a morphological and ultrastructural comparative study on three anatomically different pouches. Journal of Fish Biology, 2002. 61: p. 1465-1480.

39. Monteiro, N., M.d.N. Vieira, and V.C. Almada, The courtship behavior of the pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis: reflections of an adaptation to intertidal life. acta ethol, 2002. 4: p. 109-111.

40. Monteiro, N.M., M.N. Vieira, and V.C. Almada, Activity rhythms and cyclical changes of microhabitat preferences in the intertidal piepfish Nerophis lumbriciformis (Pisces: Syngnathidae). acta ethol, 2002. 5: p. 39-43.

41. Berglund, A. and G. Rosenqvist, Sex Role Reversal in Pipefish. Advances in the Study of Behavior, 2003. 32: p. 131-167.

42. Jones, A.G. and W.R. Ardren, Methods of parentage analysis in natural populations. Molecular Ecology, 2003. 12: p. 2511-2523.

43. Jones, A.G., et al., Sympatric speciation as a consequence of male pregnancy in seahorses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2003. 100(11): p. 6598-6603.

44. Monteiro, N.M., V.C. Almada, and M.N. Vieira, Early life history of the pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis (Pisces: Syngnathidae). Journal of Marine Biology Ass. U.K., 2003. 83: p. 1179-1182.

45. Wilson, A.B., et al., The Dynamics of Male Brooding, Mating Patterns, and Sex Roles in Pipefishes and Seahorses (Family Syngnathidae). Evolution, 2003. 57(6): p. 1374-1386.

46. Sanchez-Camara, J. and D.J. Booth, Movement, home range and site fidelity of the weedy seadragon Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Teleostei: Syngnathidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2004. 70: p. 31-41.

47. Berglund, A., M.S. Widemo, and G. Rosenqvist, Sex-Role reversal revistied: choosy females and ornamented, competitive males in a pipefish. Behavioral Ecology, 2005. 16: p. 649-655.

48. Monteiro, N.M., V.C. Almada, and M.N. Vieira, Implications of different brood pouch structures in syngnathid reproduction. Journal of Ma粑ine Biology Ass. U.K., 2005. 85: p. 1235-1241.

49. Monteiro, N.M., M.d.N. Vieira, and V. Almada, Homing behavior and individual identification of the pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis (Pisces: Syngnathidae): a true intertidal resident? Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2005. 63: p. 93-99.

50. Sanchez-Camara, J., D.J. Booth, and X. Turon, Reproductive cycle and growth of Phyllopteryx taeniolatus. Journal of Fish Biology, 2005. 67: p. 133-148.

51. Berglund, A., G. Rosenqvist, and S. Robinson-Wolrath, Food or sex-males and females in a sex role reversed piepfish have different interest. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2006. 60: p. 281-287.

52. Harlin-Cognato, A., E. A.Hoffman, and A.G. Jones, Gene cooption without duplication during the evolution of a male-pregnancy gene in pipefish. PNAS, 2006. 103(51): p. 19407-19412.

53. Hoffman, E.A., K.B. Mobley, and A.G. Jones, Male Pregnancy and the Evolution of Body Segmentation in Seahorses and Pipefishes. Evolution, 2006. 60(2): p. 404-410.

54. Monteiro, N.M., et al., Reproductive migrations of the sex role reversed pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis (Pisces: Syngnathidae). Journal of Fish Biology, 2006. 69: p. 66-74.

55. Sanchez-Camara, J., et al., Density, habitat use and behaviour of the weedy seadragon Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Tekeostei: Syngnathidae) around Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 2006. 57: p. 737-745.

56. Silva, K., et al., Reproductive behaviour of the black-striped piepfish Syngnathys abaster (Pisces; Syngnathidae). Journal of Fish Biology, 2006. 69: p. 1860-1869.

57. Wilson, A.B., Interspecied mating in sympatric species of Syngnathus pipefish. Molecular Ecology, 2006. 15: p. 809-824.

58. Billing, A.M., G. Rosenqvist, and A. Berglund, No terminal investment in pipefish males: only young males exhibit risk-prone courtship behavior. Behavioral Ecology, 2007. 18: p. 535-540.

59. Kawahara, R., et al., Interrelationships of the 11 gasterosteiform families (sticklebacks, pipefishes, and their relatives): A new perspective based on whole mitogenome sequences from 75 higher teleosts. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2008. 46: p. 224-236.

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