Breakthroughs and new horizons in reproductive biology of rare and endangered animal species

The history of the discovery of embryonic diapause in mammals

(2018) Jane C Fenelon et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Development of sperm vitrification protocols for two endangered salmonid species: the Adriatic grayling, Thymallus thymallus, and the marble trout, Salmo marmoratus

(2018) Eszter Kása et al.   FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

The first multi-zoo application of an allostatic load index to western lowland gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla )

(2018) Ashley N. Edes et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Developmental plasticity and its relevance to assisted human reproduction

(2018) Tessa J Roseboom   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

The mutual benefits of research in wild animal species and human-assisted reproduction

(2018) P. Comizzoli et al.   JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

Evaluation of an ovary-on-a-chip in large mammalian models: Species specificity and influence of follicle isolation status

(2018) Jennifer B. Nagashima et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

EVALUATING ALLOSTATIC LOAD: A NEW APPROACH TO MEASURING LONG-TERM STRESS IN WILDLIFE

(2018) Ashley N. Edes et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE

Origins of lifetime health around the time of conception: causes and consequences

(2018) Tom P Fleming et al.   LANCET

Production of live fish derived from frozen germ cells via germ cell transplantation

(2018) Goro Yoshizaki et al.   Stem Cell Research

Back to basics

(2018) Gabriela Mastromonaco et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

Vectored gene delivery for lifetime animal contraception: Overview and hurdles to implementation

(2018) Bruce A. Hay et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

Comparative ovarian function and reproductive monitoring of endangered mammals

(2018) Janine L. Brown   THERIOGENOLOGY

Influence of extracellular environment on the motility and structural properties of spermatozoa collected from hormonally stimulated Panamanian Golden Frog ( Atelopus zeteki )

(2018) Gina Della Togna et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

A 2018 Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues for Global Conservation and Biological Diversity

(2018) William J. Sutherland et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Embryos and embryonic stem cells from the white rhinoceros

(2018) Thomas B. Hildebrandt et al.   Nature Communications

Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance

(2018) Ana Bošković et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

Deciphering the oviductal extracellular vesicles content across the estrous cycle: implications for the gametes-oviduct interactions and the environment of the potential embryo

(2018) C. Almiñana et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Male rutting calls synchronize reproduction in Serengeti wildebeest

(2018) Justin M. Calabrese et al.   Scientific Reports

Successful cryopreservation of coral larvae using vitrification and laser warming

(2018) Jonathan Daly et al.   Scientific Reports

Allostatic Load and Stress Physiology in European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) and Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata L.)

(2018) Athanasios Samaras et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

Revolutionize livestock breeding in the future: an animal embryo-stem cell breeding system in a dish

(2018) Zhuocheng Hou et al.   Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Development of sperm vitrification protocols for freshwater fish (Eurasian perch, Perca fluviatilis ) and marine fish (European eel, Anguilla anguilla )

(2017) Eszter Kása et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Key factors enhancing sperm fertilizing ability are transferred from the epididymis to the spermatozoa via epididymosomes in the domestic cat model

(2017) Tricia Rowlison et al.   JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

Microfluidics in reproductive biology: applying lab-on-a-chip technologies to assisted reproduction

(2017) Shawn L. Chavez   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

How birds cope physiologically and behaviourally with extreme climatic events

(2017) John C. Wingfield et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Making gametes from alternate sources of stem cells: past, present and future

(2017) Deepa Bhartiya et al.   Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Reproductive Microbiomes: A New Thread in the Microbial Network

(2017) Michael L. Power et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Structural integrity and developmental potential of spermatozoa following microwave-assisted drying in the domestic cat model

(2017) Jennifer L. Patrick et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

Effects of hormonal stimulation on the concentration and quality of excreted spermatozoa in the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog ( Atelopus zeteki )

(2017) Gina Della Togna et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

An optimized method for cryogenic storage of Xenopus sperm to maximise the effectiveness of research using genetically altered frogs

(2017) Esther Pearl et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

Dry Preservation of Spermatozoa: Considerations for Different Species

(2017) Jennifer Patrick et al.   Biopreservation and Biobanking

Seasonal Variations in Heart Rate Variability as an Indicator of Stress in Free-Ranging Pregnant Przewalski's Horses (E. ferus przewalskii) within the Hortobágy National Park in Hungary

(2017) Friederike Pohlin et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Bridging the conservation genetics gap by identifying barriers to implementation for conservation practitioners

(2017) Helen R. Taylor et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

Scientific principles for the identification of endocrine-disrupting chemicals: a consensus statement

(2016) Roland Solecki et al.   ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY

Successful cryopreservation of spermatogonia in critically endangered Manchurian trout (Brachymystax lenok)

(2016) Seungki Lee et al.   CRYOBIOLOGY

Long-term (5 years) cryopreserved spermatogonia have high capacity to generate functional gametes via interspecies transplantation in salmonids

(2016) Seungki Lee et al.   CRYOBIOLOGY

Successful xenogeneic germ cell transplantation from Jundia catfish ( Rhamdia quelen ) into adult Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ) testes

(2016) M.A. Silva et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Poultry genetic resource conservation using primordial germ cells

(2016) Yoshiaki NAKAMURA   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Migratory ability of gonadal germ cells (GGCs) isolated from Ciconia boyciana and Geronticus eremita embryos into the gonad of developing chicken embryos

(2016) Yuki NAKAJIMA et al.   JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE

Overview of chytrid emergence and impacts on amphibians

(2016) Karen R. Lips   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Implications of the Nagoya Protocol for genome resource banks composed of biomaterials from rare and endangered species

(2016) Pierre Comizzoli et al.   REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Embryonic developmental plasticity in the long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus reidi, Ginsburg 1933) in relation to parental preconception diet

(2016) Francisco Otero-Ferrer et al.   REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Research on reproduction is essential for captive breeding of endangered carnivore species

(2016) K Jewgenow et al.   REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Progesterone, estrogen, and androgen receptors in the corpus luteum of the domestic cat, Iberian lynx ( Lynx pardinus ) and Eurasian lynx ( Lynx lynx )

(2016) Olga Amelkina et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

Possibilities for preserving genetic resources in birds

(2016) B. BENESOVA et al.   WORLDS POULTRY SCIENCE JOURNAL

Sperm Storage in the Female Reproductive Tract

(2016) William V. Holt et al.   Annual Review of Animal Biosciences

Recovery of gene diversity using long-term cryopreserved spermatozoa and artificial insemination in the endangered black-footed ferret

(2015) J. G. Howard et al.   ANIMAL CONSERVATION

Production of Interspecific Germline Chimeras via Embryo Replacement1

(2015) Hee Jung Choi et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Resilience of Oocyte Germinal Vesicles to Microwave-Assisted Drying in the Domestic Cat Model

(2015) Gloria D. Elliott et al.   BIOPRESERVATION AND BIOBANKING

Embryo Manipulation in Chickens

(2015) Mitsuru Naito   JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE

The stress of growing old: sex- and season-specific effects of age on allostatic load in wild grey mouse lemurs

(2015) Anni Hämäläinen et al.   OECOLOGIA

Resilience of Oocyte Germinal Vesicles to Microwave-Assisted Drying in the Domestic Cat Model

(2015) Gloria D. Elliott et al.   Biopreservation and Biobanking

Individualized medicine and the microbiome in reproductive tract

(2015) Andrea G. Braundmeier et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

The battle of the sexes starts in the oviduct: modulation of oviductal transcriptome by X and Y-bearing spermatozoa

(2014) Carmen Almiñana et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The biology of developmental plasticity and the Predictive Adaptive Response hypothesis

(2014) Patrick Bateson et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Noninvasive individual and species identification of jaguars (Panthera onca), pumas (Puma concolor) and ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) in Belize, Central America using cross-species microsatellites and faecal DNA

(2014) Claudia Wultsch et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Reliable Discrimination of 10 Ungulate Species Using High Resolution Melting Analysis of Faecal DNA

(2014) Ana Ramón-Laca et al.   PLoS One

Production of Functional Gametes from Cryopreserved Primordial Germ Cells of the Japanese Quail

(2013) Yoshiaki NAKAMURA et al.   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Towards Gene Banking Amphibian Maternal Germ Lines: Short-Term Incubation, Cryoprotectant Tolerance and Cryopreservation of Embryonic Cells of the Frog, Limnodynastes peronii

(2013) Bianca Lawson et al.   PLoS One

The Human Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormone Ortholog RFamide-Related Peptide-3 Suppresses Gonadotropin-Induced Progesterone Production in Human Granulosa Cells

(2012) Hajime Oishi et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Evidence of paternal nutrient provisioning to embryos in broad-nosed pipefish Syngnathus typhle

(2011) C. Kvarnemo et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

The early origins of chronic heart failure: impaired placental growth and initiation of insulin resistance in childhood

(2010) David J.P. Barker et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Cryopreservation of fish sperm: applications and perspectives

(2010) E. Cabrita et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY

Morphological and quantitative changes in paternal brood-pouch vasculature during embryonic development in two Syngnathus pipefishes

(2010) J. L. Ripley et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Migration and Proliferation of Intact and Genetically Modified Primordial Germ Cells and the Generation of a Transgenic Chicken1

(2009) Jin Nam Kim et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Conservation genetics of Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata undulata): population structure and its implications for the reinforcement of wild populations

(2009) Loïc Lesobre et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

Towards a new developmental synthesis: adaptive developmental plasticity and human disease

(2009) Peter D Gluckman et al.   LANCET

Lessons from biodiversity-the value of nontraditional species to advance reproductive science, conservation, and human health

(2009) David E. Wildt et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Reproduction of Wild Birds via Interspecies Germ Cell Transplantation1

(2008) Seok Jin Kang et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Direct evidence for embryonic uptake of paternally-derived nutrients in two pipefishes (Syngnathidae: Syngnathus spp.)

(2008) Jennifer L. Ripley et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY