Endocrine control of previtellogenic oocyte growth
Mechanisms controlling fecundity in fish
Evolution of vertebrate endocrine systems
Growth and reproduction of aquaculture species in NZ
Developmental Genetics
Current issues (potential research projects) in the NZ aquaculture industry include: 1. full artificial control of abalone reproduction 2. interaction between growth and reproduction in salmon 3. control of reproduction in eel, hapuka (groper) and giant kokopu 4. development of farming methods for new aquaculture species
Postgraduate Students
Erin Forbes (PhD) - effects of androgens on eel liver physiology
Khalid Alqaisi (PhD) - evolution of steroidogenesis in starfish
Sean Divers (PhD) - induced spawning of eel
Yair Kohn (PhD) - oogenesis and egg quality in hapuka
Ali Falahati (PhD) - GDF-9 signaling in the eel ovary
Alireza (Hamed) Shoae (PhD) - the ovarian IGF-I system in eel
Sam Van der Horst (MSc) - effects of steroids on eel heaptocytes
Tasman Gillies (MSc) - spawning induction in abalone
Publications
Wansbrough, J., Lokman, P. M., & Closs, G. P. (2023). Local variation in the timing of reproduction and recruitment in a widely distributed diadromous fish. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/00288330.2023.2212912
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Babio, L., Damsteegt, E. L., & Lokman, P. M. (2023). Lipoprotein receptors in ovary of eel, Anguilla australis: Molecular characterisation of putative vitellogenin receptors. Fish Physiology & Biochemistry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10695-023-01169-6
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Muncaster, S., Goikoetxea, A., Lokman, P. M., De Farias e Moraes, C. E., Damsteegt, E. L., Edgecombe, J., Gemmell, N. J., & Todd, E. V. (2023). Genes involved in sex differentiation, epigenetic reprogramming, and cell fate regulate sex change in a wrasse. Reviews in Fish Biology & Fisheries. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s11160-022-09755-2
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Heenan, S. D., Michael, K. P., Smart, D. C., Lokman, P. M., & Lamare, M. D. (2023). Reproductive changes in Foveaux Strait Ostrea chilensis, Southern New Zealand, after Bonamia exitiosa epidemics. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 57(2), 242-260. doi: 10.1080/00288330.2021.1982729
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Nguyen, A. T., Dao, H. T., Quang, H. T., Hagihara, S., Lokman, P. M., & Damsteegt, E. L. (2022). Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the Giant Mottled Eel, Anguilla marmorata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 in Central Vietnam. Fishes, 7, 286. doi: 10.3390/fishes7050286
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Babio, L., Damsteegt, E. L., Akhavan, S. R., & Lokman, M. (2022). The biology of making an egg: A fish's perspective. In A. E.-D. A. Bekhit (Ed.), Fish roe: Biochemistry, products, and safety. (pp. 19-40). London, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819893-3.00003-5
Chapter in Book - Research
Babio, L., Lokman, P. M., Damsteegt, E. L., & Dutoit, L. (2022). Are cell junctions implicated in the regulation of vitellogenin uptake? Insights from an RNAseq-based study in eel, Anguilla australis. Cells, 11, 550. doi: 10.3390/cells11030550
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Divers, S. L., Johnson, S. L., & Lokman, P. M. (2022). Sperm quality of artificially matured shortfinned eel is not affected by human chorionic gonadotropin dose and route of administration. PeerJ, 10, e13742. doi: 10.7717/peerj.13742
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Goikoetxea, A., Todd, E. V., Muncaster, S., Lokman, P. M., Thomas, J. T., Robertson, H. A., … Gemmell, N. J. (2022). Effects of cortisol on female-to-male sex change in a wrasse. PLoS ONE, 17(9), e0273779. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273779
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Nguyen, A. T., Damsteegt, E. L., Chia, J. H. Z., Kazeto, Y., & Lokman, P. M. (2022). Effects of gonadotropins, 11-ketotestosterone, and insulin-like growth factor-1 on target gene expression and growth of previtellogenic oocytes from shortfinned eels, Anguilla australis, in vitro. Fish Physiology & Biochemistry, 48, 853-867. doi: 10.1007/s10695-022-01090-4
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Palstra, A. P., Bouwman, L. J., Jéhannet, P., Kruijt, L., Schipper, H., Blokland, M. H., … Lokman, P. M. (2022). Steroid implants for the induction of vitellogenesis in feminized European silver eels (Anguilla anguilla L.). Frontiers in Genetics, 13, 969202. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.969202
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Vo, D. N., Nguyen, V. H., Nguyen, D. T., An Le, T. T., Wylie, M. J., Lokman, P. M., & Nguyen, A. T. (2022). Reproductive development of female wallago catfish (Wallago attu) in captivity. Animal Reproduction Science, 242, 107014. doi: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2022.107014
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Falahati, A., Ozaki, Y., Damsteegt, E. L., Zadmajid, V., Freeman, K. J., & Lokman, P. M. (2021). Spatiotemporal expression of activin receptor-like kinase-5 and bone morphogenetic protein receptor type II in the ovary of shortfinned eel, Anguilla australis. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part B, 251, 110509. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2020.110509
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Goikoetxea, A., Muncaster, S., Todd, E. V., Lokman, P. M., Robertson, H. A., De Farias e Moraes, C. E., Damsteegt, E. L., & Gemmell, N. J. (2021). A new experimental model for the investigation of sequential hermaphroditism. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 22881. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-02063-y
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Smart, D. C., Heenan, S., Lokman, P. M., & Lamare, M. D. (2021). Seasonal reproduction of the blue mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from two locations in southern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 55(2), 311-325. doi: 10.1080/00288330.2020.1757472
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Akhavan, S. R., Falahatkar, B., McCormick, S. P. A., & Lokman, P. M. (2020). Changes in lipid biology during ovarian development in farmed beluga sturgeon, Huso huso L. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology, 319, R376-R386. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00364.2019
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Baker, N. J., Boubee, J., Lokman, P. M., & Bolland, J. D. (2020). Evaluating the impact of hydropower on downstream migrating anguillid eels: Catchment-wide and fine-scale approaches to identify cost-effective solutions. Science of the Total Environment, 748, 141111. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141111
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Damsteegt, E. L., Thomson-Laing, G., Wylie, M. J., & Lokman, P. M. (2020). Effects of estradiol and 11-ketotestosterone pre-treatment on artificial induction of maturation in silver female shortfinned eels (Anguilla australis). PLoS ONE, 15(2), e0229391. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229391
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Goikoetxea, A., Damsteegt, E. L., Todd, E. V., McNaughton, A., Gemmell, N. J., & Lokman, P. M. (2020). An in vitro ovarian explant culture system to examine sex change in a hermaphroditic fish. PeerJ, 8, e10323. doi: 10.7717/peerj.10323
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Horiuchi, M., Izumi, H., Lokman, P. M., Ijiri, S., & Adachi, S. (2020). Relationship between abundance and localization of maternal messenger RNA and egg quality in artificially matured Japanese eel Anguilla japonica. Fisheries Science, 86, 43-56. doi: 10.1007/s12562-019-01377-1
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Nguyen, A. T., Chia, J. H. Z., Kazeto, Y., Wylie, M. J., & Lokman, P. M. (2020). Induction of oocyte development in previtellogenic eel, Anguilla australis. General & Comparative Endocrinology, 291, 113404. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113404
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Palstra, A. P., Jéhannet, P., Swinkels, W., Heinsbroek, L. T. N., Lokman, P. M., Vesala, S., … Saukkonen, S. (2020). First observation of a spontaneously matured female European eel (Anguilla anguilla). Scientific Reports, 10, 2339. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-59331-6
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Rahdari, A., Khoshkholgh, M., Yarmohammadi, M., Ortiz-Zarragoitia, M., Lokman, P. M., Akhavan, S. R., … Falahatkar, B. (2020). The effects of 11-ketotestosterone implants on transcript levels of gonadotropin receptors, foxl2 and dmrt1 genes in the Previtellogenic ovary of cultured beluga (Huso huso). Journal of Fish Biology, 97, 374-382. doi: 10.1111/jfb.14366
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Akhavan, S. R., Falahatkar, B., Ward, J. M., & Lokman, P. M. (2019). 11-Ketotestosterone induces oocyte growth, but does not affect oocyte cytology in pre-vitellogenic captive beluga, Huso huso L. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part B, 232, 51-59. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2019.02.009
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Burgerhout, E., Lokman, P. M., van den Thillart, G. E. E. J. M., & Dirks, R. P. (2019). The time-keeping hormone melatonin: A possible key cue for puberty in freshwater eels (Anguilla spp.). Reviews in Fish Biology & Fisheries, 29, 1-21. doi: 10.1007/s11160-018-9540-3
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Izumi, H., Gen, K., Lokman, P. M., Hagihara, S., Horiuchi, M., Tanaka, T., … Adachi, S. (2019). Maternal transcripts in good and poor quality eggs from Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica: Their identification by large-scale quantitative analysis. Molecular Reproduction & Development, 86, 1846-1864. doi: 10.1002/mrd.23273
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Jéhannet, P., Kruijt, L., Damsteegt, E. L., Swinkels, W., Heinsbroek, L. T. N., Lokman, P. M., & Palstra, A. P. (2019). A mechanistic model for studying the initiation of anguillid vitellogenesis by comparing the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) and the shortfinned eel (A. australis). General & Comparative Endocrinology, 279, 129-138. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.02.018
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Matsubara, H., Lokman, P. M., Kazeto, Y., Okumura, H., Ijiri, S., Hirai, T., … Yamauchi, K. (2019). Changes in sex steroids and ovarian steroidogenic enzyme mRNA levels in artificially maturing Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) and naturally maturing New Zealand longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii) during vitellogenesis. Fishes, 4, 52. doi: 10.3390/fishes4040052
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Nguyen, A. T., Chia, J. H. Z., Kazeto, Y., & Lokman, P. M. (2019). Expression of gonadotropin subunit and gonadotropin receptor genes in wild female New Zealand shortfinned eel (Anguilla australis) during yellow and silver stages. General & Comparative Endocrinology, 272, 83-92. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.12.001
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Ozaki, Y., Damsteegt, E. L., Setiawan, A. N., Miura, T., & Lokman, P. M. (2019). Expressional regulation of gonadotropin receptor genes and androgen receptor genes in the eel testis. General & Comparative Endocrinology, 280, 123-133. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.04.020
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Stuart, R. E., Closs, G. P., Lokman, P. M., & Jellyman, D. (2019). The influence of environmental cues on the activity of silver eels (Anguilla dieffenbachii) in Lake Manapouri, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 53(2), 169-181. doi: 10.1080/00288330.2018.1483955
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Thomas, J. T., Todd, E. V., Muncaster, S., Lokman, P. M., Damsteegt, E. L., Liu, H., … Gemmell, N. J. (2019). Conservation and diversity in expression of candidate genes regulating socially-induced female-male sex change in wrasses. PeerJ, 7, e7032. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7032
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Thomson-Laing, G., Damsteegt, E. L., Nagata, J., Ijiri, S., Adachi, S., Todo, T., … Lokman, P. M. (2019). Synergistic effects of estradiol and 11-ketotestosterone on vitellogenin physiology in the shortfinned eel (Anguilla australis). Biology of Reproduction, 100(5), 1319-1332. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioz007
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Wylie, M. J., Setiawan, A. N., Irvine, G. W., Elizur, A., Zohar, Y., Symonds, J. E., & Lokman, P. M. (2019). Induced spawning of F1 wreckfish (Hāpuku) Polyprion oxygeneios using a synthetic agonist of gonadotropin-releasing hormone. Fishes, 4(3), 41. doi: 10.3390/fishes4030041
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Wylie, M. J., Symonds, J. E., Setiawan, A. N., Irvine, G. W., Liu, H., Elizur, A., & Lokman, P. M. (2019). Transcriptomic changes during previtellogenic and vitellogenic stages of ovarian development in wreckfish (hāpuku), Polyprion oxygeneios (Perciformes). Fishes, 4(1), 16. doi: 10.3390/fishes4010016
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Damsteegt, E. L., Davie, A., & Lokman, P. M. (2018). The evolution of apolipoprotein B and its mRNA editing complex: Does the lack of editing contribute to hypertriglyceridemia? Gene, 641, 46-54. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2017.10.024
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Mordenti, O., Emmanuele, P., Casalini, A., Lokman, P. M., Zaccaroni, A., Di Biase, A., & Parmeggiani, A. (2018). Effect of aromatable androgen (17-methyltestosterone) on induced maturation of silver European eels (Anguilla Anguilla): Oocyte performance and synchronization. Aquaculture Research, 49(1), 442-448. doi: 10.1111/are.13475
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Nguyen, A. T., Tsukamoto, K., & Lokman, P. M. (2018). Composition and distribution of freshwater eels Anguilla spp. in Vietnam. Fisheries Science, 84, 987-994. doi: 10.1007/s12562-018-1239-9
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Thomson-Laing, G., Jasoni, C. L., & Lokman, P. M. (2018). The effects of migratory stage and 11-ketotestosterone on the expression of rod opsin genes in the shortfinned eel (Anguilla australis). General & Comparative Endocrinology, 257, 211-219. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.06.025
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Wylie, M. J., Setiawan, A. N., Irvine, G. W., Symonds, J. E., Elizur, A., & Lokman, P. M. (2018). Effects of neuropeptides and sex steroids on the pituitary-gonadal axis of pre-pubertal F1 wreckfish (hāpuku) Polyprion oxygeneios in vivo: Evidence of inhibitory effects of androgens. General & Comparative Endocrinology, 257, 113-121. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.08.018
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Wylie, M. J., Setiawan, A. N., Irvine, G. W., Symonds, J. E., Elizur, A., Dos Santos, M., & Lokman, P. M. (2018). Ovarian development of captive F1 wreckfish (hāpuku) Polyprion oxygeneios under constant and varying temperature regimes: Implications for broodstock management. General & Comparative Endocrinology, 257, 86-96. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.08.022
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Di Biase, A., Lokman, P. M., Govoni, N., Casalini, A., Emmanuele, P., Parmeggiani, A., & Mordenti, O. (2017). Co-treatment with androgens during artificial induction of maturation in female eel, Anguilla anguilla: Effects on egg production and early development. Aquaculture, 479, 508-515. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2017.06.030
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Liu, H., Todd, E. V., Lokman, M. P., Lamm, M. S., Godwin, J. R., & Gemmell, N. J. (2017). Sexual plasticity: A fishy tale. Molecular Reproduction & Development, 84(2), 171-194. doi: 10.1002/mrd.22691
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Alqaisi, K. M., Lamare, M. D., Grattan, D. R., Damsteegt, E. L., Schneider, W. J., & Lokman, P. M. (2016). A comparative study of vitellogenesis in Echinodermata: Lessons from the sea star. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part A, 198, 72-86. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.04.013
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Damsteegt, E. L., McHugh, N., & Lokman, P. M. (2016). Storage by lyophilization: Resulting RNA quality is tissue dependent. Analytical Biochemistry, 511, 92-96. doi: 10.1016/j.ab.2016.08.005
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Damsteegt, E. L., Ozaki, Y., McCormick, S. P. A., & Lokman, P. M. (2016). Triacylglyceride physiology in the shortfinned eel, Anguilla australis: The effects of androgen. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology, 310, R422-R431. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00149.2015
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Di Biase, A., Casalini, A., Emmanuele, P., Mandelli, M., Lokman, P. M., & Mordenti, O. (2016). Controlled reproduction in Anguilla anguilla (L.): Comparison between spontaneous spawning and stripping-insemination approaches. Aquaculture Research, 47(10), 3052-3060. doi: 10.1111/are.12755
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Lokman, P. M., Damsteegt, E. L., Wallace, J., Downes, M., Goodwin, S. L., Facoory, L. J., & Wylie, M. J. (2016). Dose-responses of male silver eels, Anguilla australis, to human chorionic gonadotropin and 11-ketotestosterone in vivo. Aquaculture, 463, 97-105. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2016.05.009
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Setiawan, A. N., Muncaster, S., Pether, S., King, A., Irvine, G. W., Lokman, P. M., & Symonds, J. E. (2016). The effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog on yellowtail kingfish Seriola lalandi (Valenciennes, 1833) spawning and egg quality. Aquaculture Reports, 4, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aqrep.2016.05.001
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Wylie, M. J., Closs, G. P., Damsteegt, E. L., & Lokman, P. M. (2016). Effects of salinity and temperature on artificial cultivation and early ontogeny of giant kokopu, Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin 1789). Aquaculture Research, 47(5), 1472-1480. doi: 10.1111/are.12605
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Akhavan, S. R., Falahatkar, B., Tolouei Gilani, M. H., & Lokman, P. M. (2015). Effects of estradiol-17β implantation on growth rate, ovarian growth, sex steroid levels and vitellogenin proxies in previtellogenic sturgeon Huso huso. Animal Reproduction Science, 157, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2014.12.010
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Damsteegt, E. L., Falahatimarvast, A., McCormick, S. P. A., & Lokman, P. M. (2015). Triacylglyceride physiology in the short-finned eel, Anguilla australis: Changes throughout early oogenesis. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology, 308(11), R935-R944. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00436.2014
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Kohn, Y. Y., Symonds, J. E., Kleffmann, T., Nakagawa, S., Lagisz, M., & Lokman, P. M. (2015). Proteomic analysis of early-stage embryos: Implications for egg quality in hapuku (Polyprion oxygeneios). Fish Physiology & Biochemistry, 41(6), 1403-1417. doi: 10.1007/s10695-015-0095-0
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Lokman, P. M., Wylie, M. J., Downes, M., Di Biase, A., & Damsteegt, E. L. (2015). Artificial induction of maturation in female silver eels, Anguilla australis: The benefits of androgen pre-treatment. Aquaculture, 437, 1111-1119. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2014.11.026
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Senior, A. M., Lokman, M. P., Closs, G. P., & Nakagawa, S. (2015). Ecological and evolutionary applications for environmental sex reversal of fish. Quarterly Review of Biology, 90(1), 23-44. doi: 10.1086/679762
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Zadmajid, V., Falahatimarvast, A., Damsteegt, E. L., Setiawan, A. N., Ozaki, Y., Shoae, A., & Lokman, P. M. (2015). Effects of 11-ketotestosterone and temperature on inhibin subunit mRNA levels in the ovary of the shortfinned eel, Anguilla australis. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part B, 187, 14-21. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2015.04.012
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Akbaripasand, A., Ramezani, J., Lokman, P. M., & Closs, G. P. (2014). Can drifting invertebrates meet the energy requirements of drift-feeding fish? A Case Study on Galaxias fasciatus. Freshwater Science, 33(3), 904-914. doi: 10.1086/676957
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Akbaripasand, A., Ramezani, J., Lokman, P. M., & Closs, G. P. (2014). Does social status within a dominance hierarchy mediate individual growth, residency and relocation? Oecologia, 176(3), 771-779. doi: 10.1007/s00442-014-3038-z
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Damsteegt, E. L., Mizuta, H., Ozaki, Y., Hiramatsu, N., Todo, T., Hara, A., … Lokman, P. M. (2014). Development and partial characterisation of an antiserum against apolipoprotein B of the short-finned eel, Anguilla australis. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 184(5), 589-599. doi: 10.1007/s00360-014-0821-4
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Johnson, S. L., Villarroel, M., Rosengrave, P., Carne, A., Kleffmann, T., Lokman, P. M., & Gemmell, N. J. (2014). Proteomic analysis of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) ovarian fluid. PLoS ONE, 9(8), e104155. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104155
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Lokman, P. M., & Symonds, J. E. (2014). Molecular and biochemical tricks of the research trade: -omics approaches in finfish aquaculture. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 48(3), 492-505. doi: 10.1080/00288330.2014.928333
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Ghosh, R., Lokman, P. M., Lamare, M. D., Metcalf, V. J., Burritt, D. J., Davison, W., & Hageman, K. J. (2013). Changes in physiological responses of an Antarctic fish, the emerald rock cod (Trematomus bernacchii), following exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Aquatic Toxicology, 128-129, 91-100. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.11.019
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Kohn, Y. Y., Lokman, P. M., Kilimnik, A., & Symonds, J. E. (2013). Sex identification in captive hapuku (Polyprion oxygeneios) using ultrasound imagery and plasma levels of vitellogenin and sex steroids. Aquaculture, 384-387, 87-93. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.12.020
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Kohn, Y. Y., Symonds, J. E., & Lokman, P. M. (2013). The effects of 11-ketotestosterone on ovarian physiology of previtellogenic captive hapuku (Polyprion oxygeneios). Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part A, 166(3), 496-502. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.07.032
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Reid, P. M., Divers, S. L., Zadmajid, V., Alqaisi, K. M., & Lokman, P. M. (2013). Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein transcript abundance in the eel, Anguilla australis: Changes during the induced reproductive cycle and effects of follicle-stimulating hormone during previtellogenesis. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 138, 464-470. doi: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2013.02.003
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Wylie, M. J., Forbes, E. L., & Lokman, P. M. (2013). Ovarian biopsy: A non-terminal method to determine reproductive status in giant kokopu, Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin 1789). New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 61(5), 292-296. doi: 10.1080/00480169.2012.740657
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Falahatimarvast, A., Poorbagher, H., & Lokman, P. M. (2012). The reproductive biology of Pomadasys kaakan (Osteichthyes: Haemulidae) in the northern Persian Gulf. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 53(1), 25-34.
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Setiawan, A. N., Ozaki, Y., Shoae, A., Kazeto, Y., & Lokman, P. M. (2012). Androgen-specific regulation of FSH signalling in the previtellogenic ovary and pituitary of the New Zealand shortfinned eel, Anguilla australis. General & Comparative Endocrinology, 176(2), 132-143. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.12.041
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Setiawan, A. N., Wylie, M. J., Forbes, E. L., & Lokman, P. M. (2012). The effects of 11-ketotestosterone on occupation of downstream location and seawater in the New Zealand shortfinned eel, Anguilla australis. Zoological Science, 29(1), 1-5. doi: 10.2108/zsj.29.1
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Akbaripasand, A., Nichol, E. C., Lokman, P. M., & Closs, G. P. (2011). Microhabitat use of a native New Zealand galaxiid fish, Galaxias fasciatus. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 45(1), 135-144. doi: 10.1080/00288330.2010.544044
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Endo, T., Todo, T., Lokman, P. M., Kudo, H., Ijiri, S., Adachi, S., & Yamauchi, K. (2011). Androgens and very low density lipoprotein are essential for the growth of previtellogenic oocytes from Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, in vitro. Biology of Reproduction, 84(4), 816-825. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.087163
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Nafisi Bahabadi, M., Shoae, A., & Lokman, P. M. (2011). Effects of storage time, sex steroids and media composition on egg viability of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquaculture, 315(3-4), 306-311. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.02.026
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Cahill, P. L., Hurd, C. L., & Lokman, M. (2010). Keeping the water clean: Seaweed biofiltration outperforms traditional bacterial biofilms in recirculating aquaculture. Aquaculture, 306, 153-159. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.05.032
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Divers, S. L., McQuillan, H. J., Matsubara, H., Todo, T., & Lokman, P. M. (2010). Effects of reproductive stage and 11-ketotestosterone on LPL mRNA levels in the ovary of the shortfinned eel. Journal of Lipid Research, 51, 3250-3258. doi: 10.1194/jlr.M009027
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Forbes, E. L., Preston, C. D., & Lokman, P. M. (2010). Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and the egg size versus egg number trade off: Effects of ration size on fecundity are not mediated by orthologues of the Fec gene. Reproduction, Fertility & Development, 22(6), 1015-1021. doi: 10.1071/RD09257
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Lokman, P. M., Kazeto, Y., Ozaki, Y., Ijiri, S., Tosaka, R., Kohara, M., … Divers, S. L., … Adachi, S. (2010). Effects of reproductive stage, GH, and 11-ketotestosterone on expression of growth differentiation factor-9 in the ovary of the eel, Anguilla australis. Reproduction, 139(1), 71-83. doi: 10.1530/REP-08-0454
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Setiawan, A. N., & Lokman, P. M. (2010). The use of reference gene selection programs to study the silvering transformation in a freshwater eel Anguilla australis: A cautionary tale. BMC Molecular Biology, 11, 75. doi: 10.1186/1471-2199-11-75
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Tosaka, R., Todo, T., Kazeto, Y., Lokman, P. M., Ijiri, S., Adachi, S., & Yamauchi, K. (2010). Expression of androgen receptor mRNA in the ovary of Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, during artificially induced ovarian development. General & Comparative Endocrinology, 168, 424-430. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.05.005
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Kristensen, P. B., Closs, G. P., Lokman, P. M., & Grønkjær, P. (2008). Otolith formation, microstructure and daily increment validation in juvenile perch Perca fluviatilis. Journal of Fish Biology, 73(6), 1478-1483. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02019.x
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Lokman, P. M., George, K. A. N., Divers, S. L., Algie, M., & Young, G. (2007). 11-Ketotestosterone and IGF-I increase the size of previtellogenic oocytes from shortfinned eel, Anguilla australis, in vitro. Reproduction, 133, 955-967.
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Setiawan, A. N., Davis, L. S., Darby, J. T., Lokman, P. M., Young, G., Blackberry, M. A., … Martin, G. B. (2007). Effects of artificial social stimuli on the reproductive schedule and hormone levels of yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes). Hormones & Behavior, 51, 46-53.
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Wright, K. A., Woods, C. M. C., Gray, B. E., & Lokman, P. M. (2007). Recovery from acute, chronic and transport stress in the pot-bellied seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis. Journal of Fish Biology, 70, 1447-1457.
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Hammond, K. S., Hollows, J. W., Townsend, C. R., & Lokman, P. M. (2006). Effects of temperature and water calcium concentration on growth, survival and moulting of freshwater crayfish, Paranephrops zealandicus. Aquaculture, 251, 271-279.
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Harwood, N. J., & Lokman, P. M. (2006). Fecundity of banded wrasse (Notolabrus fucicola) from Otago, Southern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 40(3), 467-476. doi: 10.1080/00288330.2006.9517436
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Searle, T., Roberts, R. D., & Lokman, P. M. (2006). Effects of temperature on growth of juvenile blackfoot abalone, Haliotis iris Gmelin. Aquaculture Research, 37, 1441-1449.
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Setiawan, A. N., Davis, L. S., Darby, J. T., Lokman, P. M., Young, G., Blackberry, M. A., … Martin, G. B. (2006). Hormonal correlates of parental behavior in yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes). Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part A, 145, 357-362.
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Young, G., Kusakabe, M., Nakamura, I., Lokman, P. M., & Goetz, F. W. (2005). Gonadal steroidogenesis in teleost fish. In P. Melamed & N. Sherwood (Eds.), Molecular aspects of fish and marine biology (vol. 4): Hormones and their receptors in fish reproduction. (pp. 155-223). Singapore: World Scientific.
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Matsubara, H., Lokman, P. M., Kazeto, Y., Adachi, S., & Yamauchi, K. (2005). Serum steroid profiles in artificially maturing female Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica. Aquaculture, 243, 393-402.
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Arai, T., Kotake, A., Lokman, P. M., Miller, M. J., & Tsukamoto, K. (2004). Evidence of different habitat use by New Zealand freshwater eels Anguilla australis and A. dieffenbachii, as revealed by otolith microchemistry. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 266, 213-225.
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Poortenaar, C. W., Woods, C. M. C., James, P. J., Giambartolomei, F. M., & Lokman, P. M. (2004). Reproductive biology of female big-bellied seahorses. Journal of Fish Biology, 64, 717-725.
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Lokman, P. M., Rohr, D. H., Davie, P. S., & Young, G. (2003). The physiology of silvering in anguillid eels: Androgens and control of metamorphosis from the yellow to silver stage. In K. Aida, K. Tsukamoto & K. Yamauchi (Eds.), Eel biology. (pp. 331-349). Tokyo: Springer.
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Arai, T., Kotake, A., Lokman, P. M., & Tsukamoto, K. (2003). Migratory history and habitat use by New Zealand freshwater eels Anguilla dieffenbachii and A. australis, as revealed by otolith microchemistry. Ichthyological Research, 50, 190-194.
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Ijiri, S., Kazeto, Y., Lokman, P. M., Adachi, S., & Yamauchi, K. (2003). Characterization of a cDNA encoding P-450 aromatase (CYP19) from Japanese eel ovary and its expression in ovarian follicles during induced ovarian development. General & Comparative Endocrinology, 130, 193-203.
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Lokman, P. M., George, K. A. N., & Young, G. (2003). Effects of steroid and peptide hormones on in vitro growth of previtellogenic oocytes from eel, Anguilla australis. Fish Physiology & Biochemistry, 28, 283-285.
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Lokman, P. M., Kazeto, Y., Ijiri, S., Young, G., Miura, T., Adachi, S., & Yamauchi, K. (2003). Ovarian mitochondrial cytochrome b mRNA levels increase with sexual maturity in freshwater eels (Anguilla spp.). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 173, 11-19.
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Matsubara, M., Lokman, P. M., Senaha, A., Kazeto, Y., Ijiri, S., Kambegawa, A., … Yamauchi, K. (2003). Synthesis and possible function of 11-ketotestosterone during oogenesis in eel (Anguilla spp.). Fish Physiology & Biochemistry, 28, 353-354.
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McQuillan, H. J., Lokman, P. M., & Young, G. (2003). Effects of sex steroids, sex, and sexual maturity on cortisol production: An in vitro comparison of chinook salmon and rainbow trout interrenals. General & Comparative Endocrinology, 133, 154-163.
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Saito, K., Lokman, P. M., Young, G., Ozaki, Y., Matsubara, H., Okumura, H., … Yamauchi, K. (2003). Follicle-stimulating hormone β, luteinizing hormone β and glycoprotein hormone α subunit mRNA levels in artificially maturing Japanese eel Anguilla japonica and naturally maturing New Zealand longfinned eel Anguilla dieffenbachii. Fisheries Science, 69, 146-153.
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Kusakabe, M., Kobayashi, T., Todo, T., Lokman, M., Nagahama, Y., & Young, G. (2002). Molecular cloning and expression during spermatogenesis of a cDNA encoding testicular 11β-hydroxylase (P45011β) in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Molecular Reproduction & Development, 62, 456-469.
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Lokman, P. M., Harris, B., Kusakabe, M., Kime, D. E., Schulz, R. W., Adachi, S., & Young, G. (2002). 11-oxygenated androgens in female teleosts: Prevalence, abundance, and life history implications. General & Comparative Endocrinology, 129, 1-12.
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