An overview of 30 years of international research in some selected fields of the reproductive physiology of fish
Résumé
The main scientific fields involved in the 8th International Symposium on the Reproductive Physiology of Fish (ISRPF) are defined and placed within the context of the socio-economic evolution since the first ISRPF, 30 years ago. Some important scientific advances during that period are mentioned in selected fields: gonadotropins and gonadotropin releasing hormones (GnRH) as key regulators of reproductive function; and puberty as an example of a reproductive trait dependant on specific reproductive strategies, exhibiting various reproductive tactics and regulated by a cascade of endocrine, paracrine and autocrine factors. Some examples of economically relevant applications of RPF knowledge are recalled.