Elevated cortisol may trigger sex change in fish

11 Jul 2019


An increase in stress and cortisol levels, as a result of absence of a dominant male, is suggested as the trigger for female sex-switching in the bluehead wrasse, according to a study published in Science Advances.

ABC


Related Topics

Adrenal Diabetes Metabolism Obesity Cardiovascular Bone Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Endocrine-Related Cancer Neuroendocrinology Reproduction Steroid and Steroidogenesis Thyroid

Share this story