1. preface

   Preface Pages: 1 - 1

2. Gene mapping in fishes: a means to an end

   • R.G. Danzmann
   • K. Gharbi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 23

3. Combining the analyses of introgressive hybridisation and linkage mapping to investigate the genetic architecture of population divergence in the lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis, Mitchill)

   • S.M. Rogers
   • D. Campbell
   • L. Bernatchez

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 41

4. Genetic mapping of Y-chromosomal DNA markers in Pacific salmon

   • R.H. Devlin
   • C.A. Biagi
   • D.E. Smailus

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 58

5. Microsatellite-centromere mapping in the loach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

   • K. Morishima
   • I. Nakayama
   • K. Arai

   OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 69

6. Gene-centromere mapping of medaka sex chromosomes using triploid hybrids between Oryzias latipes and O. luzonensis

   • T. Sato
   • S. Yokomizo
   • M. Sakaizumi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 75

7. Improved fish lymphocyte culture for chromosome preparation

   • A. Fujiwara
   • C. Nishida-Umehara
   • S. Abe

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 89

8. Morphologically differentiated sex chromosomes in neotropical freshwater fish

   • L.F. de Almeida Toledo
   • F. Foresti

   OriginalPaper Pages: 91 - 100

9. Variability of genetic sex determination in poeciliid fishes

   • J.-N. Volff
   • M. Schartl

   OriginalPaper Pages: 101 - 110

10. Sex identification by male-specific growth hormone pseudogene (GH-Ψ) in Oncorhynchus masou complex and a related hybrid

    • Q. Zhang
    • I. Nakayama
    • R.H. Devlin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 118

11. Chromosome painting supports lack of homology among sex chromosomes in Oncorhynchus, Salmo, and Salvelinus (Salmonidae)

    • R. B. Phillips
    • N. R. Konkol
    • J. D. Stein

    OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 123

12. Characterization of sex chromosomes in rainbow trout and coho salmon using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)

    • P. Iturra
    • N. Lam
    • J.F. Medrano

    OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 131

13. Heteromorphic sex chromosomes of lizardfish (Synodontidae): focus on the ZZ-ZW₁W₂ system in Trachinocephalus myops

    • K. Ueno
    • K. Ota
    • T. Kobayashi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 142

14. Identification of putative sex chromosomes in the blue tilapia, Oreochromis aureus, through synaptonemal complex and FISH analysis

    • R. Campos-Ramos
    • S.C. Harvey
    • D.J. Penman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 153

15. Genetic manipulations in aquaculture: a review of stock improvement by classical and modern technologies

    • G. Hulata

    OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 173

16. Induction of triploidy and gynogenesis in teleost fish with emphasis on marine species

    • A. Felip
    • S. Zanuy
    • F. Piferrer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 195

17. Ocean migration and recaptures of tagged, triploid, mixed-sex and all-female Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) released from rivers in Ireland

    • N. P. Wilkins
    • D. Cotter
    • N. O'Maoiléidigh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 197 - 212

18. Green fluorescent protein (GFP) transgenic fish and their applications

    • Z. Gong
    • B. Ju
    • H. Wan

    OriginalPaper Pages: 213 - 225

19. Germ-line chimera by lower-part blastoderm transplantation between diploid goldfish and triploid crucian carp

    • E. Yamaha
    • M. Kazama-Wakabayashi
    • K. Arai

    OriginalPaper Pages: 227 - 236

20. Geographic heterogeneity in natural selection on an MHC locus in sockeye salmon

    • K.M. Miller
    • K.H. Kaukinen
    • R.E. Withler

    OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 257

21. Use of a genetic marker to examine genetic interaction among subpopulations of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)

    • A.J. Gharrett
    • S. Lane
    • S.G. Taylor

    OriginalPaper Pages: 259 - 267

22. Microsatellite analyses of the trout of northwest Mexico)

    • J.L. Nielsen
    • G.K. Sage

    OriginalPaper Pages: 269 - 278

23. Genetics of the guppy as a model for experiment in aquaculture

    • M. Nakajima
    • N. Taniguchi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 279 - 289

24. Selective recovery of founder genetic diversity in aquacultural broodstocks and captive, endangered fish populations

    • R.M. Doyle
    • R. Perez-Enriquez
    • N. Taniguchi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 291 - 304

25. A modified stepping-stone model of population structure in red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus (Sciaenidae), from the northern Gulf of Mexico

    • J.R. Gold
    • C.P. Burridge
    • T.F. Turner

    OriginalPaper Pages: 305 - 317

26. Highly repetitive DNA families restricted to germ cells in a Japanese hagfish (Eptatretus burgeri): a hierarchical and mosaic structure in eliminated chromosomes

    • S. Kubota
    • J.-i. Takano
    • S.-i. Kohno

    OriginalPaper Pages: 319 - 328

27. Selachian cytogenetics: a review

    • V. Stingo
    • L. Rocco

    OriginalPaper Pages: 329 - 347

28. The phylogenetic placement of Chondrichthyes: inferences from analysis of multiple genes and implications for comparative studies

    • A. Martin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 349 - 357

29. Sturgeon genetics and cytogenetics: recent advancements and perspectives

    • F. Fontana
    • J. Tagliavini
    • L. Congiu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 359 - 373

30. Evolution in action through hybridisation and polyploidy in an Iberian freshwater fish: a genetic review

    • M.J. Alves
    • M.M. Coelho
    • M.J. Collares-Pereira

    OriginalPaper Pages: 375 - 385

31. Comparative chromosomal studies on two minnow fish, Phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Eupallasella perenurus (Pallas, 1814); an associated cytogenetic-taxonomic considerations

    • A. Boroń

    OriginalPaper Pages: 387 - 395

32. Classical and molecular cytogenetics of the zebrafish, Danio rerio (Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes): an overview

    • L. Sola
    • E. Gornung

    OriginalPaper Pages: 397 - 412

33. Extensive polymorphism and chromosomal characteristics of ribosomal DNA in a loach fish, Cobitis vardarensis (Ostariophysi, Cobitidae) detected by different banding techniques and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)

    • M. Rábová
    • P. Ráb
    • C. Ozouf-Costaz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 413 - 422

34. Flexibility on the karyotype evolution in bitterlings (Pisces, Cyprinidae)

    • T. Ueda
    • H. Naoi
    • R. Arai

    OriginalPaper Pages: 423 - 432

35. Cytogenetic and molecular analysis of the pufferfish Tetraodon fluviatilis (Osteichthyes)

    • M. Mandrioli
    • G.C. Manicardi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 433 - 438

36. Two 5S rDNA arrays in Neotropical fish species: is it a general rule for fishes?

    • C. Martins
    • P.M. Galetti Jr.

    OriginalPaper Pages: 439 - 446

37. Authors index

    Authors Index Pages: 447 - 448

38. Instructions for Authors

    • R. C. Woodruff
    • P. Capy

    Instructions for Authors Pages: 449 - 452