Skeletal Development of Fishes: Using New Technologies to Study Bone Biology
A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 99
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bone biology; fish Skeleton; ontogeny; morphology; anatomy; finfish species
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The skeleton has multiple functions in finfish species, such as protection, locomotion, mineral metabolism, and lipid storage. It undergoes major changes throughout the growth of the fish, especially during its early developmental stages. Additionally, observing the development of the finfish of the early stages, particularly the brevity and transparency of the embryonic and larval stages, has played led to major breakthroughs in bone biology research. Although traditional techniques used in skeletal development (both normal and abnormal) and even skeletal diseases (e.g., osteogenesis imperfecta and osteomalacia) are well established, the use of new technologies remains limited. In this context, the rapid development of next-generation sequencing technologies and bioinformatics could aid significant breakthroughs in research focusing on fish bone biology. Therefore, for this Special Issue of Fishes, we invite authors to submit original research articles and reviews that focus on the field of bone biology for the finfish species, particularly studies that adopt an interdisciplinary approach and examine bone biology from various perspectives within the broader field of fish biology. The ultimate objective is to establish connections between different research areas of bone biology and fill knowledge gaps by providing solutions for all issues in the sector of fish biology, both present and future.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Stefanos Fragkoulis
Dr. Kevin J. Parsons
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bone biology
- fish skeleton
- skeletal development
- skeletal diseases
- anatomy
- histology
- morphology
- finfish species
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