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Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Fishes (ichthyology)
This is the ninth volume of ten in the The Natural History of the
Crustacea Series. The chapters in this volume synthesize the
diverse topics in fisheries and aquaculture. In the first part of
the book, chapters explore worldwide crustacean fisheries. This
section comes to a conclusion with two chapters on harvested
crustaceans that are usually not within the focus of the mainstream
fisheries research, possibly because they are caught by local
fishing communities in small-scale operations and sold locally as
subsistence activity. In the second part of the book, the authors
explore the variety of cultured crustacean species, like shrimps,
prawns, lobsters, and crabs. Chapters in the third part of the
volume focus on important challenges and opportunities, including
diseases and parasitism, the use of crustacean as bioindicators,
and their role in biotechnology.
The Sparidae, commonly known as breams and porgies, is a family of
fishes of the order Perciformes, and includes about 115 species of
mainly marine coastal fish of high economic value, exploited and
farmed for human consumption, as well as for recreational purposes.
This landmark publication brings together a huge wealth of
information on the biology and culture of gilthead sea bream and
other Sparidae species. Commencing with an overview of the current
status of aquaculture of Sparidae, the book continues with
comprehensive coverage of the family's phylogeny, evolution and
taxonomy, stress and welfare issues, and reproduction and
broodstock management. Further chapters include coverage of early
development and metabolism, production systems, nutrition, quality,
and health management. A final cutting-edge chapter looks at
genomic-proteomic research in Sparidae and its application to
genetic improvement. With contributions from Europe, the Middle
East, Asia, Australasia and North America, carefully drawn together
and edited by Professor M. Pavlidis and Dr C. C. Mylonas,
themselves well known for their work in this area, Sparidae is an
essential purchase for anyone working with this important family of
fishes. Fish biologists, fish farmers, aquaculture researchers, and
fisheries managers will all find much of great use and interest
within this book's covers. All universities and research
establishments where biological sciences, aquaculture and fisheries
science are studied and taught should have copies of this excellent
book on their shelves.
Fish Nutrition, Fourth Edition is an up-to-date, authoritative
presentation of all key elements of the nutrition of fish and
crustaceans. As aquaculture is rapidly expanding, more than 200
herbivorous and carnivorous species occupy a diverse range of
ecological niches, and have therefore evolved to utilize a wide
array of food sources. This new edition highlights these
differences and covers the complexity and challenges associated
with fish nutrition, addressing nutrient requirements to produce
high-quality, healthful and sustainable resources, the essential
nutrients for fish species, including proteins and amino acids,
vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids, a feed quality
assessment, and fish pathology. Led by a team of international
experts, this edition provides readers with new information on the
use of high-throughput technologies in fish nutrition research, the
role of feeds on the community structure of the microbiome, and
advances in essential nutrient requirements.
The life cycles of fishes are complex and varied, and knowledge of
the early life stages is important for understanding the biology,
ecology, and evolution of fishes. In "Early Life History of Marine
Fishes", Bruce S. Miller and Arthur W. Kendall Jr., bring together
in a single reference much of the research available and its
application to fishery science - knowledge increasingly important
because, for most fishes, adult populations are determined at the
earliest stages of life. Clear and well written, this book offers
expert guidance on how to collect and analyze larval fish data and
on how this information is interpreted by applied fish biologists
and fisheries managers.
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Fish Biology
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Connor Harper
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