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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253936303321

Titolo

Rotifers : Aquaculture, Ecology, Gerontology, and Ecotoxicology / / edited by Atsushi Hagiwara, Tatsuki Yoshinaga

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

981-10-5635-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 180 p. 27 illus., 12 illus. in color.)

Collana

Fisheries Science Series, , 2522-0470

Disciplina

595.181

Soggetti

Wildlife

Fish

Ecology 

Zoology

Marine sciences

Freshwater

Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management

Ecology

Marine & Freshwater Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Taxonomy 1-1. Current status of morphological classification in aquaculture strains (Kotani, Hagiwara)1-2. Speciation and evolution of Brachionus (Snell, Serra, Fontaneto) Chapter 2 -- Live food 2-1. Mass culture and preservation of Brachionus (Koiso, Kuwata, Hagiwara) 2-2. Enrichment of rotifers and its effect on the growth and survival of fish larvae (Kotani) 2-3. Utility of rotifers on the larval rearing of marine fishes cultivated under various conditions (Sakakura) 2-4.Other potential rotifer species as a live food (Ogata, Kurokura, Hagiwara) Chapter 3 -- Model organism 3-1. Life history evolution in the rotifer (Stelzer) 3-2.Population dynamics in the rotifer (Yoshinaga) 3-3. Aging and lifespan in the rotifer (Kaneko) 3-4. Origin of sex: significance of sexual reproduction (Welch) 3-5. Ecological diagnosis (Suga, Snell) 3-6. Genomics (Suga, Welch, Lee).

Sommario/riassunto

This book highlights the latest advances in rotifer studies in various



fields including aquaculture, ecology, gerontology and ecotoxicology. The genus Brachionus are an indispensable type of zooplankton, having served as an initial live food for marine larval rearing since the 1960s. Their mass culture techniques have been intensively studied, and some essential achievements have been made – regarding high density culture, employment of valuable dietary algae, automated culture systems, and effective production of resting eggs. These have in turn supported stable and efficient aquatic seedling production for numerous important marine fish species including flounder, sea bream, and bluefin tuna. Further, this group is considered to be a suitable model for studying various aspects in ecology. A series of aquaculture and basic science studies have significantly advanced our understanding of the life history evolution. The studies in these two fields are closely linked, and provide readers with comprehensive information on how rotifers are now being employed in biological investigations.