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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298294403321

Titolo

Lampreys: Biology, Conservation and Control : Volume 1 / / edited by Margaret F. Docker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

94-017-9306-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (451 p.)

Collana

Fish & Fisheries Series ; ; 37

Disciplina

597.2

Soggetti

Wildlife

Fishes

Vertebrates

Conservation biology

Ecology

Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management

Conservation Biology/Ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction: A Surfeit of Lampreys -- 2. The Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Distribution of Lampreys -- 3. The Ecology of Larval and Metamorphosing Lampreys -- 4. Lamprey Metamorphosis -- 5. Lamprey Spawning Migration -- 6. Reproductive Ecology of Lamprey -- 7. The Reproductive Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis in Lampreys -- 8. Conservation of Native Lampreys.

Sommario/riassunto

The book provides the most comprehensive review of lamprey biology since Hardisty and Potter’s five-volume “The Biology of Lampreys” published more than 30 years ago. Published in two volumes, it includes contributions from international lamprey experts, reviewing and providing new insights into the evolution, general biology, and management of lampreys worldwide.  This first volume offers up-to-date chapters on the systematics, general biology, conservation status, and conservation needs of lampreys.  It will serve as an important reference for researchers working on any aspect of lamprey biology and fishery managers whose mandate is to control or conserve lamprey



populations.