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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299420803321

Titolo

Biology and Culture of Percid Fishes : Principles and Practices / / edited by Patrick Kestemont, Konrad Dabrowski, Robert C. Summerfelt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

94-017-7227-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (897 p.)

Disciplina

333.7

Soggetti

Marine sciences

Freshwater

Wildlife

Fish

Aquatic ecology 

Marine & Freshwater Sciences

Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management

Freshwater & Marine 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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Section I: Systematics, Ecology and Evolution of percids -- Section II: Reproductive biology -- Section III: Early life stages: development, metabolism and husbandry -- Section IV: Juvenile and grow-out stages: growth, metabolism, behavior and husbandry -- Section V: Nutrition, feeds and feeding practices -- Section VI: Genetic improvement and domestication -- Section VII: Stress, immunology, diseases and health management -- Section VIII: Commercial production, quality, marketing and economics.

Sommario/riassunto

This extensive work focuses on an important group of temperate freshwater fish, approaching the topic from the perspectives of both biology and aquaculture. It compiles the latest research on fish belonging to the Percidae family and describes in detail all biological aspects relevant to the culture of different species, including ecology, reproductive physiology, feeding and nutrition, genetics, immunology, stress physiology and behavior. It also considers commercial fish



production and fish farming topics, such as protocols for induction of gonad maturation, spawning, incubation and larval rearing. Expert contributors not only provide a critical peer review of scientific literature but also original research data, and identify effective practical techniques. The book features chapters on systematics, ecology and evolution, on development, metabolism and husbandry of early life stages and on growth, metabolism, behavior and husbandry of juvenile and grow-out stages. Furthermore, the authors consider genetic improvement and domestication, as well as diseases and health management, crucial to the readers' understanding of these fish and how they can be cultured. Both researchers of percid fish biology and aquaculture professionals who are considering intensive and pond culture of percid fishes will value this timely and comprehensive handbook.