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UNINA9910830301203321 |
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Autore |
Spotte Stephen |
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Tarpons : biology, ecology, fisheries / / Stephen Spotte |
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Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-119-18570-X |
1-119-18550-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (347 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Symbols and abbreviations; Chapter 1 Development; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The tarpon leptocephalus; 1.3 Staging tarpon ontogeny; 1.4 Development of Atlantic tarpons; Stage 1 - Growing leptocephalus; Stage 2 - Shrinking leptocephalus; Stage 3 - Fry; Stage 4 - Juvenile; Stage 5 - Adult Atlantic tarpon; 1.5 Development of Pacific tarpons; Stage 1 - Growing leptocephalus; Stage 2 - Shrinking leptocephalus; Stage 3 - Fry; Stage 4 - Juvenile; Stage 5 - Adult Pacific tarpon; 1.6 Leptocephalus physiology; Chapter 2 Growth |
2.1 Introduction2.2 The cube law; 2.3 Sexually dimorphic growth; 2.4 Condition; 2.5 Growth rate; 2.6 Modeling growth; 2.7 Tarpon larvae; Chapter 3 Spawning; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Fecundity and early survival; 3.3 Where tarpons spawn; 3.4 When tarpons spawn; 3.5 Size and age at maturity - Atlantic tarpons; 3.6 Size and age at maturity - Pacific tarpons; Chapter 4 Recruitment; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Life in the plankton; 4.3 Inshore migration; 4.4 Offshore migration; 4.5 Mechanisms of recruitment; 4.6 Factors affecting recruitment; Chapter 5 Breathing and respiration; 5.1 Introduction |
5.2 Water-breathing 5.3 Air-breathing ; 5.4 Cardiovascular function; 5.5 Hypoxia; 5.6 Hypercapnia; 5.7 Air-breathing as social behavior ; Chapter 6 Osmo- and ionoregulation ; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Osmo- and |
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