Pubbl/distr/stampa	[Madison] : The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Limnology, 1997
Descrizione fisica	1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM
Disciplina	597
Altri autori (Persone)	University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
Altri autori (Enti)	University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Limnologyauthor
Soggetto topico	Fishes - Physiology
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	und
Record Nr.	UNISALENTO-991003613589707536

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2002
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (430 p.)
Disciplina	597 639.22
Altri autori (Persone)	HartPaul J. B ReynoldsJohn Douglas <1959->
Collana	Handbook of fish biology and fisheries
Soggetto topico	Fishes Fishing
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	9786610291915 0-470-69380-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 BANISHING IGNORANCE:UNDERPINNING FISHERIES WITH BASIC BIOLOGY; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Global .sheries; 1.3 The quest for knowledge; 1.4 Part 1:Biodiversity; 1.5 Part 2:Production and population structure; 1.6 Part 3:Fish as predators and prey; 1.7 Part 4:Fish in ecosystems; 1.8 Ignorance banished?; 1.9 Conclusions; Part 1:Biodiversity; 2 PHYLOGENY AND SYSTEMATICS OF FISHES; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Phylogenetic methods and classi .cation; 2.3 Fish diversity and phylogeny; 2.4 Conclusions 3 HISTORICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY OF FISHES3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Concepts and methods; 3.3 Distribution,faunal composition and historical biogeography by region; 3.4 Conclusions; Part 2:Production and Population Structure; 4 THE PHYSIOLOGY OF LIVING IN WATER; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Buoyancy,or coping with pressure; 4.3 Swimming; 4.4 Osmoregulatory problems in fresh and salt water; 4.5 Respiration and special adaptations for living in low oxygen.; 4.6 Digestion and absorption; 4.7 Bioluminescence; 4.8 Conclusions; 5 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND RATES OF DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH; 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Terminology of life-history stages5.3 Development and growth during early life history; 5.4 Growth models and equations; 5.5 Age determination,back-calculation and validation techniques; 5.6 Length -weight relationships and indices of condition and growth; 5.7 Energy budget and bioenergetics:energy partitioning and storage; 5.8 Growth at different latitudes:models of growth compensation; 5.9 Estimating food consumption; 5.10 Conclusions; 6 RECRUITMENT:UNDERSTANDING DENSITY-DEPENDENCE IN FISH POPULATIONS; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The link between spawner abundance and subsequent recruitment 6.3 Generalities through meta-analysis6.4 Carrying capacity; 6.5 Variability in recruitment; 6.6 At what life-history stage does density-dependent mortality occur?; 6.7 Estimating density-dependent mortality from long-term surveys; 6.8 Pelagic egg,larval and juvenile stages; 6.9 Future research; 6.10 Conclusions; 7 LIFE HISTORIES OF FISH; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 In .uence of survival and growth rate on age,size and reproductive effort at maturity; 7.3 Offspring size and number strategies; 7.4 Alternative life-history strategies; 7.5 Effects of .shing on life history; 7.6 Conclusions 8 MIGRATION8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Exploitation and ecology; 8.3 Fish migrations; 8.4 Migratory mechanisms; 8.5 Techniques; 8.6 Distribution and genetics; 8.7 Fishery applications; 8.8 Conclusions; 9 GENETICS OF FISH POPULATIONS; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Genetic tools; 9.3 Statistical tools; 9.4 Specimen and species identi .cation; 9.5 Fish population genetics; 9.6 Genetics of sex determination in .sh; 9.7 Conclusions; 10 BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION IN FISH; 10.1 General introduction; 10.2 Introduction to breeding systems; 10.3 Parental care; 10.4 Sexual selection; 10.5 Mating patterns 10.6 Reproductive behaviour and life histories
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910146741803321

Autore	Brown Culum
Edizione	[2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, : Wiley, 2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (474 p.)
Disciplina	597 597.1513
Altri autori (Persone)	LalandKevin KrauseJens
Collana	Fish and Aquatic Resources
Soggetto topico	Cognition in animals Fishes - Behavior Fishes -- Behavior Fishes - Psychology Fishes -- Psychology Mental Processes Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Vertebrates Chordata Psychiatry and Psychology Psychological Phenomena and Processes Animals Eukaryota Organisms Fishes Behavior Cognition Zoology Health & Biological Sciences
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-283-17819-2 9786613178190 1-4443-4253-3 1-4443-4250-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Fish Cognition and Behavior; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Series Foreword; List of Contributors; 1 Fish Cognition and Behaviour; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Contents of this book; References; 2 Learning of Foraging Skills by Fish; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Some factors affecting the learning process; 2.2.1 Reinforcement; 2.2.2 Drive; 2.2.3 Stimulus attractiveness; 2.2.4 Exploration and sampling; 2.2.5 Attention and simple association; 2.2.6 Cognition; 2.2.7 Memory systems and skill transfer; 2.3 Patch use and probability matching; 2.4 Performance; 2.5 Tracking environmental variation 2.6 Competition2.7 Learning and fish feeding: some applications; 2.8 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 3 Learned Defences and Counterdefences in Predator-Prey Interactions; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The predator-prey sequence; 3.2.1 Encounter; 3.2.1.1 Avoiding dangerous habitats; 3.2.1.2 Changing activity patterns; 3.2.2 Detection; 3.2.2.1 Crypsis; 3.2.2.2 Sensory perception; 3.2.3 Recognition; 3.2.3.1 Associative learning; 3.2.3.2 Learning specificity; 3.2.3.3 Search images; 3.2.3.4 Aposematism and mimicry; 3.2.4 Approach; 3.2.4.1 Pursuit deterrence 3.2.4.2 Gaining information about the predator3.2.4.3 Social learning; 3.2.4.4 Habituation; 3.2.5 Evasion; 3.2.5.1 Reactive distance and escape speed and trajectory; 3.2.5.2 Survival benefits/capture success; 3.3 Summary and discussion; Acknowledgements; References; 4 Learning about Danger: Chemical Alarm Cues and Threat-Sensitive Assessment of Predation Risk by Fishes; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Chemosensory cues as sources of information; 4.2.1 Learning, innate responses and neophobia; 4.2.2 Learned predator recognition through conditioning with alarm cues 4.3 Variable predation risk and flexible learning4.3.1 Assessing risk in time; 4.3.2 Sensory complementation and threat-sensitive learning; 4.4 Generalisation of risk; 4.4.1 Generalising of predator cues; 4.4.2 Generalisation of non-predator cues; 4.5 Predator recognition continuum hypothesis; 4.5.1 Ecological selection for innate versus learned recognition of predators; 4.5.2 Ecological selection for generalised learning; 4.6 Retention: the forgotten component of learning; 4.7 Conservation, management and learning; 4.7.1 Conditioning predator recognition skills 4.7.2 Anthropogenic constraints4.7.3 Field-based studies; 4.8 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 5 Learning and Mate Choice; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Sexual imprinting; 5.2.1 Does sexual imprinting promote sympatric speciation in fishes?; 5.3 Learning after reaching maturity; 5.4 Eavesdropping; 5.4.1 Eavesdropping and mate choice; 5.4.2 Benefits of eavesdropping; 5.4.3 The audience effect; 5.5 Mate-choice copying; 5.5.1 Mate-choice copying - first experimental evidence and consequence; 5.5.2 Mate-choice copying - evidence from the wild 5.5.3 Mate-choice copying when living in sympatry or allopatry
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910139631003321

Autore	Noga, Edward J.
Edizione	[2. ed]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Ames (IA), : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
Descrizione fisica	XV, 519 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Disciplina	597
Soggetto non controllato	Diagnosi e trattamento delle malattie dei pesci
ISBN	9780813806976
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910776295903321