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Sturgeon biodiversity and conservation

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Vadim J. Birstein
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  2. John R. Waldman
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  3. William E. Bemis
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Part of the book series: Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes (DEBF, volume 17)

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-8
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  2. Prelude to sturgeon biodiversity and conservation

    • Eugene K. Balon, Paul Vecsei
    Pages 9-12

  3. Sturgeon biodiversity and conservation: An introduction

    • William E. Bemis, Vadim J. Birstein, John R. Waldman
    Pages 13-14

  4. Leo Semenovich Berg and the biology of Acipenseriformes: A dedication

    • Vadim J. Birstein, William E. Bemis
    Pages 15-22

  5. Diversity and evolution of sturgeons and paddlefishes

    1. An overview of Acipenseriformes

      • William E. Bemis, Eric K. Findeis, Lance Grande
      Pages 25-71

    2. Osteology and phylogenetic interrelationships of sturgeons (Acipenseridae)

      • Eric K. Findeis
      Pages 73-126

    3. Phylogeny of the Acipenseriformes: Cytogenetic and molecular approaches

      • Vadim J. Birstein, Robert Hanner, Rob DeSalle
      Pages 127-155

    4. How many species are there within the genus Acipenser?

      • Vadim J. Birstein, William E. Bemis
      Pages 157-163

  6. Biology and status reports on sturgeons and paddlefishes

    1. Sturgeon rivers: An introduction to acipenseriform biogeography and life history

      • William E. Bemis, Boyd Kynard
      Pages 167-183

    2. Past and current status of sturgeons in the upper and middle Danube River

      • Karol Hensel, Juraj Holcík
      Pages 185-200

    3. Endangered migratory sturgeons of the lower Danube River and its delta

      • Nicolae Bacalbasa-Dobrovici
      Pages 201-207

    4. Present status of commercial stocks of sturgeons in the Caspian Sea basin

      • Raissa P. Khodorevskaya, Galina F. Dovgopol, Olga L. Zhuravleva, Anatolii D. Vlasenko
      Pages 209-219

    5. Species structure, contemporary distribution and status of the Siberian sturgeon, Acipenser baerii

      • Georgii I. Ruban
      Pages 221-230

    6. Endemic sturgeons of the Amur River: Kaluga, Huso dauricus, and Amur sturgeon, Acipenser schrenckii

      • Mikhail L. Krykhtin, Victor G. Svirskii
      Pages 231-239

    7. Biology, fisheries, and conservation of sturgeons and paddlefish in China

      • Qiwei Wei, Fu'en Ke, Jueming Zhang, Ping Zhuang, Junde Luo, Rueqiong Zhou et al.
      Pages 241-255

    8. Biology and life history of Dabry’s sturgeon, Acipenser dabryanus, in the Yangtze River

      • Ping Zhuang, Fu'en Ke, Qiwei Wei, Xuefu He, Yuji Cen
      Pages 257-264

    9. Observations on the reproductive cycle of cultured white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus

      • Serge I. Doroshov, Gary P. Moberg, Joel P. Van Eenennaam
      Pages 265-278

    10. Contemporary status of the North American paddlefish, Polyodon spathula

      • Kim Graham
      Pages 279-289

    11. Life history and status of the shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus

      • Kent D. Keenlyne
      Pages 291-298

    12. The status and distribution of lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec: A genetic perspective

      • Moira M. Ferguson, George A. Duckworth
      Pages 299-309
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