Overview
Written by experts
Richly illustrated in color
Sets directions for policy decisions and future research
A fit fish for a healthy consumer!
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Extreme swimming in the natural environment
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Potential impacts on swimming fish in aquaculture
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Nutrition, energy metabolism and muscle growth in swimming fish
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Nutrition, energy metabolism and muscular growth in swimming fish
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Novel technologies for studying fish swimming and aquaculture applications
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About this book
In light of mounting fishing pressures, increased aquaculture production and a growing concern for fish well-being, improved knowledge on the swimming physiology of fish and its application to fisheries science and aquaculture is needed. This book presents recent investigations into some of the most extreme examples of swimming migrations in salmons, eels and tunas, integrating knowledge on their performance in the laboratory with that in their natural environment. For the first time, the application of swimming in aquaculture is explored by assessing the potential impacts and beneficial effects. The modified nutritional requirements of “athletic” fish are reviewed as well as the effects of exercise on muscle composition and meat quality using state-of-the-art techniques in genomics and proteomics. The last chapters introduce zebrafish as a novel exercise model and present the latest technologies for studying fish swimming and aquaculture applications.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Swimming Physiology of Fish
Book Subtitle: Towards Using Exercise to Farm a Fit Fish in Sustainable Aquaculture
Editors: Arjan P. Palstra, Josep V. Planas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31049-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-31048-5Published: 30 August 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43547-8Published: 20 September 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-31049-2Published: 30 August 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 430
Topics: Animal Physiology, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Behavioral Sciences, Developmental Biology, Animal Genetics and Genomics