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Tilapias: Biology and Exploitation

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  • © 2000

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Editors:
  1. Malcolm C. M. Beveridge

    1. Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

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  2. Brendan J. McAndrew

    1. Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

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Part of the book series: Fish & Fisheries Series (FIFI, volume 25)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Evolution, phylogenetic relationships and biogeography

    • B. J. McAndrew
    Pages 1-32

  3. Reproductive biology, mating systems and parental care

    • G. F. Turner, R. L. Robinson
    Pages 33-58

  4. Diet, feeding and digestive physiology

    • M. C. M. Beveridge, D. J. Baird
    Pages 59-87

  5. Environmental physiology and energetics

    • L. G. Ross
    Pages 89-128

  6. The roles of tilapias in ecosystems

    • R. H. Lowe-McConnell
    Pages 129-162

  7. Population dynamics and management

    • K. Lorenzen
    Pages 163-225

  8. Genetics for the management and improvement of cultured tilapias

    • D. J. Penman, B. J. McAndrew
    Pages 227-266

  9. Strategies for tilapia seed production

    • D. C. Little, G. Hulata
    Pages 267-326

  10. Nutritional requirements

    • K. Jauncey
    Pages 327-375

  11. Semi-intensive pond aquaculture

    • P. Edwards, C. K. Lin, A. Yakupitiyage
    Pages 377-403

  12. Production in intensive and recycle systems

    • J. Muir, J. van Rijn, J. Hargreaves
    Pages 405-445

  13. Economics and marketing

    • J. A. Young, J. F. Muir
    Pages 447-487

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 489-508
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About this book

Referred to in the Bible, pictured on the wall-friezes of ancient Egyptian tombs, and a subject of fascination for generations of scientists, the tilapias (Cichlidae: Tilapiini) have featured in the diet and culture of humankind for thousands of years. The present century has seen their spread from Africa throughout the tropics and sub-tropics, largely for food and fisheries purposes.
This book attempts to pull together our knowledge of this important group - their biology and fisheries and aquaculture - in a single volume, something that has not been done comprehensively for nearly two decades. A succession of chapters by acknowledged authorities covers evolution, phylogenetic relationships and biogeography, reproductive biology, mating systems and parental care, diet, feeding and digestive physiology, environmental physiology and energetics, the role of tilapias in ecosystems, population dynamics and management, genetics, seed production, nutrition, farming, economics and marketing. The book is aimed at biologists, fisheries scientists, aquaculturists, and all interested in aquatic ecology.

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`Given the importance of tilapias globally to ecosystems and human food production, this book is a highly recommended addition to the library of any researcher working with this species.'
The quarterly review of Biology, 76

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

    Malcolm C. M. Beveridge, Brendan J. McAndrew

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