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Biology and Culture of Percid Fishes

Principles and Practices

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Patrick Kestemont

    1. Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium

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  2. Konrad Dabrowski

    1. School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

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  3. Robert C. Summerfelt

    1. Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, USA

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  • Compiles all the latest scientific work on percid fish biology and aquaculture
  • Details all biological aspects of the percid species
  • Describes practical techniques for commercial production of this freshwater fish group
  • Reviews the latest studies on percid fish biology
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Systematics, Ecology, and Evolution of Percids

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Taxonomy, Distribution, and Evolution of the Percidae

      • Carol A. Stepien, Amanda E. Haponski
      Pages 3-60

    3. Environmental Biology of Percid Fishes

      • Zachary S. Feiner, Tomas O. Höök
      Pages 61-100

  3. Reproductive Biology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. Broodstock Management and Control of the Reproductive Cycle

      • P. Fontaine, N. Wang, B. Hermelink
      Pages 103-122

    3. Artificial Reproduction of Percid Fishes

      • D. Żarski, A. Horváth, J. A. Held, D. Kucharczyk
      Pages 123-161

    4. Sperm Morphology, Physiology, Motility, and Cryopreservation in Percidae

      • Sayyed Mohammad Hadi Alavi, Andrzej Ciereszko, Azadeh Hatef, Jiří Křišťan, Boris Dzyuba, Sergei Boryshpolets et al.
      Pages 163-191

    5. Evaluation and Improvements of Egg and Larval Quality in Percid Fishes

      • B. Schaerlinger, D. Żarski
      Pages 193-223

  4. Early Life Stages: Development, Metabolism, and Husbandry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-225
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    2. Development of the Sense Organs in Percid Fishes

      • M. Kamaszewski, T. Ostaszewska
      Pages 227-237

    3. Development and Functionality of the Digestive System in Percid Fishes Early Life Stages

      • Neila Hamza, Teresa Ostaszewska, Patrick Kestemont
      Pages 239-264

    4. Culture Methods of Eurasian Perch and Yellow Perch Early Life Stages

      • P. Kestemont, C. Mélard, J. A. Held, K. Dabrowski
      Pages 265-293

    5. Culture Methods of Pikeperch Early Life Stages

      • Svend Steenfeldt
      Pages 295-312

    6. Intensive Culture of Walleye from Egg Incubation to Juvenile

      • Robert C. Summerfelt, J. Alan Johnson
      Pages 313-335

  5. Juvenile and Grow-Out Stages: Growth, Metabolism, Behavior and Husbandry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 337-337
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    2. Muscle Protein Characteristic and Its Association with Faster Growth in Percids and Other Teleosts

      • Karolina Kwasek, Macdonald Wick, Konrad Dabrowski
      Pages 339-352

    3. The Energy Requirements of Percid Fish in Culture

      • Anders Alanärä, Åsa Strand
      Pages 353-368

    4. Bioenergetics Modeling of Percid Fishes

      • Charles P. Madenjian
      Pages 369-397

    5. Behaviour of Percid Fishes in the Wild and Its Relevance for Culture

      • Carin Magnhagen
      Pages 399-416
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About this book

This extensive work focuses on an important group of temperate freshwater fish, approaching the topic from the perspectives of both biology and aquaculture. It compiles the latest research on fish belonging to the Percidae family and describes in detail all biological aspects relevant to the culture of different species, including ecology, reproductive physiology, feeding and nutrition, genetics, immunology, stress physiology and behavior. It also considers commercial fish production and fish farming topics, such as protocols for induction of gonad maturation, spawning, incubation and larval rearing.

Expert contributors not only provide a critical peer review of scientific literature but also original research data, and identify effective practical techniques. The book features chapters on systematics, ecology and evolution, on development, metabolism and husbandry of early life stages and on growth, metabolism, behavior and husbandry of juvenile and grow-out stages. Furthermore, the authors consider genetic improvement and domestication, as well as diseases and health management, crucial to the readers' understanding of these fish and how they can be cultured.

Both researchers of percid fish biology and aquaculture professionals who are considering intensive and pond culture of percid fishes will value this timely and comprehensive handbook.)

Reviews

“This volume amply compiles the latest in research on percid biology and aquaculture. … immensely valuable both for the context it provides and for the synopsis of reproductive biology, growth, behavior, bioenergetics modeling, nutritional requirements, and much more. For researchers and practitioners interested in the husbandry of percid species, this is an essential resource. … the thorough and thoughtful discussion of many of these issues in this book are thought-provoking for aquaculturists interested in improving fish culture practices.” (David D. Huff, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 92 (2), June, 2017)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium

    Patrick Kestemont

  • School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

    Konrad Dabrowski

  • Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, USA

    Robert C. Summerfelt

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