Overview
- A modern reference guide to both aquaculture and basic science aspects of Brachionus, from taxonomy to genomics
- The first English-language book that provides extensive information on the mass culture techniques that have previously been reported on only in Japanese
- Provides typical examples of fisheries science studies in Japan with a blend of basics and applications, offering international readers valuable insights into why Japan has assumed a pioneering role in live food technology
Part of the book series: Fisheries Science Series (FISHSS)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Taxonomy and Population Genetics
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Live Food
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book highlights the latest advances in rotifer studies in various fields including aquaculture, ecology, gerontology and ecotoxicology. The genus Brachionus are an indispensable type of zooplankton, having served as an initial live food for marine larval rearing since the 1960s. Their mass culture techniques have been intensively studied, and some essential achievements have been made – regarding high density culture, employment of valuable dietary algae, automated culture systems, and effective production of resting eggs. These have in turn supported stable and efficient aquatic seedling production for numerous important marine fish species including flounder, sea bream, and bluefin tuna. Further, this group is considered to be a suitable model for studying various aspects in ecology. A series of aquaculture and basic science studies have significantly advanced our understanding of the life history evolution. The studies in these two fields are closely
linked, and provide readers with comprehensive information on how rotifers are now being employed in biological investigations.Reviews
“Since the introduction of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis to marine-fish-fry production in Japan, significant advances have been made in the technologies aimed at blood selection, mass culture and preservation, and these have subsequently promoted international academic exchanges with the editors of this book: Part I covers advanced taxonomy and genetics; Part II discusses the principles of mass-culture methods and the use of newly discovered and native rotifers. Part III, then examines rotifers’ merits as model organisms in ecotoxicology.” (translated from Japanese, Prof. Akinori Hino, Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi, Vol. 84 (3))
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Atsushi Hagiwara
PhD, Professor, Graduate School of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Nagasaki University
Tatsuki Yoshinaga
PhD, Associate Professor
School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rotifers
Book Subtitle: Aquaculture, Ecology, Gerontology, and Ecotoxicology
Editors: Atsushi Hagiwara, Tatsuki Yoshinaga
Series Title: Fisheries Science Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5635-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. and the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-5633-8Published: 15 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5449-6Published: 12 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-5635-2Published: 22 September 2017
Series ISSN: 2522-0470
Series E-ISSN: 2522-0489
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 180
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Ecology, Zoology, Marine & Freshwater Sciences