Success Factors for Fish Larval Production, First Edition by Luis Conceicao,Amos Tandler -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents List of Contributors Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction

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Chapter 2: Gamete Quality and Broodstock Management in Temperate Fish

Executive Summary Introduction Egg and Sperm Quality and Assessment Germ Cell Preservation Broodstock Nutrition Applications of Genetics and Genomics to Broodstock Management Broodstock Environmental and Hormonal Manipulations Overall Conclusions References

Executive Summary Introduction Feeding Behaviour and Appetite Detection Capture and Ingestion Feeding Rhythms Neuroendocrine Control of Appetite and Ingestion Adaptation of Feeding Protocols to the Feeding Behaviour Digestive Physiology Digestion: An Overview Digestion of Proteins and Peptides Absorption Lipids Digestion of Carbohydrates Regulatory Systems of Digestion Future Research Strategies for Studies in Feeding Behaviour and Digestive Physiology to Advance Larval Rearing of Marine Fish References

Executive Summary Introduction Larval Nutrition Feed Formulation Gaps and Bottlenecks in Obtaining Knowledge on Nutritional Requirements of Marine Fish Larvae References

Chapter 5: What Determines Growth Potential and Juvenile Quality of Farmed Fish Species?

Executive Summary Introduction Development of Skeletal Muscle Control of Muscle Mass Genetics of Muscle Growth Environmental Factors and Growth Available Methodology to Assess Growth and Quality Concluding Remarks Acknowledgements References

Executive Summary Introduction Plasticity, Ontogenesis, Remodelling and Resorption of Skeletal Elements in Teleost Fish Teleost Skeletal Tissues The Notochord Regulatory Mechanisms of Skeletal Tissues in Fish Bone Formation and the Replacement of the Cartilaginous Anlage Modulation and Transformation Late Events in Teleost Skeletal Tissue Modelling and Remodelling Bone Resorption and Remodelling Main Gaps in Scientific Knowledge and Further Research Needs References

Executive Summary Introduction Early Developmental Anomalies Vertebral Column Anomalies Vertebrae Anomalies Anomalies of the Fins Skull Anomalies Effects of Skeletal Anomalies on Fish Biological Performance Causative Factors of Skeletal Anomalies in Reared Fish Sorting Methods Elements of Solutions Main Gaps in Scientific Knowledge and Further Research Needs References

Chapter 8: Microbiology and Immunology of Fish Larvae

Executive Summary Introduction The Microbial Environment of Fish Larvae Methodological Aspects of Microbial Community Characterization Pathogens and Challenge Models Immunology of Fish Larvae Steering Larval Microbial Communities to the Benefit of the Host References

Chapter 9: Fantastically Plastic: Fish Larvae Equipped for a New World

Executive Summary Introduction Mediating Environment – Structural Basis of Plasticity Functional Plasticity – Interactions Between the Internal and External Environment Which Define the Phenotype Consequences of External Factors Conclusions References

Chapter 10: Quality Descriptors and Predictors in Farmed Marine Fish Larvae and Juveniles

Executive Summary Introduction Morphology and Malformations Biochemical and Molecular Biomarkers of Bone Formation and Remodelling Nutritional Condition Growth Potential Immunology and Microbiology Sperm and Oocyte Quality as Predictor of Fertilizing Capacity Conclusions and Perspectives References

Chapter 11: Conclusions

Broodstock and Egg Quality Microbiology, Immunology and Larval Health Feeding Biology and Digestive Function Nutritional Requirements Growth Potential and Dispersion Skeletal Deformities and Other Abnormalities Quality Indicators and Predictors

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