Herbivorous fishes : culture and use for weed management /: culture and use for weed management. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Karol Opuszynski and Jerome V. Shireman ; in cooperation with USFWS National Fisheries Research Center.
• Other Names: Opuszynski, Karol; Shireman, J. V; National Fishery Research Center (U.S.)
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; The Authors; Acknowledgment; Dedication; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Systematics, Distribution, Diversity, and Abundance of Herbivorous Fishes; I. Taxonomy and Morphology; A. Grass Carp, C. idella; B. Silver Carp, H. molitrix; C. Bighead Carp, H. nobilis; II. Diversity, Distribution, and Abundance; A. Marine Herbivores; B. Freshwater Herbivores; III. Feeding Behavior and Food; IV. Structural Adaptation to Herbivorous Feeding; A. Body Form; B. Marginal Teeth; C. Pharyngeal Teeth; D. Gill Rakers; E. Alimentary Tract 1. Type I: Thin- Walled and Highly Acid Stomach2. Type II: Gizzard- Like Stomach; 3. Type III: Pharyngeal Apparatus; 4. Type IV: Hindgut Fermentation Chamber; V. Digestive Mechanisms; A. Breakage of Plant Cells: Problems with Cellulose Digestion; 1. Acid Lysis; 2. Mechanical Breakage; 3. Microbial Fermentation; B. Digestion of Cell Contents; C. Gut Evacuation Rate and Nutrient Absorption; D. Assimilation Efficiency; E. Protein Requirement and Food Ration; VI. Energy Budget: Carnivores vs. Herbivores; VII. Natural Distribution of Chinese Carp VIII. History of Introduction and Present DistributionA. History of Introduction; 1. Areas of Natural Spawning Outside the Natural Range; 2. Areas Where Fish are Introduced but Not Established; Chapter 3 Life History; I. Reproduction; A. Maturity; B. Gonadal Development; C. Sexual Dimorphism and Sex Composition; D. Fecundity; 1. Sperm Peculiarities; E. Ecological Conditions for Spawning; F. Spawning Behavior; II. Development; A. Egg Development; B. Pro-Larval, Larval, and Fry Development; C. Physical Factors Influencing Development; III. Feeding Behavior; A. Grass Carp; 1. Larval Feeding 2. Preferred Plants3. Animal Food; 4. Consumption Rate; 5. Food Conversion Ratio, Assimilation, and Energy Budget; B. Silver Carp; 1. Larval Feeding; 2. Food Quality; 3. Food Selection; 4. Consumption Rate and Food Utilization; C. Bighead Carp; 1. Larval Feeding; 2. Food Quality; 3. Consumption Rate and Food Utilization; IV. Growth; A. Grass Carp; 1. Diet; B. Silver Carp; C. Bighead Carp; Chapter 4 Culture of Chinese Carp; I. Artificial Propagation; A. Hormone-Induced Maturation; 1. Reproductive Control Mechanisms; 2. Hormones for Induced Spawning 3. Coordination of Hormone Application with Fish MaturityB. Egg Fertilization; 1. Natural Fertilization; 2. Artificial Fertilization; C. Egg Incubation; D. Genetic Manipulation to Produce Sterile Fishes; 1. Surgical Removal of Gonads; 2. Hybridization between Grass Carp and Bighead Carp; 3. Gynogenesis and Sex Reversal; 4. Induction of Triploidy; 5. Induction of Tetraploidy; II . Larval Culture; A. Problems in Larval Culture: Physical Conditions, Food, Predation, and Diseases; 1. Temperature; 2. Oxygen; 3. Nitrogen; 4. Natural Food; 5. Artificial Diets; 6. Predation and Diseases
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 639.3/752; Carp; Aquatic weeds -- Biological control; Fish culture; Herbivores; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General; TECHNOLOGY / Agriculture / General; SCIENCE / Environmental Science; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0429266464; 9780429266461; 9781000019230; 1000019233; 9781000012712; 1000012719; 9781000005899; 1000005895
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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