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Book SynopsisSummarises the current understanding of the behavioural biology of farmed species and illustrates how this can be applied to improve aquaculture practice. Provides information which, when properly applied, will result in significant economic benefits.Table of ContentsContributors xiii Preface xiv Foreword by V.O. Crampton xvi 1 Introduction: Aquaculture and Behaviour 1 Felicity Huntingford, Sunil Kadri and Malcolm Jobling 1.1 Why behaviour and aquaculture? 1 1.2 About aquaculture 2 1.3 Introducing the spotlight species 7 1.4 About behaviour 14 1.5 Fish welfare 20 1.6 Domestication, captive rearing and behaviour 24 1.6.1 Domestication and captive rearing 24 1.7 Criteria for effective and sustainable fish culture 27 1.8 Structure and content of this book 32 2 Fish in Aquaculture Environments 36 Malcolm Jobling 2.1 Introduction 36 2.2 Locomotion and swimming ability 37 2.3 Sensing environmental stimuli 39 2.4 Internal communication systems 47 2.5 Coping with adverse conditions 52 2.6 Contrasts in life history patterns and reproductive biology 55 2.7 Life history programming 58 2.8 Synopsis 61 3 Tools for Studying the Behaviour of Farmed Fish 65 Marie Laure Bégout, Sunil Kadri, Felicity Huntingford and Børge Damsgård 3.1 Introduction 65 3.2 Describing and measuring behaviour 66 3.3 What we need to know about the behaviour of farmed fish 67 3.4 Indirect reconstruction of the behaviour of cultured fish 67 3.5 Methods of marking and tagging fish 69 3.6 Direct behavioural observation via video monitoring 71 3.7 Direct behavioural monitoring using electronic tags 74 3.8 Direct behavioural monitoring using echo integration 77 3.9 Measuring feeding behaviour in farmed fish 78 3.10 Synopsis 82 4 Movement and Orientation 87 Felicity Huntingford, William Hunter and Victoria Braithwaite 4.1 Introduction 87 4.2 Mechanisms 89 4.3 Development 93 4.4 Functions 96 4.5 Implications for aquaculture 100 4.6 Synopsis 112 5 Feeding Biology and Foraging 121 Malcolm Jobling, Anders Alanärä, Sunil Kadri and Felicity Huntingford 5.1 Introduction to the feeding biology of fishes 121 5.2 Foraging strategies of wild fish 122 5.3 Mechanisms 124 5.4 Development 129 5.5 Functions 132 5.6 Implications for aquaculture 134 5.7 Synopsis 143 6 Nutrition and Diet Choice 150 David Raubenheimer, Steve Simpson, Javier Sánchez-Vázquez, Felicity Huntingford, Sunil Kadri and Malcolm Jobling 6.1 Introduction to what fish eat 150 6.2 Mechanisms 152 6.3 Development 157 6.4 Functions 161 6.5 Implications for aquaculture 166 6.6 Synopsis 176 7 Appetite and Feed Intake 183 Malcolm Jobling, Anders Alanärä, Chris Noble, Javier Sánchez-Vázquez, Sunil Kadri and Felicity Huntingford 7.1 Introduction 183 7.2 Mechanisms 189 7.3 Development 195 7.4 Functions 198 7.5 Implications for aquaculture 200 7.6 Synopsis 209 8 Avoiding Predators 220 Felicity Huntingford, Susan Coyle and William Hunter 8.1 Introduction 220 8.2 Mechanisms 224 8.3 Development 225 8.4 Functions 229 8.5 Implications for aquaculture 232 8.6 Synopsis 240 9 Fighting and Aggression 248 Børge Damsgård and Felicity Huntingford 9.1 Introduction 248 9.2 Mechanisms 251 9.3 Development 256 9.4 Functions 260 9.5 Implications for aquaculture 263 9.6 Synopsis 277 10 Reproductive Behaviour 286 Ian A. Fleming and Felicity Huntingford 10.1 Introduction 286 10.2 Mechanisms 291 10.3 Development 295 10.4 Functions 297 10.5 Implications for aquaculture 302 10.6 Solutions 310 10.7 Synopsis 314 11 Conclusions: Aquaculture and Behaviour 322 Felicity Huntingford, Malcolm Jobling and Sunil Kadri 11.1 The relevance of behaviour in current aquaculture systems 322 11.2 The relevance of behaviour in future aquaculture systems 327 Index 333

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Book SynopsisInterest in oceanography and marine biology and its relevance to global environmental issues continues to increase, creating a demand for authoritative reviews that summarize recent research. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review has catered to this demand since its foundation, by the late Harold Barnes, more than 40 years ago. It is an annual consideration of basic areas of marine research; it returns to certain topics when appropriate in future volumes and adds new topics as they arise. The favorable reception accorded to all the volumes shows that the series is fulfilling a very real need: both reviews and sales have been gratifying. The 41st volume follows closely the objectives and style of the earlier volumes, continuing to regard the marine sciences-in all their various aspects-as a unit. This edition adds commentary on exotic mollusks in the Mediterranean, the diet of harbor porpoises and other topics. Experts treat the physical, chemical and biological aspects of mTable of ContentsOxygen Minimum Zone Benthos: Adaptation and Community Response to Hypoxia. Antarctic Marine Benthic Diversity. Influence of Marine Allochthonous Input on Sandy Beach Communities. The Effects of Sedimentation on Rocky Coast Assemblages. Exotic Mollusks in the Mediterranean Basin: Current Status and Perspectives. Detritus in the Epilithic Algal Matrix and its Use by Coral Reef Fishes. Ecology of Whale Falls at the Deep-sea Floor. The Diet of Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Northeast Atlantic: A Review.

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Book SynopsisSince 1972, scientists from all over the world working on fundamental questions of echinoderm biology and palaeontology have conferred every three years to exchange current views and results. The 11th International Echinoderm Conference held at the University of Munich, Germany, from 6-10 October 2003,continued this tradition. This volume comprises 95 submitted papers and 96 abstracts covering a wide spectrum from innovative student contributions to the lessons learnt from experienced specialists. The content of the contributions ranges from original research results to the latest synopses concerning a variety of topics, including visual sensing, larval cloning, mutable collagenous tissues, sea urchin aqua-culture, deuterostome phylogeny, palaeobiology and taphonomy.Table of ContentsOrganizationEditorialHistorical retrospectAccompanying thoughtsReproduction and developmentRegeneration and immunologyAquaculture and fisheriesPhysiology and behaviourFunctional morphologyPalaeontology and taphonomyPhylogeny, systematics and taxonomyAbstractsMiscellaneousConfereesAuthor index

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Book SynopsisThis seven-volume series is the most extensive treatise on early life histories of the freshwater fishes of North America. It represents the state-of-the-art in fishery biology and provides a systematic approach to the study of early life histories of all the fishes in this region. Each volume contains distinguishing characteristics and a pictorial guide to the families of fishes in the OR Drainage, followed by chapters on the families. This series fills a gap in the literature, providing information on the spawning habitat requirements, reproductive behavior, and ecological relationships during the first few months of life for most species. This fifth volume examines the families aphredoderidae through sciaenidae.Table of ContentsReproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage: An Introduction to the Series. Distinguishing Characteristics and Pictorial Guide to the Families of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage. Reproductive Biology and Life History Accounts for Ohio River Drainage Fishes of the Families Percopsidae Through Cottidae, Moronidae, and Sciaenidae: An Introduction to the Volume. Family Percopsidae, trout-perches. Family Aphredoderidae, pirate perch. Family Amblyopsidae, cavefishes. Family Gadidae, cods. Family Mugilidae, mullets. Family Atherinopsidae, silversides. Family Fundulidae, topminnows. Family Poeciliidae, livebearers. Gasterosteidae, sticklebacks. Family Cottidae, sculpins. Family Moronidae, temperate basses. Family Sciaenidae, drums and croakers. Bibliography. Appendix.

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Book SynopsisUntil now, there has not been any work that systematically presents the subject of acoustic fish reconnaissance, details all major aspects of applying acoustic equipment in commercial fish reconnaissance, and offers sufficient analysis of the effectiveness of fish-finding techniques. Acoustic Fish Reconnaissance responds to this need by providing the first overview of the theoretical and practical aspects of acoustic search, detection, interpretation, and population estimation for commercial benefit.This book pays particular attention to the theory and practice of accounting surveys for quantitative estimation of biological resources and fishing conditions in traditional fishing areas. It also analyzes various applications of acoustic technique, based upon the authors' extensive investigations. The text includes the results of the applicability of fish-finding instruments, and offers recommendations on the development of improved acoustic techniques for commercial fleets.Table of ContentsSound scattering by commercial items. Scouting characteristics of acoustic instruments. Search for commercial items with acoustic instruments. Efficiency of detection of commercial items with acoustic instruments. Species and size interpretation of recordings of commercial items. Quantitative interpretation of recordings of commercial items. Acoustic surveys of commercial resources. Fisheries-acoustic surveys. Passing observations and surveys on commercial vessels.

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Book SynopsisEver-increasing interest in oceanography and marine biology and their relevance to global environmental issues creates a demand for authoritative reviews summarising the results of recent research. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review has catered to this demand since its founding by the late Harold Barnes fifty years ago. Its objectives are to consider, annually, the basic areas of marine research, returning to them when appropriate in future volumes; to deal with subjects of special and topical importance; and to add new subjects as they arise.The favourable reception accorded to all the volumes shows that the series is fulfilling a very real need: reviews and sales have been gratifying. A milestone in the history of the series, the fiftieth volume follows closely the objectives and style of the earlier volumes, continuing to regard the marine scienceswith all their various aspectsas a unity. Physical, chemical, and biological aspects of marine sciTable of ContentsIron Bioavailability in the Southern Ocean. Anthropogenic Nutrient Enrichment and Blooms of Harmful Phytoplankton. Benthic Invertebrates in a High-CO2 World. Changing Coasts: Marine Aliens and Artificial Structures. Challenges to the Assessment of Benthic Populations and Biodiversity as a Result of Rhythmic Behaviour: Video Solutions from Cabled Observatories. Measuring the Performance of Spatial Management in Marine Protected Areas.

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Book SynopsisMarine Biomedicine: From Beach to Bedside assesses current efforts in marine biomedicine and evaluates the implications of recent advances on the future of the field.Richly illustrated in full color to enhance reader comprehension, the book covers four sections. The first one addresses the technology that has recently been brought to bear on the study of marine natural products, including omics and bioinformatic techniques. The second focuses on lead discovery and reviews various products and their biomedical potential. Examples of clinically successful marine products and discussions of approaches to the clinic are presented in the third section while the last section discusses prospects for the future of marine biodiscovery.Highlighting new technologies, this valuable resource provides an overview of both what is currently possible in the field as well as a detailed look at what is being done in marine natural produTrade Review"This book is a most welcome treatise on the various aspects of discovering and developing medicines from marine organisms. [It] is a well-written and well-edited book, with excellent figures and overall production values. It is a must-read for anyone in or contemplating entry into the field of marine natural products. There is also insight and value here for drug discovery and medicinal chemistry groups in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries."--John H. Cardellina, II, ReevesGroup Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States"This book is a most welcome treatise on the various aspects of discovering and developing medicines from marine organisms. [It] is a well-written and well-edited book, with excellent figures and overall production values. It is a must-read for anyone in or contemplating entry into the field of marine natural products. There is also insight and value here for drug discovery and medicinal chemistry groups in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries."--John H. Cardellina, II, ReevesGroup Virginia Beach, Virginia, United StatesTable of ContentsMARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY: INFORMING THE SEARCH. Accessing Chemical Diversity through Metagenomics. Chemical Characterization of Marine Organisms Using a Metabolomic Approach. Biosynthetic Approaches to Marine Drug Discovery and Development. Dereplication of Natural Products Using Databases. MARINE BIODISCOVERY: LEAD DISCOVERY. Logistic Considerations to Deliver Natural Product Libraries for High-Throughput Screening. Screening Marine Microbial Libraries. Screening Strategies for Drug Discovery and Target Identification. Anti-Infective Agents from Marine Sources. Screening for Antiparasitic Marine Natural Products. Central Nervous System Modulators from the Oceans. Marine Organisms in Cancer Chemoprevention. Off the Beaten Path: Natural Products from Extreme Environments. Bioprospecting Fungi and the Labyrinthulomycetes at the Ocean-Land Interface. Medicinal Chemistry and Lead Optimization of Marine Natural Products. MARINE PRODUCTS IN BIOMEDICINE. The Travails of Clinical Trials with Marine-Sourced Compounds. Conopeptides, Marine Natural Products from Venoms: Biomedical Applications and Future Research Applications. Development and Commercialization of a Fully Synthetic Marine Natural Product Analogue, Halaven (Eribulin Mesylate). Marine Natural Products in Pharma: How Industry Missed the Boat. In Vitro Model for Defining Neurotoxicity of Anticancer Agents. PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE OF MARINE BIODISCOVERY.Comments on the Past and Future of Marine Natural Product Drug Discovery.

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Book SynopsisDamselfishes (Pomacentridae) are highly conspicuous, diurnal inhabitants of mainly reef areas, capturing the attention of many scientists. Their high diversity and the many interesting characteristics dealing with their way of life (sound production, breeding biology, sex change, farming and gregarious behavior, settlement, diet, habitat) easily explain how this group is continually kept in the limelight and is the subject of numerous studies. This book gathers the data dealing with damselfish morphology, physiology, behavior, ecology and phylogeny.It contains 14 chapters written by renowned scientists.Table of ContentsMeet the Damselfishes. A Revised Damselfish Taxonomy with a Description of the Tribe Microspathodontini (Giant Damselfishes). Reproduction and Larval Recruitment in Damselfishes. Sex Change Strategies and Group Structure of Damselfishes. Habitat-use and Specialisation among Coral Reef Damselfishes. Farming Behaviour by Territorial Damselfishes. Trophic Ecology of Damselfishes. Ontogeny and Early Life Stages of Damselfishes. Ecomorphology and Iterative Ecological Radiation of Damselfishes. Sound Production in Damselfishes. Hearing in Damselfishes. Clownfishes. Vision and Colour Diversity in Damselfishes. Cerato-Mandibular Ligament: A Key Trait in Damselfishes?

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a timely analysis of the role that informationparticularly scientific informationplays in the policy-making and decision-making processes in coastal and ocean management. It includes contributions from global experts in marine environmental science, marine policy, fisheries, public policy and administration, resource management, risk management, and information management.The book is divided into four sections that provide focused analyses, including An overview of the characteristics of the sciencepolicy interface, including a discussion of the role of scientific information in policy making and an argument that the term sciencepolicy interface is inaccurate due to the existence of many possible interfaces Descriptions of fundamental concepts and principles for understanding the role of information in effective integrated coastal and ocean management National and international case studies that illustrate key factors in successfuTrade Review"This volume will be of great use to the growing numbers of ocean practitioners from all sectors, dedicated to improving the health and sustainability of our oceans, for generations to come."—Michael H. Depledge, University of Exeter Medical School, from the Foreword "Although there is international acceptance of the need for integrated coastal and ocean management (ICOM), this book demonstrates that increased scientific understanding of these environments does not necessarily lead to better policy making. This book is unique in that it examines the diversity of actors and factors bridging the science–policy interface, such as the inclusion of both gray and primary literature, different forms of knowledge, information brokers, boundary organizations, different levels of decision makers, governance structures, and politics."—Nick Harvey, University of Adelaide "Global coastal systems are among the dynamic and complex environments humans engage. This volume takes on a rare and broad-ranging view of how science and information can be used to more effectively and sustainably manage these essential places. It is a welcome contribution to the literature during a period of great social vulnerability to global environmental change. The authors lucidly articulate contextual and conceptual frameworks to better understand the science–policy interface in the early pages of the book. Then, to expand and solidify the value of the book, they build a series of case-based analyses for clarity of argument. This volume is of great value to those working at the science–policy interface generally and the coastal systems change in particular."—Robert E. Bowen, University of Massachusetts "This book will be useful to all major groups in the policy-making process, including senior policy makers and decision makers, policy advisors, resource managers, information managers, scientists and other practitioners in coastal and ocean management. The authors have wisely dedicated this book to the new generation of professionals involved in the challenging task of managing our coastal and ocean spaces for future generations. It adds substantially to the growing body of research literature on the science–policy interface and I recommend this important volume to the new generation of ‘information brokers’ who occupy the space between science and policy and build bridges of communication and understanding."—Lawrence Hildebrand, World Maritime University "This book is a must-read for both practitioners and scholars of science–policy interaction in ocean politics, and will also be a useful reference point beyond this domain for the entire field of global environmental governance."—Frank Biermann, Utrecht University and Earth System Governance Project "This book addresses how to communicate scientific information to policy makers so that it can be used most effectively in decision making and ultimately to improve the sustainability of human activities in the ocean. The theme, Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management (ICOM), encapsulates the broader systems-based approach that is required to solve the complex problems faced in the oceans today that derive from multiple stressors and may involve many sectors. As a scientist who has often worked on the interface of knowledge and policy I found I recognized many of the themes picked up in this book. It is a tremendously valuable contribution to advancing sustainable management and conservation of the ocean and will be of use to marine scientists, students who have an interest in applying their work and knowledge to real problems, and to the governance and NGO community, whether they wish to make better use of science in policy development or whether they want to get others to make use of such information."—Alex David Rogers, University of Oxford "Is the book worth reading? I certainly think so. The case studies are interesting and illustrate theoretical concepts put forward in the book quite well. Researchers looking for inspiration will find this book invaluable. The book will be equally interesting for decision makers."—Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, January 2017 Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION. Introduction. Understanding the Science–Policy Interface in Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management. FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES. Exploring the Role of Science in Coastal and Ocean Management: A Review. Science Information and Global Ocean Governance. Risk Refined at the Science–Policy Interface: The International Risk Governance Framework Applied to Different Classes of Coastal Zone Risks. Governing the Marine Environment through Information: Fisheries, Shipping and Tourism. Inducing Better Stakeholder Searches for Environmental Information Relevant to Coastal Conservation. When Scientific Uncertainty Is in the Eye of the Beholder: Using Network Analysis to Understand the Building of Trust in Science. Designing Usable Environmental Research. The Balancing Act of Science in Public Policy. Measuring Awareness, Use, and Influence of Information—Where Theory Meets Practice. CASE STUDIES. What Do Users Want from a State of the Environment Report? A Case Study of Awareness and Use of Canada’s State of the Scotian Shelf Report. The Environmental Effects of Ocean Shipping and the Science–Policy Interface. Just Evidence: Opening Health Knowledge to a Parliament of Evidence. Information Matters—The Influence of the Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee on Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management in Atlantic Canada. A Career-Based Perspective of Science–Policy Linkages in Environment Canada: The Role of Information in Managing Human Activities in Our Ocean Spaces. Bridging the Science–Policy Divide to Promote Fisheries Knowledge for All: The Case of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Informing and Improving Fisheries Management Outcomes: An Atlantic Canadian Large Pelagics Case Study by the Ecology Action Centre. THE WAY FORWARD. Does Information Matter in ICOM? Critical Issues and the Path Forward.

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Book SynopsisGills of healthy fishes are their lifeline to meet the challenges arising from their changing environment: oxygen gradient, alkalinity, temperature fluctuations and the added pollutants. The diverse and ever changing aquatic environment has a major impact on the organization of various organ-systems of fishes. This book contains seventeen chapters covering bony fishes which are focal to the current study. The chapters primarily cover fish respiration but also include osmoregulation, these being the two main functions of gills. Concurrently, cardiorespiratory synchronization has been well addressed. It is hoped that this book with its broad coverage and well-supported with illustrations will not only infuse interest in readers but merit a permanent place on the shelves of ichthyological literature.Table of ContentsAdaptation of Gas Exchange Systems in Fish Living in Different Environments; Morpho-physiological Divergence Across Aquatic Oxygen Gradients in Fishes; Swimbladder-Lung Homology in Basal Osteichthyes Revisited; The Effects of Temperature on Respiratory and Cardiac Function of Teleost Fish; Oxygen Consumption during Embryonic Development of the Mudskipper (Periophthalmus modestus): Implication for the Aerial Development in Burrows; Gill Morphological Adjustments to Environment and the Gas Exchange Function; Behavior and Adaptation of Air-breathing Fishes; The Osmo-respiratory Compromise in Fish: The Effects of Physiological State and the Environment; Dissolved Oxygen and Gill Morphometry; Environmental Influences on the Respiratory Physiology and Gut Chemistry of a Facultatively Airbreathing, Tropical Herbivorous Fish Hypostomus regani (Ihering, 1905); Osmoregulatory and Respiratory Adaptations of Lake Magadi Fish (Alcolapia grahami); Respiratory Function of the Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.): Portrait of a Hypoxia-tolerant Species; Blood Gases of the South American Lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa: A Comparsion to Other Air-breathing Fish and to Amphibians; Transition from Water to Land in an Extant Group of Fishes: Air Breathing and the Acquisition Sequence of Adaptations for Amphibious Life in Oxudercine Gobies; Respiratory Function in the South American Lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa; Respiration in Infectious and Non-Infectious Gill Diseases; Control of the Heart in Fish

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Book SynopsisOrganisms, both aquatic and terrestrial, are sources of a wide variety of substances, many of which have already been shown to be bioactive. They play a wide variety of physiological and environmental roles. These chemicals include a broad array of proteins, lipids, and polysaccharides. Many of these natural products find applications in industry, agriculture, and medicine. The emphasis of study now is on testing and the development of new applications to solve medical and environmental problems, among others. This volume explores ongoing efforts to develop these natural products into commercially viable materials that will contribute to solving, especially, health and environmental problems worldwide. Among the chapters in this volume are ones that deal with the use of compounds from plants to treat Alzheimer?s disease, the antimicrobial activity of terpenes from African plants, antioxidant compounds from plants, antiangiogenic compounds from marine invertebrates, bioactive natural products from marine fungiTable of ContentsUse of Plants for Management of Alzheimer‘s Disease; Antiviral Activity of Sulfated Polysaccharides of Marine Red Algae; Anti-Inflammatory and Antiallergic Properties of Triterpenoids from Plants; Antioxidant Compounds Extracted from Several Plant Materials; Antimicrobial Activity of Terpenes Isolated from African Plants; Antimalarial and Antifungal Alkaloids from Plants; Anticancer Compounds from Higher Plants; Biologically Active Natural Products from Marine Fungi; Antioxidant Metabolites from Marine Derived Fungi; Antiangiogenic Compounds from Marine Invertebrates; Biologically Active Terpenoids from Sponges; Bioactive Polyacetylenic Compounds from Marine Sponges; Bioactive Natual Products from Nudibranchs; Barnacle Underwater Adhesive: Complexity from Multi-Functionality in a Multi-Protein Complex; Secondary Metabolites of Biological Significance from Echinoderms

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