Zoology: fishes (ichthyology) Books

Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe most comprehensive book about Florida's marine fishes ever produced, Marine Fishes of Florida includes hundreds of photographs and descriptions of species you'll encounter-plus many that are rare-when diving, snorkeling, kayaking, or fishing. ECO Magazine ... Fascinating for anyone wishing to learn about these fascinating animals. Libraries in the southeast United States, and any institution, including colleges and universities, with patrons interested in the lives of fish will find the reasonably priced volume worth having. American Reference Books Annual Recommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionLampreys (Petromyzontidae)Nurse Sharks (Ginglymostomatidae)Whale Sharks (Rhincodontidae)Sand Tigers (Odontaspididae)Thresher Sharks (Alopiidae)Basking Sharks (Cetorhinidae)Mackerel Sharks (Lamnidae)Cat Sharks (Scyliorhinidae)Hound Sharks (Triakidae)Requiem Sharks (Carcharhinidae)Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrnidae)Angel Sharks (Squatinidae)Torpedo Electric Rays (Torpedinidae)Electric Rays (Narcinidae)Sawfishes (Pristidae)Guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae)Skates (Rajidae)American Round Stingrays (Urotrygonidae)Whiptail Stingrays (Dasyatidae)Butterfly Rays (Gymnuridae)Eagle Rays (Myliobatidae)Cownose Rays (Rhinopteridae)Mantas (Mobulidae)Sturgeons (Acipenseridae)Gars (Lepisosteidae)Tenpounders (Elopidae)Tarpons (Megalopidae)Bonefishes (Albulidae)Freshwater Eels (Anguillidae)Morays (Muraenidae)Snake Eels (Ophichthidae)Conger Eels (Congridae)Anchovies (Engraulidae)Herrings (Clupeidae)Sea Catfishes (Ariidae)Lizardfishes (Synodontidae)Codlets (Bregmacerotidae)Codlings (Moridae)Merlucciid Hakes (Merlucciidae)Phycid Hakes (Phycidae)Pearlfishes (Carapidae)Cusk-Eels (Ophidiidae)Viviparous Brotulas (Bythitidae)Toadfishes (Batrachoididae)Goosefishes (Lophiidae)Frogfishes (Antennariidae)Batfishes (Ogcocephalidae)Mullets (Mugilidae)New World Silversides (Atherinopsidae)Old World Silversides (Atherinidae)Flyingfishes (Exocoetidae)Half beaks (Hemiramphidae)Needlefishes (Belonidae)New World Rivulines (Rivulidae)Pupfishes (Cyprinodontidae)Topminnows (Fundulidae)Livebearers (Poeciliidae)Squirrelfishes (Holocentridae)Seahorses and Pipefishes (Syngnathidae)Trumpetfishes (Aulostomidae)Cornetfishes (Fistulariidae)Snipefishes (Macroramphosidae)Flying Gurnards (Dactylopteridae)Scorpionfishes (Scorpaenidae)Searobins (Triglidae)Snooks (Centropomidae)Wreckfishes (Polyprionidae)Groupers (Epinephelidae)Sea Basses (Serranidae)Basslets (Grammatidae)Jawfishes (Opistognathidae)Bigeyes (Priacanthidae)Cardinalfishes (Apogonidae)Tilefishes (Malacanthidae)Bluefishes (Pomatomidae)Jacks (Carangidae)Cobias (Rachycentridae)Dolphinfishes (Coryphaenidae)Remoras (Echeneidae)Snappers (Lutjanidae)Tripletails (Lobotidae)Mojarras (Gerreidae)Grunts (Haemulidae)Porgies (Sparidae)Threadfins (Polynemidae)Drums and Croakers (Sciaenidae)Goatfishes (Mullidae)Sweepers (Pempheridae)Sea Chubs (Kyphosidae)Butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae)Angelfishes (Pomacanthidae)Hawkfishes (Cirrhitidae)Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)Wrasses and Parrotfishes (Labridae)Stargazers (Uranoscopidae)Triplefins (Tripterygiidae)Sand Stargazers (Dactyloscopidae)Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae)Labrisomid Blennies (Labrisomidae)Tube Blennies (Chaenopsidae)Clingfishes (Gobiesocidae)Dragonets (Callionymidae)Sleepers (Eleotridae)Gobies (Gobiidae)Wormfishes (Microdesmidae)Dartfishes (Ptereleotridae)Spadefishes (Ephippidae)Surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae)Barracudas (Sphyraenidae)Snake Mackerels (Gempylidae)Cutlassfishes (Trichiuridae)Mackerels (Scombridae)Swordfishes (Xiphiidae)Billfishes (Istiophoridae)Medusafishes (Centrolophidae)Driftfishes (Nomeidae)Ariommatids (Ariommatidae)Squaretails (Tetragonuridae)Butterfishes (Stromateidae)Boarfishes (Caproidae)Turbots (Scophthalmidae)Sand Flounders (Paralichthyidae)Lefteye Flounders (Bothidae)American Soles (Achiridae)Tonguefishes (Cynoglossidae)Spikefishes (Triacanthodidae)Triggerfishes (Balistidae)Filefishes (Monacanthidae)Boxfishes (Ostraciidae)Puffers (Tetraodontidae)Porcupinefishes (Diodontidae)Molas (Molidae)AppendixGlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisThe surprising colors and fascinating lifestyles of the reptile and amphibian species in this book will mesmerize readers young and old.Trade ReviewThe breadth of herpetofauna in the area will surprise many readers: more than 8% of the world's salamanders and 11% of all turtle species live in the region. Beyond numbers, however, lie aesthetics. The surprising colors and fascinating lifestyles of the reptile and amphibian species in this book will mesmerize readers young and old. The Birdbooker Report While most field guides are organized by species, this book is more than a field guide; it places the animals in the context of their environment. The Altamont Enterprise ... - go find Al's book. It is a real gem, full of great insights and huge fun to read. Post StarTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction Chapter 1: Northeastern Deciduous ForestsTimber RattlesnakeEastern Red-backed SalamanderNorthern Slimy SalamanderWehrle's SalamanderYonahlossee SalamanderGreen SalamanderNorthern Coal SkinkNorthern Rough GreensnakeRing-necked SnakeNorthern Red-bellied SnakeNorthern Copperhead Chapter 2: Dry Pine WoodlandsFowler's ToadEastern Box TurtleCommon Five-lined SkinkBroad-headed SkinkEastern Fence LizardLittle Brown SkinkNorthern ScarletsnakeRed CornsnakeEastern Hog-nosed Snake Chapter 3: Northeastern GrasslandsNorthern Leopard FrogEastern WormsnakeNorthern Black RacerEastern RatsnakeEastern MilksnakeSmooth GreensnakeNorthern BrownsnakeShort-headed GartersnakeCommon GartersnakeSmooth Earthsnake Chapter 4: Wicked Big PuddlesBlue-spotted SalamanderJefferson SalamanderSpotted SalamanderMarbled SalamanderAmerican ToadGray TreefrogWood FrogSpring PeeperUpland Chorus FrogEastern Spadefoot Chapter 5: BogsFour-toed SalamanderNorthern Red SalamanderPickerel FrogWestern Chorus FrogSpotted TurtleBog TurtleEastern MassasaugaEastern Ribbonsnake Chapter 6: HeadwatersNorthern Dusky SalamanderAllegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander Northern Two-lined SalamanderEastern Long-tailed SalamanderSpring SalamanderMud SalamanderQueensnake Chapter 7: Small WatersRed-spotted NewtEastern Cricket FrogAmerican BullfrogGreen FrogMink FrogSnapping TurtlePainted TurtleBlanding's TurtleYellow-bellied SliderCommon Rainbow SnakeNorthern Watersnake Chapter 8: Big WatersEastern Hellbender Common MudpuppyEastern Spiny SoftshellWood TurtleNorthern Map TurtleNorthern Red-bellied CooterEastern Musk Turtle Chapter 9: Coastal PlainsNorthern Pinesnake Eastern Tiger SalamanderMany-lined SalamanderPine Barrens TreefrogGreen TreefrogSouthern Leopard FrogCarpenter FrogEastern Mud TurtleNorthern Diamond-backed TerrapinEastern Kingsnake Suggested ReferencesAppendicesAppendix A. Habitats utilized by species of frogsAppendix B. Habitats utilized by species of salamandersAppendix C. Habitats utilized by species of turtlesAppendix D. Habitats utilized by species of lizardsAppendix E. Habitats utilized by species of snakes Index

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Book SynopsisEcologists have long struggled to understand community dynamics. In this groundbreaking book, leading fish ecologists William Matthews and Edie Marsh-Matthews apply long-term studies of stream fish communities to several enduring questions. This critical synthesis reaches to the heart of ecological theory, testing concepts against the four decades of data the authors have collected from numerous warm-water stream fish communities in the central and eastern United States. Stream Fish Community Dynamics draws together the work of a single research team to provide fresh analyses of the short- and long-term dynamics of numerous streams, each with multiple sampling sites. Conducting repeated surveys of fish communities at temporal scales from months to decades, the authors' research findings will fascinate anyone searching for a deeper understanding of community ecology. The study sites covered by this book range from small headwater creeks to large prairie rivers in Oklahoma and from OzarkTrade ReviewOverall, this text offers significant insight from two leading researchers in the field, and will serve as a valuable tool for those individuals who wish to delve further into the research. Essential.—ChoiceThis book is at once a memoir and love letter to a couple of brilliant research careers, and essential reading for those early-career scientists and others entering the stream fish community ecology topic now, who need to catch up. In both regards, the book is a real pleasure to read. For agency scientists involved in biomonitoring using fishes, and stream restoration, this book should be considered a primer in just how much we do, and do not, understand about the underlying factors that dictate why fishes are where they are.—Reviews in Fisheries Science and AquacultureIn conclusion, Stream Fish Community Dynamics—A Critical Synthesis represents a valuable synopsis of the tremendous scientific careers of Bill and Edie Matthews, careers that will continue to influence generations of future scientists.—Fisheries MagazineHelps us rethink hypotheses about our stream fishes and their relationships to each other and to their habitat, and add context to questions related to climate change. At the end of our careers, we can only hope that our cumulative scientific work will be significant enough to be published as a book like this one.—Brooke E. Penaluna & Ivan Arismendi, Environmental Biology of FishesTable of ContentsContents Preface Chapter 1: Studying Stream Fish Communities Chapter 2: The Stream Fish Community Study SystemsChapter 3: Characterizing the Fish CommunitiesChapter 4: Traits of Species That Influence Community DynamicsChapter 5: Interactions among Species Chapter 6: Disturbance: Weather Extremes, Flood and Drought, and Fish Community DynamicsChapter 7: Temporal Dynamics of Fish Communities and the "Loose Equilibrium" ConceptChapter 8: Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Stream Fish CommunitiesChapter 9: "What's it All Mean?" (Ecosystem Effects)Chapter 10: A Critical Synthesis References Index

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Book SynopsisThey will continue to grace our coastlines only if we care enough to understand them.Trade ReviewThere is so much information in this book, accompanied by well thought-out and stunning images, that this is a publication that any shark lover will want on their shelves.—ScubaverseThe introductory material is one of the best overviews of shark natural history and the issues facing sharks I have read... the book is also scientifically rigorous and highly readable without ever being sensational. As with all Johns Hopkins University Press books, the photographs are top notch and the design is beautiful enough to sit on your coffee table.—Nature Conservancy's Cool Green Science blogThe introductory material is one of the best overviews of shark natural history and the issues facing sharks I have read. Written by shark researcher Jeffrey Carrier, the book is also scientifically rigorous and highly readable without ever being sensational.—Cool Green ScienceTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART ONEPART TWOAtlantic Sharpnose SharkBasking SharkBlacknose SharkBlacktip SharkBonnethead SharkBull SharkCaribbean Reef SharkDusky SharkFinetooth SharkGreat White SharkHammerhead SharksLemon SharkMako SharkNurse SharkOceanic Whitetip SharkSandbar SharkSandtiger SharkSilky SharkSmoothhound SharksSpinner SharkTiger SharkWhale SharkPART THREEAtlantic Stingray and Southern StingrayClearnose SkateCownose RayMantas and Mobulid RaysRoughtail StingraySawfishSpotted Eagle RayYellow StingrayAppendixReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe definitive resource for finding, identifying, and conserving Maryland's amphibians and reptiles. Naturalists, herpetologists, and ecologists alike agree that tracking herpetofauna is a challenging undertaking. Scientists are concerned about the decline of once-familiar species, but evidence has often been too anecdotal to support firm conclusions. To better understand the distribution of amphibians and reptiles in Maryland and forecast species' futures in a time of accelerated environmental threats, conducting a comprehensive statewide survey updating 1970s-era distribution maps seemed ideal. However, this endeavor was of an impossibly ambitious scope for scientists alone to tackle. Enter the Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas project, comprising nearly a thousand dedicated citizen scientists who discovered and recorded the locations of herpetofauna throughout every corner of Maryland. In The Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas, Heather R. Cunningham and Nathan H. Nazdrowicz pTrade ReviewA meticulously detailed guide, with lush color photos.—Chesapeake Bay MagazineTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Acronyms and Abbreviations Part I. Introduction Overview of Amphibians and Reptiles in Maryland The Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project Citizen Science and Herpetological Research Goals of the Atlas Organization of the Atlas Part II. History of Herpetofaunal Distributions in Maryland. Charles A. Davis Discovery Collections and Descriptions Organizing for Discovery and the Early Amphibian and Reptile Collections Limitations and Challenges of Assessing Historical Ranges: Where Were the Rattlesnakes? Early Geographic Lists More Efforts to Organize Efforts to Update the Distributional Survey Challenges and Practices for Gathering Distributional Data Additional Institutional Efforts That Document Amphibian and Reptile Distributions Rare Species Surveys Increasing Access to Herpetofaunal Information Part III. Maryland's EnvironmentPhysiographic Provinces Habitat Types Climate Land Use Part VI. Conservation of Maryland's Herpetofauna. Lynn M. Davidson and Glenn D. Therres Legislation, Regulation, and Monitoring Programs Protected Lands Part V. Designing and Implementing the Atlas Project Coordination Survey Methodology The Volunteer Network Data Collection Data Management Part VI. Results of the Atlas Project Overall Results County-Level Results Volunteer Results Data Verification Taxonomic Results Part VII. Species Accounts Amphibians Reptiles Appendixes A. Quadrangle and Block Total Species Summary B. Quadrangle and Block Effort-Hours Summary C. County Summary D. Species Summary References Index

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Book SynopsisThe first, definitive reference on the natural history and ecology of every one of the known 6500+ species of lizards, spanning the entire globe. Our planet is literally crawling with lizards. More than 6500 species are known to science, and new species are being discovered annually. In this monumental work, eminent researcher Gordon Rodda has created the first compilation of the natural histories of all the world's lizards and amphisbaenians, as well as the Tuatara. Although other books have attempted to survey the scope of adaptations present in the world's lizards, only Rodda has been able to quantify and summarize all species or higher taxa. Analyzing the relationships among traits such as morphologic characteristics, reproductive strategies, and food sources, Rodda uncovers novel insights into reptile ecology. Identifying 14 recurring character syndromes across all the world's lizards, he proposes a new lens for categorization. He also touches on common names geographic range lTrade ReviewRodda has given us a new framework for thinking about lizard natural history . . . Any scholar of lizard biology or natural history should think of adding this book to their library. It will be a wonderful resource for years to come.—Trends in Ecology and EvolutionAnyone who wants to deeply understand the true nature of what makes a lizard a lizard will be left in awe of the level of scholarship, detailed research, thought, and creativity that went into this unique contribution . . . It absolutely belongs on the shelf of any lab with even a passing interest in herpetology and in every university library, if only for the sheer number of masters and doctoral theses it is sure to inspire.—Herpetological ReviewLizards of the World is an absolute must for any serious lizard biologist or graduate student planning to work with lizards. The price is hefty, but accounting for the time it would require to track down natural history data for any single species without this book makes it worth every cent . . . Serious readers will learn a lot of ecology and evolutionary biology from the text and should come away with a nearly unlimited set of ideas for future research.—ICHTHYOLOGY & HERPETOLOGYFrom Ablepharus to Zygaspis this book was a massive, unparalleled undertaking. The result is indisputably the most thorough coverage ever published of the biology of every known lizard in the world . . . This volume will be an essential reference for anyone conducting research on any species of lizard anywhere in the world. Its value as a source of natural history information cannot be overstated.—Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction and MethodsThe Interplay between Ecological and Phylogenetic CausationDefinitionsSize EstimationAnalytical MethodsChapter 2. What Are Lizards?CompositionMorphologySexually Differing TraitsGeographyActivityReproductionDietPopulationsThe Modal LizardChapter 3. LinkagesMethods Unique to This ChapterMassMorphologySexual Size DimorphismColorDietForagingTime of Day (Diel Activity)Predator Concealment TacticsMicrohabitatReproduction AllocationIslandsLongevityPopulation Density/BiomassIntroductionsImperiled LizardsNext StepsChapter 4. Ecological Business ModelsCrack HermitDiurnal Canopy WalkerGiant HerbivoreGliderGround-foraging Tree LizardImmobility ExpertLitter CryptozoidNocturnal Canopy WalkerNocturnal Ground LizardRefugia-anchored Diurnal Ground LizardSand SharkSubterranean ForagerTrunk/Wall LizardWide-ranging ChemosensorOverview of Ecological Business ModelsChapter 5. Taxon Accounts(alphabetical by family or genus name; use index to search by English name)A (Ablepharus to Australolacerta)B (Bachia to Bunopus)C (Cadeidae and Cadea to Cyrtopodion)D (Dactylocnemis to Dryadosaura)E (Ebenavia to Exila)F (Feylinia to Furcifer)G (Gallotia to Gymnophthalmus)H (Haackgreerius to Hypsilurus)I (Iberolacerta to Isopachys)J (Janetaescincus to Jarujinia)K (Kaestlea to Kolekanos)L (Lacerta to Lyriocephalus)M (Mabuya to Morunasaurus)N (Nactus to Nucras)O (Oedodera to Ouroborus)P (Pachycalamus to Pygopus)Q (Quedenfeldtia)R (Ramigekko to Rondonops)S (Saara to Strophurus)T (Tachygyia to Tytthoscincus)U (Uma to Uvidicolus)V (Vanzosaura to Voeltzkowia)W (Woodworthia)X (Xantusia to Xenosauridae and Xenosaurus)Z (Zonosaurus to Zygaspis)AcknowledgmentsAppendicesA. Database Fields and Comments on Their TabulationB. Methods for Quantifying Lizard SizesC. Standards for Qualification of Absolute Population DensitiesLiterature CitedIndex

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Book SynopsisA deep-dive into the evolutionary biology, biogeography, and conservation of the most elusive subterranean creatures in the world. Far from the austere, sparsely populated ecosystems often conjured in the imagination, caves host some of the most mysterious and biodiverse natural systems in the world. Subterranean environments, however, are the least explored terrestrial habitats, contributing to misconceptions about their inhabitants. Edited by cave scientist and conservation ecologist Dr. J. Judson Wynne, Cave Biodiversity explores both the evolution and the conservation of subterrestrial-dwelling fauna. Covering both vertebrates and invertebrates, including mollusks, fishes, amphibians, arthropods, and other troglobionts, this volume brings together ichthyologists, entomologists, ecologists, herpetologists, and conservationists to provide a nuanced picture of life beneath the earth's surface. Broad chapters covering biotic and abiotic factors that influence evolution and support biTable of ContentsList of ContributorsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1. Influence of the Physical Environment on Terrestrial Cave DiversityChapter 2. Evolutionary Models Influencing Subterranean SpeciationChapter 3. Biology and Ecology of Subterranean MolluscaChapter 4. The Subterranean Cholevinae of ItalyChapter 5. Cave Trechine (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Radiation and Biogeography in Eastern North America,Chapter 6. Subterranean Colonization and Diversification of Cave-dwelling SalamandersChapter 7. Diversity, Distribution, and Conservation of Cavefishes in ChinaIndex

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Book SynopsisIn the second edition of this fascinating book an international team of experts have been brought together to explore all major areas of fish learning, including: Foraging skills Predator recognition Social organisation and learning Welfare and pain Three new chapters covering fish personality, lateralisation, and fish cognition and fish welfare, have been added to this fully revised and expanded second edition. Fish Cognition and Behavior, Second Edition contains essential information for all fish biologists and animal behaviorists and contains much new information of commercial importance for fisheries managers and aquaculture personnel. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where biological sciences, fisheries and aquaculture are studied and taught will find it an important addition to their shelves.Trade Review“With the inclusion of new aspects and the update of the content of the first edition this book is a must for all researchers in the field of fish behaviour and interaction.” (Bulletin of Fish Biology, 1 October 2011) “Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.” (Choice, 1 March 2012)Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements xv Series Foreword xvi List of Contributors xix 1 Fish Cognition and Behaviour 1 Brown, Laland and Krause 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Contents of this book 3 References 9 2 Learning of Foraging Skills by Fish 10 Warburton and Hughes 2.1 Introduction 10 2.2 Some factors affecting the learning process 12 2.2.1 Reinforcement 12 2.2.2 Drive 12 2.2.3 Stimulus attractiveness 12 2.2.4 Exploration and sampling 14 2.2.5 Attention and simple association 14 2.2.6 Cognition 15 2.2.7 Memory systems and skill transfer 18 2.3 Patch use and probability matching 19 2.4 Performance 21 2.5 Tracking environmental variation 23 2.6 Competition 26 2.7 Learning and fish feeding: some applications 27 2.8 Conclusions 27 Acknowledgements 28 References 29 3 Learned Defences and Counterdefences in Predator–Prey Interactions 36 Kelley and Magurran 3.1 Introduction 36 3.2 The predator–prey sequence 38 3.2.1 Encounter 39 3.2.1.1 Avoiding dangerous habitats 39 3.2.1.2 Changing activity patterns 40 3.2.2 Detection 41 3.2.2.1 Crypsis 42 3.2.2.2 Sensory perception 42 3.2.3 Recognition 43 3.2.3.1 Associative learning 43 3.2.3.2 Learning specificity 44 3.2.3.3 Search images 45 3.2.3.4 Aposematism and mimicry 46 3.2.4 Approach 47 3.2.4.1 Pursuit deterrence 47 3.2.4.2 Gaining information about the predator 47 3.2.4.3 Social learning 47 3.2.4.4 Habituation 49 3.2.5 Evasion 49 3.2.5.1 Reactive distance and escape speed and trajectory 50 3.2.5.2 Survival benefits/capture success 50 3.3 Summary and discussion 51 Acknowledgements 52 References 53 4 Learning about Danger: Chemical Alarm Cues and Threat-Sensitive Assessment of Predation Risk by Fishes 59 Brown, Ferrari and Chivers 4.1 Introduction 59 4.2 Chemosensory cues as sources of information 60 4.2.1 Learning, innate responses and neophobia 60 4.2.2 Learned predator recognition through conditioning with alarm cues 62 4.3 Variable predation risk and flexible learning 62 4.3.1 Assessing risk in time 64 4.3.2 Sensory complementation and threat-sensitive learning 65 4.4 Generalisation of risk 66 4.4.1 Generalising of predator cues 66 4.4.2 Generalisation of non-predator cues 67 4.5 Predator recognition continuum hypothesis 68 4.5.1 Ecological selection for innate versus learned recognition of predators 69 4.5.2 Ecological selection for generalised learning 69 4.6 Retention: the forgotten component of learning 70 4.7 Conservation, management and learning 72 4.7.1 Conditioning predator recognition skills 72 4.7.2 Anthropogenic constraints 73 4.7.3 Field-based studies 73 4.8 Conclusions 74 Acknowledgements 74 References 74 5 Learning and Mate Choice 81 Witte and Nöbel 5.1 Introduction 81 5.2 Sexual imprinting 82 5.2.1 Does sexual imprinting promote sympatric speciation in fishes? 82 5.3 Learning after reaching maturity 83 5.4 Eavesdropping 84 5.4.1 Eavesdropping and mate choice 84 5.4.2 Benefits of eavesdropping 84 5.4.3 The audience effect 85 5.5 Mate-choice copying 87 5.5.1 Mate-choice copying – first experimental evidence and consequence 88 5.5.2 Mate-choice copying – evidence from the wild 89 5.5.3 Mate-choice copying when living in sympatry or allopatry 91 5.5.4 Mate-choice copying – the role of the early environment 92 5.5.5 Quality of the model fish 93 5.6 Social mate preferences overriding genetic preferences 94 5.6.1 Indications from guppies 94 5.6.2 Indications from sailfin mollies 95 5.7 Cultural evolution through mate-choice copying 96 5.8 Does mate-choice copying support the evolution of a novel male trait? 96 5.8.1 Theoretical approaches 97 5.8.2 Experimental approaches 98 5.9 Is mate-choice copying an adaptive mate-choice strategy? 99 5.9.1 Benefits of mate-choice copying 99 5.9.2 Costs of mate-choice copying 100 5.10 Outlook 101 5.11 Conclusions 102 References 102 6 Aggressive Behaviour in Fish: Integrating Information about Contest Costs 108 Hsu, Earley and Wolf 6.1 Introduction 108 6.2 Information about resource value 110 6.3 Information about contest costs 110 6.3.1 Assessing fighting ability 111 6.3.2 Information from past contests 113 6.3.2.1 Winner and loser effects 113 6.3.2.2 Individual recognition 117 6.3.2.3 Social eavesdropping 117 6.3.3 Integrating different types of cost-related information 118 6.4 Physiological mechanisms 119 6.5 Conclusions and future directions 126 Acknowledgements 128 References 128 7 Personality Traits and Behaviour 135 Budaev and Brown 7.1 Introduction 135 7.2 Observation and description of personality 137 7.2.1 Current terminology 137 7.2.1.1 Shyness–boldness 138 7.2.1.2 Coping styles 140 7.2.1.3 Behavioural syndromes 140 7.2.2 Objectivity 140 7.2.3 Labelling personality traits; construct validity 142 7.2.4 Objective and subjective measurements of personality 142 7.2.5 Modern terminology and statistical approaches 145 7.3 Proximate causation 146 7.4 Ontogeny and experience 149 7.5 Is personality adaptive? 150 7.5.1 Frequency- and density-dependent selection 150 7.5.2 State-dependent models 151 7.6 Evolution 153 7.7 Wider implications 155 7.7.1 Fish production and reproduction 155 7.7.2 Personality and population dynamics 155 7.8 Conclusions 156 Acknowledgements 157 References 157 8 The Role of Learning in Fish Orientation 166 Odling-Smee, Simpson and Braithwaite 8.1 Introduction 166 8.2 Why keep track of location? 166 8.3 The use of learning and memory in orientation 167 8.4 Learning about landmarks 168 8.5 Compass orientation 171 8.6 Water movements 172 8.7 Inertial guidance and internal ‘clocks’ 173 8.8 Social cues 174 8.9 How flexible is orientation behaviour? 174 8.9.1 When to learn? 174 8.9.2 What to learn? 175 8.9.3 Spatial learning capacity 176 8.10 Salmon homing – a case study 177 8.11 Conclusion 179 Acknowledgements 179 References 180 9 Social Recognition of Conspecifics 186 Griffiths and Ward 9.1 Introduction 186 9.2 Recognition of familiars 186 9.2.1 Laboratory studies of familiarity 187 9.2.2 Mechanisms of familiarity recognition 187 9.2.3 Functions of associating with familiar fish 191 9.2.4 Familiarity in free-ranging fishes 194 9.2.5 Determinants of familiarity 195 9.3 Familiarity or kin recognition? 196 9.3.1 Kin recognition theory 196 9.3.2 Evidence for kin recognition from laboratory studies 200 9.3.3 Advantages of kin discrimination 201 9.3.4 Kin association in the wild 201 9.3.5 Explaining the discrepancies between laboratory and field 203 9.3.6 Kin avoidance 205 9.4 Conclusion 206 References 207 10 Social Organisation and Information Transfer in Schooling Fish 217 Ioannou, Couzin, James, Croft and Krause 10.1 Introduction 217 10.2 Collective motion 218 10.3 Emergent collective motion in the absence of external stimuli 219 10.4 Response to internal state and external stimuli: Information processing within schools 220 10.4.1 Collective response to predators 220 10.4.2 Mechanisms and feedback in information transfer 222 10.4.3 Information transfer during group foraging and migration 225 10.5 Informational status, leadership and collective decision-making in fish schools 225 10.6 The structure of fish schools and populations 227 10.7 Social networks and individual identities 229 10.8 Community structure in social networks 232 10.9 Conclusions and future directions 233 Acknowledgements 234 References 234 11 Social Learning in Fishes 240 Brown and Laland 11.1 Introduction 240 11.2 Antipredator behaviour 241 11.3 Migration and orientation 244 11.4 Foraging 247 11.5 Mate choice 248 11.6 Aggression 249 11.7 Trade-offs in reliance on social and asocial sources of information 250 11.8 Concluding remarks 252 Acknowledgements 252 References 252 12 Cooperation and Cognition in Fishes 258 Alfieri and Dugatkin 12.1 Introduction 258 12.2 Why study cooperation in fishes? 259 12.3 Cooperation and its categories 261 12.3.1 Category 1 – kin selection 261 12.3.1.1 Cognition and kin selection 261 12.3.1.2 Example of kin selected cooperation: Cooperative breeding 262 12.3.1.3 Example of kin selected cooperation: Conditional territory defence 262 12.3.2 Category 2 – reciprocity 263 12.3.2.1 Cognition and reciprocity 264 12.3.2.2 Example of reciprocity: Egg trading 265 12.3.2.3 Example of reciprocity: Predator inspection 266 12.3.2.4 Example of reciprocity: Interspecific cleaning behaviour 267 12.3.3 Category 3 – by-product mutualism 268 12.3.3.1 Cognition and by-product mutualism 268 12.3.3.2 Example of by-product mutualism: Cooperative foraging 269 12.3.4 Category 4 – trait group selection 270 12.3.4.1 Cognition and trait group selection 270 12.3.4.2 Example of trait group selected cooperation: Predator inspection 270 12.4 Conclusion 271 Acknowledgements 272 References 272 13 Machiavellian Intelligence in Fishes 277 Bshary 13.1 Introduction 277 13.2 Evidence for functional aspects of Machiavellian intelligence 279 13.2.1 Information gathering about relationships between other group members 279 13.2.2 Predator inspection 280 13.2.3 Group-living cichlids 281 13.2.4 Machiavellian intelligence in cleaning mutualisms 283 13.2.4.1 Categorisation and individual recognition of clients 283 13.2.4.2 Building up relationships between cleaners and resident clients 284 13.2.4.3 Use of tactile stimulation by cleaners to manipulate client decisions and reconcile after conflicts 284 13.2.4.4 Audience effects in response to image scoring and tactical deception 285 13.2.4.5 Punishment by males during pair inspections 285 13.3 Evidence for cognitive mechanisms in fishes 286 13.3.1 What cognitive abilities might cleaners need to deal with their clients? 286 13.3.2 Other cognitive mechanisms 287 13.4 Discussion 288 13.4.1 Future avenues I: How Machiavellian is fish behaviour? 289 13.4.2 Future avenues II: Relating Machiavellian-type behaviour to brain size evolution 290 13.4.3 Extending the Machiavellian intelligence hypothesis to general social intelligence 291 Acknowledgements 291 References 291 14 Lateralization of Cognitive Functions in Fish 298 Bisazza and Brown 14.1 Introduction 298 14.2 Lateralized functions in fish 300 14.2.1 Antipredator behavior 300 14.2.1.1 Predator inspection 301 14.2.1.2 Predator evasion 302 14.2.1.3 Fast escape response 303 14.2.2 Mating behavior 304 14.2.3 Aggression 304 14.2.4 Shoaling and social recognition 304 14.2.5 Foraging behavior 306 14.2.6 Exploration and response to novelty 306 14.2.7 Homing and spatial abilities 307 14.2.8 Communication 307 14.3 Individual differences in lateralization 308 14.3.1 Hereditary basis of lateralization 308 14.3.2 Sex differences in lateralization 309 14.3.3 Environmental factors influencing development of lateralization 310 14.3.4 Lateralization and personality 311 14.4 Ecological consequences of lateralization of cognitive functions 312 14.4.1 Selective advantages of cerebral lateralization 312 14.4.2 Costs of cerebral lateralization 314 14.4.3 Maintenance of intraspecific variability in the degree of lateralization 316 14.4.4 Evolutionary significance of population biases in laterality 316 14.5 Summary and future research 317 Acknowledgements 318 References 319 15 Brain and Cognition in Teleost Fish 325 Broglio, Gómez, Durán, Salas and Rodríguez 15.1 Introduction 325 15.2 Classical conditioning 327 15.2.1 Delay motor classical conditioning and teleost fish cerebellum 328 15.2.2 Role of the teleost cerebellum and telencephalic pallium in trace motor classical conditioning 330 15.3 Emotional learning 331 15.3.1 Role of the medial pallium in avoidance conditioning and taste aversion learning 332 15.3.2 Teleost cerebellum and fear conditioning 334 15.4 Spatial cognition 336 15.4.1 Allocentric spatial memory representations in teleost fishes 337 15.4.2 Role of the teleost telencephalon in egocentric and allocentric spatial navigation 340 15.4.3 Map-like memories and hippocampal pallium in teleost fishes 345 15.4.4 Neural mechanisms for egocentric spatial orientation 347 15.5 Concluding remarks 349 Acknowledgements 350 References 350 16 Fish Behaviour, Learning, Aquaculture and Fisheries 359 Fernö, Huse, Jakobsen, Kristiansen and Nilsson 16.1 Fish learning skills in the human world 359 16.2 Fisheries 362 16.2.1 Spatial dynamics 362 16.2.1.1 Learning skills and movement 362 16.2.1.2 Social learning of migration pattern 363 16.2.1.3 Implications of learning for fisheries management 366 16.2.2 Fish capture 367 16.2.2.1 Natural variations in spatial distribution and behaviour 369 16.2.2.2 Avoidance and attraction before fishing 369 16.2.2.3 Before physical contact with the gear 369 16.2.2.4 After physical contact with the gear 371 16.2.2.5 Behaviour after escaping the gear and long-term consequences 372 16.2.3 Abundance estimation 374 16.3 Aquaculture 375 16.3.1 Ontogeny 375 16.3.2 Habituation, conditioning and anticipation 376 16.3.3 Pavlovian learning – delay and trace conditioning 378 16.3.4 Potential use of reward conditioning in aquaculture 379 16.3.5 Operant learning 382 16.3.6 Individual decisions and collective behaviour 383 16.4 Stock enhancement and sea-ranching 384 16.5 Escapees from aquaculture 388 16.6 Capture-based aquaculture 389 16.7 Conclusions and perspectives 389 Acknowledgements 391 References 391 17 Cognition and Welfare 405 Sneddon 17.1 Introduction 405 17.1.1 Fish welfare 406 17.1.2 Preference and avoidance testing 407 17.1.3 Behavioural flexibility and intraspecific variation 408 17.2 What is welfare? 408 17.2.1 Sentience and consciousness 409 17.2.2 Cognition and welfare 410 17.3 What fishes want 410 17.3.1 Preference tests 411 17.3.1.1 Physical habitat 411 17.3.1.2 Breeding 413 17.3.1.3 Diet 413 17.3.1.4 Social interactions 414 17.4 What fishes do not want 416 17.5 Pain and fear in fish 417 17.6 Personality in fish 420 17.7 Wider implications for the use of fish 420 17.7.1 Aquaculture 421 17.7.2 Fisheries 425 17.7.3 Recreational fishing 425 17.7.4 Research 426 17.7.5 Companion fish 427 17.8 Conclusion 427 Acknowledgements 429 References 429 Species List 435 Index 443

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Book SynopsisAustralia's introduced vertebrate pest species cost at least $1 billion annually in economic, environmental and social impacts. The Guide to Introduced Pest Animals of Australia is a comprehensive, practical guide to 60 introduced pest animal species present in Australia, including 27 mammals, 18 birds, nine freshwater fish, two amphibians and four reptiles.

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Book SynopsisAmphibians of Costa Rica is the first in-depth field guide to all 206 species of amphibians known to occur in Costa Rica or within walking distance of its borders.Trade ReviewAmphibians of Costa Rica: a Field Guide is one of the best books of this kind published thus far for Costa Rica. * HERPETOLOGICAL REVIEW *

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Book SynopsisFor years Albert Hazen Wright and Anna Allen Wright traveled extensively, attempting to observe every species of snake in North America in its natural surroundings and collecting data and live specimens. Their exhaustive research resulted in a famous two-volume sourcebook, first published in 1957. Abundantly and painstakingly illustrated by the authors, this personalized natural history organizes for ready reference a wealth of information on American and Canadian snakes.Across the two volumes of Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada are accounts of more than three hundred species and subspecies, accompanied by photographs, drawings, and distribution maps. Generous excerpts from the authors'' field journals give the reader a vivid feeling of some of the satisfactions and conclusions of the Wrights'' search.Volume I features an introductory section in which the Wrights cover snake names and such features of their biology and behavior as range, size, longevity, disTrade ReviewThoroughness, precision, and enthusiasm are traits that shine through the pages of this inspiring summation of a lifetime of experience. * Nature *

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Book SynopsisThis is a landmark volume in South Carolina marine biology for specialists and sportsmen alike. A scientific milestone, this comprehensive illustrated guide to the characteristics, distribution, and ecology of freshwater fishes in South Carolina marks the first such endeavor since 1860 to document this aspect of the Palmetto State's diverse natural history. ""Freshwater Fishes of South Carolina"" is the result of longterm collaboration between a quartet of leading experts on the state's freshwater fishes - Fred C. Rohde, Rudolf G. Arndt, Jeffrey W. Foltz, and Joseph M. Quattro. From mudminnows and sunfishes to lampreys and sturgeons, the guide describes more than one hundred fifty species of freshwater and coastal estuarine fishes that spend all or major portions of their lives in the fresh waters of South Carolina. For each species the authors provide diagnostic characteristics including size, markings, similar species, and sexual dimorphism as well as information on biology, habitat, and distribution. Color photographs and detailed distribution maps accompany each description. The volume also includes a history of ichthyology in South Carolina, a chapter on methods for the collection and identification of fishes, and a chapter on conservation biology documenting species of concern for the state and reasons for their decline. This handsome reminder of the rich biodiversity in South Carolina's rivers, streams, and lakes serves not only as a vital scientific tool for marine researchers, students, resource managers, ecologists, and state policy makers but also as a valuable resource for sportsmen and natural history enthusiasts across the region.

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Book SynopsisWhether sitting in a boat with a rod and reel trying to outwit a largemouth bass or watching bluntnose minnows dart among the rocks of a sparkling stream, many people are attracted to fish. Hundreds of species can be found in the ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams of the Upper Midwest, from the beautifully colored orangethroat darter to the prehistoric-looking shovelnose sturgeon. This much needed addition to Iowa’s popular series of laminated guides—the twenty-eighth in the series— describes twenty-nine fish species, including some of the most sought after game fish like bluegill and largemouth bass, as well as less common species like logperch and the snakelike American eel. Terry VanDeWalle includes a thorough description of each species and covers the Upper Midwest states of Kansas, Illinois, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.The careful descriptions and habitat and diet information in Fish in Your Pocket—enhanced with superb photographs by underwater photographer Garold Sneegas—make it extremely useful for anglers and naturalists alike.

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Book SynopsisThe first book of its kind to explore this magnificent creature, this collected volume captures many aspects of the remarkable Great Lakes sturgeon, from the mythical to the critically real. Lake sturgeon are sacred to some, impressive to many, and endangered in the Great Lakes. A fish whose ancestry reaches back millions of years and that can live over a century and grow to six feet or more, the Great Lakes lake sturgeon was once considered useless, then overfished nearly to extinction. Though the fish is slowly making a comeback thanks to the awareness-raising efforts of Native Americans, biologists, and sturgeon supporters, it remains to be seen if conservation and stewardship will continue to the degree this remarkable animal deserves. Blending history, biology, folklore, environmental science, and policy, this accessible book seeks to reach a broad audience and tell the story of the Great Lakes lake sturgeon in a manner as diverse as its subject.

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Book SynopsisAsian carp were first introduced into the southern United States in the early 1970s to remove algae from farmed catfish ponds. Flooding in the early 1900s caused many of the catfish farm ponds to overflow, and Asian carp were released into local waterways in the Mississippi River basin. The carp have since migrated northward up the Mississippi River, becoming the most abundant species in some areas of the River. Asian carp are of particular concern to the Great Lakes region because of the potential harm they could cause to the native ecosystem. Asian carp currently present in the Mississippi River physically lack a stomach, so they must continually feed on aquatic vegetation. Native fish species have difficulty competing with Asian carp because of their rapid consumption of resources. This book provides an overview and background of the threat of Asian carp migrating into the Great Lakes and what can be done to avoid this threat.

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Book SynopsisWhile on vacation in 1980, biologist Barbara Brennessel and her family came across an amazing sight: hundreds of small silver fish migrating from the Atlantic Ocean, across a channel connecting two ponds in the town of Wellfleet on Cape Cod. She later learned that these tiny river herring were important for the ecology and economy of the region and that volunteers were counting fewer and fewer fish migrating each year.The Alewives’ Tale describes the plight of alewives and blueback herring, two fish species that have similar life histories and are difficult to distinguish by sight. Collectively referred to as river herring, they have been economically important since colonial times as food, fertilizer, and bait. In recent years they have attracted much attention from environmentalists, especially as attempts are being made, on and beyond Cape Cod, to restore the rivers, streams, ponds, lakes, and estuaries that are crucial for their reproduction and survival.Brennessel provides an overview of the biology of the fish—from fertilized eggs to large schools of adults that migrate in the Atlantic Ocean—while describing the habitats at different stages of their life history. She explores the causes of the dramatic decline of river herring since the mid-twentieth century and the various efforts to restore these iconic fish to the historic populations that treated many onlookers to spectacular inland migrations each spring.

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Book SynopsisSex determination, differentiation and gamete maturation are well organised molecular events in vertebrates. In vertebrates, sex determination and differentiation are two important events in the development of gonads (testis or ovary). Sex determination is the genetic (sex chromosomes) or environmental process by which the sex (male or female) of an individual is established. During embryonic development, primordial germ cells migrate from the site of origin to the gonadal primordia where they differentiate along with somatic cells and finally form the indifferent/bipotential gonads. Depending on the action of various factors the bipotential gonads give rise to either testis or ovaries. In most vertebrates, excluding fishes and some amphibians, the event of sex determination is controlled genetically and later the progression of gonadal development is controlled by hormones and other factors. Interestingly, these processes in fishes are controlled not only genetically but also through hormones or environmental factors. These characteristics make fish the champions of sex reversal and serve as excellent animal models to precisely understand sexual development. The next interesting aspect is meiotic maturation which is essentially mediated by gonadotropins and progesterone metabolites to trigger final gamete maturation in fishes which is different from mammals. The novel aspects pertaining to gamete maturation has been studied in great detail in fish which depicts precise regulatory events of gamete maturation.

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Book SynopsisThis informative new volume on the reproduction and development of zebrafish provides a timely and fundamental set of chapters presenting new data and critical reviews to the novice student and veteran researcher alike. It covers two major areas of zebrafish biology, reproduction and development, with toxicology emphasised in a number of chapters. Historically, reproductive biology of zebrafish has not been given the attention afforded to the more intensively studied aspects of embryonic development in this model species. In part, this may be due to fewer tools available to zebrafish reproductive biologists. However, with the advent of transparent juvenile and adult lines, new areas of reproduction research become visible both figuratively and literally. Two chapters are devoted to presenting these exciting new fish lines and examples of their use in research to the reproductive biology research community. Reproduction and embryonic development are a continuum which is emphasised in a new review on RNA-binding proteins in the zebrafish oocyte. It is increasingly clear that embryonic development is dependent upon factors present in the female gamete known collectively as "maternal effects", and these oocyte components are beautifully summarised in this chapter. Other chapters cover normal spawning periodicity and vitellogenic oocyte growth dynamics that should interest ovarian physiologists and those interested in zebrafish husbandry.

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Book SynopsisThe second edition of Fishes of Arkansas, in development for more than a decade, is an extensive revision and expansion of the first edition, including reclassifications, taxonomic changes, and descriptions of more than thirty new species. An invaluable reference for anyone interested in the state's fish population-from professional ichthyologists, fisheries biologists, and managers of aquatic resources, to amateur naturalists and anglers-this new edition provides updated taxonomic keys as well as detailed descriptions, photographs, and line drawings to aid identification of the state's 241 fish species. There is also much information on the distribution and biology of each species, including descriptions of habitat, foods eaten, reproductive biology, and conservation status.This project and the preparation of this publication was funded in part by a grant from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a rich resource of important information on coldwater fish farming and coldwater fisheries management, including new research and recent technological advances. It aims to provide an understanding of the underlying mechanisms of coldwater physiology of fishes, which is essential for effective fishery management and for taking advantage of their vast potential application in aquaculture.Coldwater Fisheries and Aquaculture Management: Technology for Sustainable Food Production elaborates on key aspects associated with reproductive biology and endocrinology of coldwater fishes, such as gonadal development and maturation, vitellogenesis, steroidogenesis, whole genome information of fishes, transcriptomics, proteomics, and more. It also looks at genetic modification of coldwater fishes, phytobiotic-based feed to attain profitability in aquaculture, and the nutritional requirements of coldwater fishes, such as plant-based proteins in fish diets and feeding carbohydrates to fish. It also describes the beneficial dietary nutrition of fish consumption by humans.Several chapters address the various challenges to coldwater fish and fishery management, such as fish bacterial diseases (along with their immune components and defense mechanisms), unpredictable nature of climate change on fish, water pollution, etc. The volume also offers strategies on the sustainable management of fish that include looking at pollution in freshwater ecosystems, biotechnological interventions, predicting threats to fish from climate change, and other factors.This volume will be of value to those in fishery management and fish science as well as to marine researchers, faculty and students, and other involved with aquaculture science and management.Trade Review“Brings together an informative compilation of different aspects of cold-water fisheries and aquaculture management technology for sustainable food production. . . . A comprehensive compilation.” —From the Foreword by S. Ayyappan, Former Secretary, DARE; Director General, ICAR Chairman, Karnataka Science and Technology Academy, Bangalore, Karnataka, India“Covers a wide range of important topics related to cold-water fish reproductive biology and endocrinology, including gonadal development and maturation, vitellogenesis, steroidogenesis, fish whole genome information, transcriptomics, proteomics, artificial intelligence, etc. . . . Of great use to readers of all types . . . . A thorough collection of top-notch chapters.” —From the Foreword by Pramod Kumar Pandey, Director, Anusandhan Bhawan, Industrial Area, Bhimtal, Uttrakhand, India"This book explores the world of coldwater aquaculture and fisheries management, with innovation and sustainability coming together to create a vision for the future of food supply. It investigates the novel approaches that will transform the food supply chain at the global level while protecting our priceless aquatic ecosystems. A must-read for anybody enthusiastic about the future of sustainable food! The book provides learning material on techniques for managing coldwater fisheries and aquaculture! It explores cutting-edge innovations in food supply that could revolutionize the sustainable food industry. This ground-breaking book will help readers realize the possibilities of coldwater fisheries and aquaculture management.” —Dr. Rayees Ahmad Bhat, Department of Zoology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, IndiaTable of Contents1. The Rainbow Trout Genome: A Significant Milestone for Aquaculture Development 2. Economics of Coldwater Fisheries 3. Nutritional Requirements of Coldwater Fishes 4. Bacterial Diseases of Finfish Prevalent in Coldwater Aquaculture 5. Biotechnological Interventions in Coldwater Aquaculture Health Management 6. Coldwater Fish Diversity: Issues and Sustainable Management in India 7. The Zebrafish: A Trending Model for T-Cell and Thymic Development along with Prevailing Challenges 8. Plant-Based Proteins in Fish Diets for Sustainable Coldwater Fisheries 9. Small-Scale Fisheries by Indigenous Fishing Methods 10. Reproductive Physiology and Breeding Biology of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) 11. Feeding Carbohydrates to Fish: Utilization and Looking Beyond Energy Nutrition 12. Application of Plant-Derived Natural Preservatives for Shelf-Life Extension of Fresh Water Fish 13. Perspective of eDNA Application to Control Pollution in Freshwater Ecosystems 14. Nutritional Composition of Coldwater Fishes 15. Genotoxicity in Fishes: With Special Reference to Micronucleus Formation in Hematocytes 16. Infectious Diseases of Coldwater Fishes: Focus on Viral and Fungal Infections 17. Nutrigenomics: Boost for Aquaculture Research and Development 18. Immune Components and Defense Mechanism in Fish: An Overview 19. Comprehensive Transcriptomics Analysis of Coldwater Fish 20. Predictable Threats to Coldwater Fisheries from the Unpredictable Nature of Climate Change: An Indian Perspective

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Book SynopsisTaking a disease-based approach, Fish Viruses and Bacteria: Pathobiology and Protection focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. The book covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases which can become huge threats to local fish populations in new geographical regions if transported there via infected fish or eggs. A concise but thorough reference work, this book: - Covers key viral and bacterial diseases of notable fish species; - Reviews major well-established piscine pathogens as well as new, emerging and notifiable diseases; and - Contains the most up-to-date research contributed by a team of over fifty world experts. An invaluable bench book for fish health consultants, veterinarians and all those wanting instant access to information, this book is also a useful textbook for students specializing in fish health and research scientists initiating fish disease research programmes.Table of Contents1: Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus, Arun K. Dhar, Scott LaPatra, Andrew Orry and F.C. Thomas Allnutt 2: Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus, Jo-Ann C. Leong and Gael Kurath 3: Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Virus, John S. Lumsden 4: Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis and European Catfish Virus, Paul Hick, Ellen Ariel and Richard Whittington 5: Oncogenic Viruses: Oncorhynchus masou Virus and Cyprinid Herpesvirus, Mamoru Yoshimizu, Hisae Kasai, Yoshihiro Sakoda, Nanako Sano and Motohiko Sano 6: Infectious Salmon Anaemia, Knut Falk and Maria Aamelfot 7: Spring Viraemia of Carp, Peter Dixon and David Stone 8: Channel Catfish Viral Disease, Larry A. Hanson and Lester H. Khoo 9: Largemouth Bass Viral Disease, Rodman G. Getchell and Geoffrey H. Groocock 10: Koi Herpesvirus Disease, Keith Way and Peter Dixon 11: Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, Anna Toffan 12: Iridoviral Diseases: Red Sea Bream Iridovirus and White Sturgeon Iridovirus, Yasuhiko Kawato, Kuttichantran Subramaniam, Kazuhiro Nakajima,Thomas Waltzek and Richard Whittington 13: Alphaviruses in Salmonids, Marius Karlsen and Renate Johansen 14: Aeromonas salmonicida and A. hydrophila, Bjarnheidur K. Gudmundsdottir and Bryndis Bjornsdottir 15: Edwardsiella spp., Matt J. Griffin, Terrence E. Greenway and David J. Wise 16: Flavobacterium spp.: F. psychrophilum, F. columnare and F. branchiophilum, Thomas P. Loch and Mohamed Faisal 17: Francisella noatunensis, Esteban M. Soto and John P. Hawke 18: Mycobacterium spp., David T. Gauthier and Martha W. Rhodes 19: Photobacterium damselae, John P. Hawke 20: Piscirickettsia salmonis, Jerri Bartholomew, Kristen D. Arkush and Esteban M. Soto 21: Renibacterium salmoninarum, Diane G. Elliott 22: Streptococcus iniae and S. agalactiae, Craig A. Shoemaker, De-Hai Xu and Esteban M. Soto 23: Vibriosis: Vibrio anguillarum, V. ordalii and Aliivibrio salmonicida, Alicia E. Toranzo, Beatriz Magariños and Ruben Avendaño-Herrera 24: Weissella ceti, Timothy J. Welch, David P. Marancik and Christopher M. Good 25: Yersinia ruckeri, Michael Ormsby and Robert Davies

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Book SynopsisLagoons and estuaries are transition spaces between earth and sea. Beyond their expanse, geographic repartition, geomorphological, hydroclimatic and ecobiological diversity and biodiversity, they play an important role in regional economies and are some of the ecosystems most vulnerable to global change.Reinforced by numerous references, this book studies Mediterranean lagoonal and estuarine fishes whose diversity largely depends on the composition of neighboring marine and continental ichtyofauna. The authors describe their morphological, biological, ecological and behavioral characteristics by evoking their distinctive features and differences with their marine or freshwater homologues. Their adaptation strategies, elucidated thanks to recent advances in morphology, genetics and molecular biology, are recognized as a major advantage in the context of climate change.This book is for natural environment managers, engineers, teachers, students and researchers.Table of ContentsForeword ix Preface xi Introduction xiii Chapter 1. Mediterranean Lagoons and Estuaries 1 1.1. What is a lagoon and what is an estuary? 2 1.2. Lagoons and estuaries of the Mediterranean: characteristics,inventory and classification 8 1.3. Some recurrent preconceived ideas and problems concerning lagoons 14 1.4. Geological, geographic and physicochemical types of lagoon 15 1.4.1. According to their geological origin 15 1.4.2. According to their connections with the sea 16 1.4.3. According to their physical chemistry 17 1.4.4. According to their haline system 17 1.4.5. According to their nutrient content 18 1.4.6. According to their geographic position and connection with the sea 19 1.5. Lagoon hydroclimate and hydrodynamics 19 1.6. Some features of lagoon ichthyoecobiology 21 1.7. Production in lagoons and trophic chains 26 1.8. Lagoon habitats 30 Chapter 2. Ecology and Behavior 33 2.1. Origin and originality 38 2.2. Ecology and behavior 43 2.2.1. Sedentaries 44 2.2.2. Migrators 47 2.2.3. Intermittent residents 50 2.3. Sea–lagoon/lagoon–sea fish interaction: the phenology of migrations 51 2.3.1. Inmigration 51 2.3.2. Outmigrations 55 2.4. Ecological valence 58 2.5. Lagoons and invasions: the presence of exotic species 59 2.6. Structure of fish assemblages 62 2.6.1. Natural factors in spatiotemporal distribution 63 2.6.2. Assemblages and anthropization 66 2.6.3. Utilization of ichthyological indicators 69 Chapter 3. Biology and Genetics 71 3.1. Sexuality 72 3.2. Reproduction 77 3.2.1. Nest building, gestation and fecundity 78 3.2.2. Reproductive success and gamete management 82 3.2.3. Reproductive particularities in Blenniidae, Gobiidae and Labridae 85 3.2.4. Reproductive particularities in Syngnathidae 86 3.2.5. Other aspects of nest building and parental care 93 3.2.6. Other aspects of reproduction in migrators 104 3.3. Feeding and energy transfer 105 3.3.1. Alimentary guilds and competition 105 3.3.2. Cannibalism 107 3.3.3. Feeding behavior 108 3.4. Age and growth 112 3.5. Intra- and interspecific communication 118 3.5.1. Visual functions 119 3.5.2. The olfactory functions 121 3.5.3. Auditive and mechanoreceptive functions 123 3.6. Ecological genetics 126 3.6.1. Sedentary species 126 3.6.2. Migratory species 129 3.6.3. Other structural factors 130 Chapter 4. Fisheries and Aquaculture 137 4.1. Fishing in lagoons 138 4.1.1. Advantages of lagoons for fisheries 138 4.1.2. Fishing methods and techniques 140 4.1.3. Fisheries production and yield 152 4.1.4. Interaction between marine and lagoon fisheries 161 4.2. Aquaculture in lagoons 163 4.3. Fisheries–aquaculture interactions in the lagoons 166 Chapter 5. Anthropization and Climate Change 169 5.1. Threats to lagoon and estuarine systems and their ichthyological populations 169 5.2. On the need for an integrated approach to lagoon ichthyology 179 5.3. Toward a best knowledge of lagoons: the contribution of the Mediterranean “lagoon–estuarine networks” 180 Appendix 183 Glossary 191 References 199 Index of Scientific Names and Common Words 257 Index by Country: Lagoons, Lakes, Ponds, Delta and Estuaries 263

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Book Synopsis Fishes in Lagoons and Estuaries in the Mediterranean 2 extensively covers the systematic, biological, ecological, behavioral and genetic aspects of the sedentary fishes that spend their entire lifecycle in the coastal fringes, sometimes referred to as “extreme environments”. This second volume of a set of books on Mediterranean ichthyofauna presents in-depth scientific, historical and current knowledge at the family, genus and species levels. Designed to give rapid and comprehensive access to the body of knowledge on Mediterranean lagoonal and estuarine sedentary fishes (over 1200 scientific works are referenced), this volume is for anyone involved in the use, management or protection of natural environments and their populations, including ecobiologists, geographers, engineers, teachers, students and researchers. Table of ContentsForeword ix Preface xi Introduction xiii Chapter 1. Atherinidae Risso, 1827 1 1.1. Atherina Linnæus, 1758 2 1.1.1. Atherina (Hepsetia) lagunae Trabelsi et al., 2002 3 1.2. References 33 Chapter 2. Blenniidae Rafinesque, 1815 49 2.1. Salaria Forsskäl, 1775 50 2.1.1. Salaria pavo (Risso, 1810) 51 2.2. References 68 Chapter 3. Cyprinodontidae Berg, 1940 75 3.1. Aphanius Nardo, 1827 76 3.1.1. Aphanius dispar (Rüppell, 1829) 78 3.1.2. Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821) 82 3.1.3. Aphanius iberus (Valenciennes, 1846) 100 3.2. References 109 Chapter 4. Gasterosteidae Günther, 1869 125 4.1. Gasterosteus [Artedi] Linnæus, 1758 126 4.1.1. Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnæus, 1758 126 4.2. References 144 Chapter 5. Gobiidae Regan, 1911 153 5.1. Gobius [Artedi] Linnæus, 1758 154 5.1.1. Gobius cobitis Pallas, 1814 156 5.1.2. Gobius niger Linnæus, 1758 163 5.1.3. Gobius paganellus Linnæus, 1758 179 5.2. Knipowitschia Iljin, 1927 186 5.2.1. Knipowitschia panizzae (Verga, 1841) 187 5.3. Pomatoschistus Gill, 1864 193 5.3.1. Pomatoschistus canestrinii (Ninni, 1883) 194 5.3.2. Pomatoschistus marmoratus (Risso, 1810) 202 5.3.3. Pomatoschistus microps (Kroyer, 1838) 213 5.3.4. Pomatoschistus tortonesei (Miller, 1968) 225 5.4. Zosterisessor (Whitley, 1935) 228 5.4.1. Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas, 1814) 230 5.5. References 248 Chapter 6. Labridae Jordan and Evermann, 1898 275 6.1. Symphodus Rafinesque, 1810 276 6.1.1. Symphodus (Crenilabrus) cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788) 277 6.2. References 288 Chapter 7. Poeciliidae Berg, 1910 293 7.1. Gambusia Poey, 1855 293 7.1.1. Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 294 7.2. References 303 Chapter 8. Syngnathidae Günther, 1870 309 8.1. Hippocampus Rafinesque, 1810 312 8.1.1. Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 314 8.1.2. Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnæus, 1758) 323 8.2. Nerophis Rafinesque, 1810 327 8.2.1. Nerophis ophidion (Linnæus, 1758) 328 8.3. Syngnathus [Artedi] Linnæus, 1758 334 8.3.1. Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1826 336 8.3.2. Syngnathus acus Linnæus, 1758 351 8.3.3. Syngnathus taenionotus Canestrini, 1871 357 8.3.4. Syngnathus tenuirostris Rathke, 1837 362 8.3.5. Syngnathus typhle Linnæus, 1758 364 8.4. References 374 Glossary 381 Index of Names 389 Index of Countries 393

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Book Synopsis Based on the most recent scientific data, and without neglecting historical publications, Fishes in Lagoons and Estuaries in the Mediterranean 3 comprehensively details Mediterranean lagoonal–marine migratory fish. It provides information regarding their systematics, eobiology, ethology, genetics and their exploitation. After a general categorization of the species represented, this volume, third in a set of books on Mediterranean ichthyofauna, offers a synthesis of the knowledge acquired from 1890 to the present day for each of the 21 species most frequently found in Mediterranean lagoons and estuaries. These species are detailed across the two parts of volume 3. The scientific data presented in this book concern the species’ lagoon life as much as their marine life, and are therefore of particular interest for both the management of fish stocks and for the conservation of species. Designed to give rapid and comprehensive access to the body of knowledge on Mediterranean lagoonal and estuarine migratory fishes, this volume is for anyone involved in the use, management or protection of natural environments and their populations, including ecobiologists, geographers, engineers, teachers, students and researchers. Table of ContentsPreface vii Foreword ix Introduction xi Chapter 1 Anguillidae Jordan and Evermann, 1896 1 1.1 Anguilla (Schrank, 1798) 2 1.1.1 Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) 6 1.2 Bibliography 60 Chapter 2 Engraulidae Jordan and Evermann, 1896 95 2.1 Engraulis Cuvier, 1817 95 2.1.1 Engraulis russoi Dulzetto, 1947 96 2.2 Bibliography 104 Chapter 3 Gobiidae Regan, 1911 107 3.1 Pomatoschistus Gill, 1864 108 3.1.1 Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770) 109 3.2 Bibliography 121 Chapter 4 Moronidae Jordan and Evermann, 1896 129 4.1 Dicentrarchus Gill, 1860 130 4.1.1 Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) 132 4.2 Bibliography 149 Chapter 5 Mugilidae Günther, 1861 159 5.1 Chelon (Rose Walbaum, 1793) 164 5.1.1 Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827) 165 5.2 Liza (Jordan and Swain, 1884) 180 5.2.1 Liza aurata (Risso, 1810) 181 5.2.2 Liza ramada (Risso, 1827) 195 5.2.3 Liza saliens (Risso, 1810) 215 5.3 Mugil Linnaeus, 1758 230 5.3.1 Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 231 5.4 Bibliography 256 Glossary 291 Index of Names 299 Index of Places 301

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Book SynopsisThere is considerable global interest in the culture of finfish species both for cold and warm water aquaculture development and growth. Essential information on the biology, domestication and aquacultural characteristics of a wide selection of novel and established species is provided in the form of technical sheets, species descriptions and information on current rearing practices, making this a must-have reference in the field of aquacultural science. The book also offers a basic framework in order to support investment strategies for research and developement efforts aimed at the emergence of a profitable finfish aquaculture industry and presents a rationale for species diversification, different approaches to species selection and basic economical and market considerations governing the launch of strategic development and commercialization efforts.Table of ContentsPart 1: Aquaculture Diversification: An Introduction 1: Achievements and Challenges 2: The Rearing Environment 3: Feeds and Feeding 4: Farmed Species and Their Characteristics 5: Considerations for the Selection and Commercialization of New or Alternate Species 6: The Agribusiness Approach: an Australian case-study 7: A Systematic-Market Approach to Species Diversification: a French case-study 8: Biological And Technical Approach: a Site-specific and Productivity-based Analysis Part 2: Finfish Species Description & Biotechnical Analysis 9: The Sturgeons (Family Acipenseridae) 10: The Milkfish (Family Chanidae) 11: The Catfish (Family Ictaluridae) 12: The Salmonids (Family Salmonidae) 13: The Codfishes (Family Gadidae) 14: The Snooks (Family Centropomidae) 15: The Temperate Basses (Family Moronidae) 16: Sea Breams and Porgies (Family Sparidae) 17: The Tilapia (Family Cichlidae) 18: Drum-fish or Croakers (Family Sciaenidae) 19: The Wolffishes (Family Anarhichadidae) 20: The Tunas (Family Scombridae) 21: The Flatfishes (Order Pleuronectiformes) 22: Temperate And Cold-Water Finfish Species Analysis 23: Warm-Water Finfish Species Analysis Part 3: Market And Economical Analysis 24: Marketing New Species 25: Diversification Pays: Economic Perspectives on Investments in Diversified Aquaculture Part 4: Future Perspectives 26: Off-Shore And Recirculation Technologies 27: Valorization of Aquaculture By-products 28: Organic And Green Labelling 29: The Future of Aquaculture: Insights from the Economic Theory

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Book SynopsisWritten by leading authorities in the field, this new edition of Volume 2 in the successful Fish Diseases and Disorders trilogy has been thoroughly updated with new research and contributions. Focusing largely on finfish, it covers non-infectious disorders of development, growth and physiology of wild and captive species, including genetic conditions, respiratory disorders, stress physiology, environmental factors and a new contribution on the relationship between welfare issues and disorders associated with intensive fish culture. The book is indispensable for zoologists, fish health specialists and veterinarians, researchers and students, and those involved with fisheries and aquaculture.Table of Contents1: Introduction: Issues related to the diagnostic assessment of non-infectious disorders of captive and wild fish populations, J F Leatherland 2: Neoplasms and related disorders, J M Grizzle and A E Goodwin 3: Reproductive and endocrine disorders, J F Leatherland 4: Chemically induced alterations to gonadal differentiation in fish, C D Metcalfe, K A Kidd and J P Sumpter 5: Disorders of development, C L Brown, D M Power, J M Núñez 6: Organismal and cellular stress, M M Vijayan, N Aluru & J F Leatherland 7: Metabolic and nutritionally-related disorders, S Lall 8: Feeding disorders, N Bernier 9: Immune system and PAHs, G Noguchi 10: Disorders of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, A P Farrell, P A Ackerman and G K Iwama 11: Osmotic and ionic regulation, W Marshall 12: Supersaturation pathology, D Speare 13: Aquaculture and welfare issues, P Southgate

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Book SynopsisThis third and final volume in the acclaimed Fish Diseases and Disorders trilogy addresses infectious diseases of finfish and shellfish caused by viruses, bacteria and fungi. Topics covered include infectious pancreatic necrosis virus, infectious hematopoictic necrosis virus, viral diseases of cold and warm-water fish, rickettsial and chlamydial infections, furunculosis, motile aeromonads, vibriosis, flavobacterial diseases and shellfish diseases. Written by experts in each discipline and updated throughout to reflect new developments in the field, including new chapters on alphaviruses, oncogenic viruses and genomics and proteomics, this is a must-have reference for fish health specialists and veterinarians, microbiologists, zoologists and researchers and students in aquaculture.Table of Contents1: Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis and Associated Aquatic Birnaviruses 2: Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus 3: Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia 4: Infectious Salmon Anaemia 5: Viral Diseases and Agents in Warm Water Fish 6: Alphaviruses 7: Oncogenic Viruses 8: Piscirickettsia, Francisella and Epitheliocystis 9: Bacterial Kidney Disease (Renibacterium salmoninarum) 10: Enterococcus seriolicida and Streptococcus spp. (S. iniae, S. agalactiae) 11: Mycobacteriosis and Nocardiosis 12: Furunculosis and Other Aeromoniosis 13: Enteric Redmouth Disease (Yersinia ruckeri) 14: Edwardsiella Septicaemias 15: Vibriosis 16: Flavobacterial Diseases: Columnaris, Cold-water Disease and Bacterial Gill Disease 17: Pasteurellosis and Other Bacterial Diseases 18: Saprolegnia and Other Oomycetes 19: Ichthyophonus and Related Organisms 20: Shellfish Diseases (Viral, Bacterial and Fungal) 21: Genomics of Fish and Shellfish Microbial Pathogens

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Book SynopsisThis practical book provides an updated resource for the identification of bacteria found in animals inhabiting the aquatic environment, illustrated with colour photos. It contains expanded biochemical identification tables to include newly identified pathogenic and saprophytic bacteria, molecular identification tests now available for a greater number of aquatic bacterial pathogens, more information on the pathogenesis and virulence of each organism and new coverage of traditional and molecular identification of fungal pathogens and quality assurance standards for laboratories.Table of Contents1: Aquatic Animal Species and Organism Relationship 2: Bacteriological Culture Techniques: Microscopy, Culture and Identification 3: Biochemical Identification Tables 4: Technical Methods 5: Fungi , Yeasts and Oomycetes from Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms 6: Techniques for the Molecular Identification of Bacteria 7: Preparation of Media for Culture and Identification 8: Further and Other Information Sources 9: Common name Scientific Name 10: Glossary of terms 11: REFERENCES 12: Index

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Book SynopsisThis fascinating reference book delves into the origins of the vernacular and scientific names of sharks, rays, skates and chimeras. Each entry offers a concise biography, revealing the hidden stories and facts behind each species’ name. Full of interesting facts and humorous titbits, the authors’ extensive research and detective work has made this book a comprehensive source of knowledge on everyone associated with the naming of a species. A fascinating resource for anyone with an interest in sharks, from curious naturalist to professional ichthyologist, it is an essential addition to the library of anyone wishing to satisfy those tickling questions on the mysteries behind the names. Sometimes a name refers not to a person but to a fictional character or mythological figure. Eptatretus eos is named after the Greek goddess of the dawn in reference to the pink colouring of the hagfish. The Chilean Roundray Urotrygon cimar, named after Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología in honour of its 20th anniversary, and the Angular Angelshark Squatina Guggenheim, named after the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, are both named after institutions. The Whiteleg Skate Amblyraja taaf is just a shorthand way of describing a toponym – Territoire des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. There are also entries which are light-hearted such as the one for a lady who told us "that decoration of her cakes have included roughtail skate Bathyraja trachura, red abalone Haliotis rufescens, and chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha." Following the success of their previous Eponym Dictionaries, the authors have joined forces to give the Elasmobranch group of fishes a similar treatment but they have also included the describers and authors of the original descriptions of the fishes involved, in addition to those names that are, or appear to be, eponyms. They have tracked down some 850 names of living as well as dead people. Of these half are eponyms after people who have fish named after them and may also have described a fish or fishes. The other half are ichthyologists, marine biologists and other scientists who have become involved in the description and naming of sharks, rays, skates and chimeras. For each person mentioned there is brief, pithy biography. Additionally there are some 50 entries for what sound like eponyms but turned out not to have any connection to a person, such as the Alexandrine Torpedo is named after the city in Egypt and not Alexander the Great. In some cases these are a reminder of the courage of scientists whose dedicated research in remote locations exposed them to disease and even violent death. The eponym ensures that their memory will survive, aided by reference works such as this highly readable dictionary. Altogether 1,577 fishes are listed.Trade ReviewSharks: An Eponym Dictionary would be an exceptional addition to any science collection, including STEM subjects at an academic library (community college or university). The format of Sharks provides readers with a framework of the naming of species and is a unique work that covers taxa and history. -- Danielle Colbert-Lewis * Reference Reviews *

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Book SynopsisThe fresh waters of the British Isles are diverse, ranging from torrential hill streams to powerful rivers and wide, meandering lowland channels. Canals and drainage channels, ranging in size from ditches to the large Fenland drains of eastern England also hold fish, as do reservoirs, lakes, ponds and other still water bodies. The fish themselves are correspondingly varied. This pocket-sized book provides information about the 54 native, invasive and naturalised species found in the UK today, and includes a photograph of each to allow easy identification

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Book SynopsisGet ready to sink your teeth into this deck of 50 shark cards! Dive into the deep blue with The Shark Deck, featuring fascinating facts and figures on 50 shark species. From iconic sharks like the great white, tiger and hammerhead, to the lesser-known but equally captivating cookiecutter, wobbegong and goblin sharks, discover information on habitat, diet, conservation status, and maximum size of each fascinating fish. Written by marine biologist and full-time shark enthusiast, Dr Charlotte Birkmanis, this set is full of expert knowledge on these remarkable creatures of the deep. Whether you're a seasoned shark enthusiast or a curious newcomer, these cards are sure to provide hours of entertainment and education on the sea's most notorious inhabitants. Dr Charlotte Birkmanis is a marine biologist who researches sharks. She is intrigued by all predators and completed her doctorate in 2022 on where sharks are and why they are there ... through time and space! Recommended for ages 7+

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive review of current systems for fish protection and downstream migration. It offers the first systematic description of the currently available technologies for fish protection at hydropower intakes, including accurate and timely data collected by the authors and other researchers. It describes how to design and test them in agreement with the guidelines established from the EU Water Framework Directive. The book includes important information about fish biology, with a special focus on swimming and migration mechanisms. It offers a robust bridge between concepts in applied ecology and civil hydraulic engineering, thus providing biologists and hydraulic engineers with an authoritative reference guide to both the theory and practice of fish protection. It is also of interest for planners, public authorities as well as environmental consultants Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Basic reqirements of fish protection and downstream passage.- Impact of Downstream passability.- Fish protection facilities.- Fishways for downstream migration.- Fish-friendly turbines.- Fish-friendly operational management.- Species-specific requirements.- Habitat measures.- Open questions and knowledge deficits.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides a highly accessible and concise overview on the innate and adaptive immune systems in fish as well as on fundamentals and latest developments in fish vaccinology. It introduces the anatomy and molecular functions of immune organs and furthermore examines in detail the interactions between the host immune systems and different types of pathogens.The textbook is essential reading for students in Veterinary/Fish Medicine, Aquaculture and Immunology. Furthermore, the volume serves as a quick reference for Fish Pathologists and Aquaculturists.Chapter 2 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.Table of Contents1. Preface (Buchmann, K., Secombes, C.) 2. Anatomy of Immune Organs in Fish (Bjørgen, H., Koppang, E.) 3. Innate Immunity (Dalmo, R., Bøgwald, J.) 4. Adaptive Immunity (Abós, B., Bailey, C., Tafalla, C.) 5. Cellular Immune Responses (Fischer, U., Takizawa, F.) 6. Lymphocytes in Fish (Scapigliati, G., Miccoli, A., Buonocore, F., Fausto, A., Picchietti, S.) 7. Macrophages in Fish (wiegertjes, G., Elks, P.) 8. 8Immunoglobulins (Mendoza, M., Magadan, S.) 9. Teleost fish B cells and their antibody repertoires: from Ag receptor diversification to immune memory (Sunyer, J., Boudinot, P.) 10. Complement in Fish (Kania, P., Buchmann, K.) 11. Cytokines (Secombes, C.) 12. Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) in Fish (Edholm, E., Du Pasquier, L., wiegertjes, G., Boudinot, P.) 13. Mucosal Immunity in Fish (Salinas, I., Ding, Y., Fernandez-Montero, A., Sunyer, J.) 14. Antiviral Immune Responses – PRV (Dahle, M., Wessel, Ø., Rimstad, E.) 15. Antiviral Immune Responses – IPNV and SAV (Xu, C., Gamil, A., Gadan, K., Mikalsen, A., Evensen, Ø.) 16. The ontogenetic development of immune responses in fish (Buchmann, K.) 17. Antibacterial Immune Responses (Buchmann, K.) 18. Antiparasitic Immune Responses (Buchmann, K.) 19. Immuno-Pathology (Jantawongsri, K., Jones, B., Elliott, D., Schmidt-Posthaus, H., Nowak, B.) 20. Vaccination of Fish (Midtlyng, P.) 21. Stress and Immunity in Fish (Tort, L., Balasch, J.) 22. Genetic breeding and immunity (Buchmann, K.)

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