Description
Book SynopsisNutrition is particularly important in the healthy development of fish during their early-life stages. Understanding the unique nutritional needs of larval fish can improve the efficiency and quality of fish reared in a culture setting.
Trade Review"Larval fish nutrition is a most useful compilation that is a welcome addition to the fish biology and aquaculture literature, but it is not an introductory book for the uninitiated . . . It can also act as a source of reference and supplementary reading for advanced level students taking courses in fish physiology and aquaculture." (Aquacult International, 18 June 2011)
Table of ContentsContributors vii
Preface xi
Section 1: Digestive Development and Nutrient Requirements 3
Chapter 1 Ontogeny of the digestive tract 5
Chapter 2 Lipids 47
Chapter 3 Proteins 83
Chapter 4 Micronutrients 117
Section 2: Nutritional Physiology 151
Chapter 5 Effects of broodstock diet on eggs and larvae 153
Chapter 6 Utilization of yolk: transition from endogenous to exogenous nutrition in fish 183
Chapter 7 Effects of larval nutrition on development 219
Chapter 8 Bioenergetics of growth in commercially important developing fishes 249
Chapter 9 Regulation of digestive processes 265
Section 3: Feeds and Feeding 283
Chapter 10 Feeding behavior in larval fish 285
Chapter 11 Live feeds 307
Chapter 12 Microparticulate diets: technology 335
Chapter 13 Microparticulate diets: testing and evaluating success 353
Chapter 14 Methods for assessing embryonic and larval growth in fish 373
Index 403
