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Tarpons : biology, ecology, fisheries /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spotte, Stephen (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
Subjects:
Tarpon.
Tarpon fisheries.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Symbols and abbreviations; Chapter 1 Development; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The tarpon leptocephalus; 1.3 Staging tarpon ontogeny; 1.4 Development of Atlantic tarpons; Stage 1
  • Growing leptocephalus; Stage 2
  • Shrinking leptocephalus; Stage 3
  • Fry; Stage 4
  • Juvenile; Stage 5
  • Adult Atlantic tarpon; 1.5 Development of Pacific tarpons; Stage 1
  • Growing leptocephalus; Stage 2
  • Shrinking leptocephalus; Stage 3
  • Fry; Stage 4
  • Juvenile; Stage 5
  • Adult Pacific tarpon; 1.6 Leptocephalus physiology; Chapter 2 Growth.
  • 2.1 Introduction2.2 The cube law; 2.3 Sexually dimorphic growth; 2.4 Condition; 2.5 Growth rate; 2.6 Modeling growth; 2.7 Tarpon larvae; Chapter 3 Spawning; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Fecundity and early survival; 3.3 Where tarpons spawn; 3.4 When tarpons spawn; 3.5 Size and age at maturity
  • Atlantic tarpons; 3.6 Size and age at maturity
  • Pacific tarpons; Chapter 4 Recruitment; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Life in the plankton; 4.3 Inshore migration; 4.4 Offshore migration; 4.5 Mechanisms of recruitment; 4.6 Factors affecting recruitment; Chapter 5 Breathing and respiration; 5.1 Introduction.
  • 5.2 Water-breathing 5.3 Air-breathing ; 5.4 Cardiovascular function; 5.5 Hypoxia; 5.6 Hypercapnia; 5.7 Air-breathing as social behavior ; Chapter 6 Osmo- and ionoregulation ; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Osmo- and ionoregulation ; 6.3 Ionocytes; 6.4 Acid-base regulation ; 6.5 Ammonia excretion; 6.6 Euryhaline transition; 6.7 Endocrine factors; 6.8 Eggs and larvae; Chapter 7 Ecology; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Habitats; 7.3 Predators of tarpons; 7.4 Environmental factors affecting survival; 7.5 Gregariousness; 7.6 Seasonal movements; 7.7 Feeding and foods; Chapter 8 Fisheries; 8.1 Introduction.
  • 8.2 Recreational fisheries8.3 Handling; 8.4 Stress effects; 8.5 Commercial fisheries; 8.6 Aquaculture; 8.7 Populations; 8.8 Final note: whom should we save?; Appendix A Partial list of countries where Atlantic and Pacific tarpons have been reported ; Appendix B Contribución a la morfología y organogenésis de los leptocéfalos del sábalo Megalops atlanticus (Pisces: Megalopidae); Appendix C Desarrollo temprano del sábalo, Megalops atlanticus (Pisces: Megalopidae); Appendix D Aspectos biométricos de una población de sábalo, Megalops atlanticus (Pisces: Megalopidae); Appendix E.
  • Appendix F Sôbre a alimentação do camurupim, Tarpon atlanticus (Valenciennes), no Estado do CearáAppendix G Ecología básica y alimentación del sábalo Megalops atlanticus (Pisces: Megalopidae); Appendix H Ensaio preliminary sobre o cultivo camurupim (megalops [sic] atlanticus) em viveiros escavados e sua ocorrência em lagoas marginais no litoral de Tutóia
  • Ma; Appendix I Sobre a elaboração de conservas de pescado em leite de côco em óleos de algodão e de babaçu; Appendix J Industrialização da ova do camurupim, Tarpon atlanticus (Valenciennes); References ; Index; EULA.