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This authoritative review will be valuable reference for marine biologists, ecologists, and taxonomists. It is also an essential handbook for the penaeid fisheries biologist or aquaculturist and is a prerequisite for the rational exploitation and cultivation of penaeids. Although penaeids are a large and diverse decapod group which have been exploited commercially in both fisheries and aquaculture for hundreds of years, no comprehensive review of their biology has never been written. The group's commercial importance has led to an unbalanced literature, dominated by the fisheries and aquaculture aspects of the genus Penaeus, often without an appreciation of their underlying biology. This review adopts a multidisciplinary approach to give a comprehensive and up-to-date account of morphology, taxonomy (including larvae), zoogeography, physiology, reproduction, feeding, growth, behaviour, and life histories. Chapters discussing the parasites of, and predation on penaeids, are also included. So much new material is presented that the book is more than just a review of the existing literature. In synthesising the published information across this diverse family, it puts the commercially important species and genera into a larger perspective, pointing to deficiencies in our understanding and creating a framework for areas of future research.
Front Cover; Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 27; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Morphology; I. External Morphology and Appendages; II. Integument; III. Muscular System.; IV. Digestive System; V. Circulatory System; VI. Respiratory System; VII. Antennal Glands; VIII. Nervous System; IX. Endocrine System; X. Reproductive System; XI. Larval Stages; Chapter 3. Taxonomy; I. Introduction; II. Taxonomy of Adults; III. Taxonomy of Larvae, Postlarvae and Juveniles; Chapter 4. Zoogeography and Evolution; I. Introduction; II. Indo-West Pacific Region
III. Eastern PacificIV. Western Atlantic; V. Eastern Atlantic; VI . Distribution of Species by Region and Sub-region; VII. Penaeid Zoogeography, the Fossil Record and Paleogeography; Chapter 5. Physiology; I. Digestion and Assimilation; II. Nutrition; III. Blood Composition and Transport; IV. Metabolism; V. Neural Integration; VI . The Endocrine System; VII. Osmotic and Ionic Regulation; Chapter 6. Moulting and Growth; I. Moulting; II. Growth; Chapter 7. Reproduction; I. Morphology; II. Gametogenesis; III. Fecundity; IV. Mating Behaviour; V. Spawning; VI . Fertilization; VII. Embryology
Chapter 8. Life HistoriesI. Life Cycle Types; II. Seasonal Life-History Dynamics; III. Migrations; Chapter 9. Food and Feeding; I. Food; II. Feeding Behaviour; III. Variation in Diet; Chapter 10. Behavioural Responses to the Environment; I. Burying, Emergence and Activity; II. Light; III. Tides, Current and Water Depth; IV. Substratum; V.Temperature; VI.Salinity; VII.Oxygen; VIII.Endogenous rhythms; Chapter 11. Predation on penaeids; I. Penaeids as Prey; II. Predators of Penaeids; III. Defence Against Predators; Chapter 12. Parasites; I. Viruses; II. Bacteria; III. Fungi; IV. Protozoa
V. PlatyhelminthesVI. Nematoda; VII. Crustacea; VIII. Behavioural Changes Induced by Parasites; IX. Parasites as Biological Markers; References; Taxonomic Index; Subject Index; Cumulative Index of Titles; Cumulative Index of Authors