Eels : physiology, habitat, and conservation / Nakashima Sachiko and Michiyo Fujimoto, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sachiko, Nakashima.

Fujimoto, Michiyo.

Series:

Marine biology (Nova Science Publishers)

Animal science, issues, and professions series.

Marine biology

Animal science, issues and professions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eels--Physiology.

Eels.

Eels--Habitat.

Eels--Conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publisher's, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents topical research in the study of the physiology, habitat and conservation of eels. Topics discussed in this compilation include the species and geographic distribution of freshwater eels; the ecological risk for organotin accumulation in relation to life history in the anguillid eel; habitat use and migration in the Japanese eel anguilla japonica and quality and vitamin content of the eggs of the Japanese eel.

Contents:

""EELS PHYSIOLOGY, HABITAT AND CONSERVATION""; ""MARINE BIOLOGY""; ""ANIMAL SCIENCE, ISSUES AND PROFESSIONS""; ""EELS PHYSIOLOGY, HABITAT AND CONSERVATION""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""CHAPTER 1. SPECIES, GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION,HABITAT AND CONSERVATION OF FRESHWATER EELS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1. TAXONOMY AND PHYLOGENY""; ""2. SPECIES AND DISTRIBUTION""; ""PACIFIC OCEAN""; ""Western North Pacific area""; ""Indonesia and New Guinea""; ""Australia and New Zealand""; ""South Pacific Area""; ""INDIAN OCEAN""; ""ATLANTIC OCEAN""

""3. LIFE HISTORY AND HABITAT USE""""4. INFLUENCES ON DECLINING RESOURCES""; ""5. CONSERVATION EFFORTS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 2. ECOLOGICAL RISK FOR ORGANOTIN ACCUMULATION IN RELATION TO LIFE HISTORY IN THE ANGUILLID EELS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MATERIALS AND METHODS""; ""LIFE HISTORY ANALYSIS""; ""Chemical Analysis of Organotin Compounds""; ""RESULTS""; ""Environmental Habitat Use of Eels""; ""Relationship between Organotin Accumulation and Each Biological Characteristic""; ""Bioaccumulation of Organotin in Eels with Different Habitat Use""; ""DISCUSSION""

""Relationship between Organotin Accumulation and Each Biological Characteristic""""Relationship between Organotin Accumulation and Maturation""; ""Differences in Organotin Accumulation Depending on Migration""; ""Regional Variation in Organotin Level""; ""The Risk of Organotin Compounds in the Anguillid Eels""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 3. HABITAT USE AND MIGRATION IN THE JAPANESE EEL ANGUILLA JAPONICA AND INTRODUCED ANGUILLID EELS IN JAPANESE NATURAL WATERS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MATERIALS AND METHODS""; ""RESULTS""

""Migratory History in Anguillid Eels during Oceanic Migration Period""""Migratory History in Anguilla japonica after Recruitment to Coastal Waters""; ""Migratory History in Anguilla anguilla in Japanese Waters""; ""Index of Habitat Use in Anguilla japonica""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""Migratory History of Anguilla japonica""; ""Habitat Use of Anguilla japonica""; ""Cause of Occurrence of Marine Resident Eels""; ""Life History of European Eel in Japanese Waters""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 4. EARLY LIFE HISTORY AND RECRUITMENTMECHANISMS OF THE FRESHWATER EELSGENUS ANGUILLA""

""ABSTRACT""""INTRODUCTION""; ""MATERIALS AND METHODS""; ""Otolith Preparation""; ""Otolith X-Ray Microprobe Analysis""; ""Otolith Increment Analysis""; ""Early Life History Analyses""; ""RESULTS""; ""Otolith Microstructure""; ""Otolith Growth Pattern""; ""Otolith Sr:Ca ratios""; ""Metamorphosis and Recruitment""; ""Hatching Period""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""Metamorphosis and Recruitment""; ""Hatching""; ""Oceanic Migration""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 5. QUALITY AND VITAMIN CONTENT OF EGGSOF JAPANESE EEL ANGUILLA JAPONICA""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""

""2. EGG QUALITY AND EGG VITAMINS""

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61942-242-5

OCLC:

827455534