Fish reproduction / editors, Maria Joao Rocha, Augustine Arukwe, B.G. Kapoor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rocha, Maria João.

Arukwe, Augustine.

Kapoor, B. G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fishes--Reproduction.

Fishes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (644 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Enfield, N.H. : Science Publishers, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"With the decline in world fish stocks, our knowledge of fish reproduction has become fundamental. Reproduction is an essential commitment to future generation. It is also a continuous development process throughout ontogeny, requiring energetic, ecological, physiological, anatomical, biochemical and endrocrinological adaptations. The first chapters highlight important issues affecting fish normal ways of reproductive development; details would focus on species living in opposite environments, such as tropical and polar fishes; far related, as teleosts and cartilaginous fishes; and finally, fish having different reproductive strategies. Thereafter, since many fishes live in detrimental environments, mainly induced by the continuous input of xenobiotic substances into waterways, the authors found it highly pertinent to include this topic. Herein, the authors fix their attention on the factors and mechanisms that may well affect reproductionrelated hormonal systems as also on known consequences for fish living i"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""1. Oogenesis: Post-vitellogenic Events Leading to a Fertilizable Oocyte""; ""Introduction""; ""Control of Meiosis Resumption and Ovulation: The Global Picture""; ""The Importance of Post-Vitellogenic Events in the Determinism of Egg Quality""; ""Pre-Ovulatory Ovarian Follicular Differentiation: New Insights from Recent Ovarian Gene Expression Studies""; ""References""; ""2. Physiological Function of Gonadotropins in Fish""; ""Introduction""; ""Gonadotropic Regulation of Testicular Function""

""Gonadotropic Regulation of Ovarian Function""""Mechanism of Action of Fish Gonadotropins""; ""Conclusions and Future Directions""; ""References""; ""3. Gonadal Steroids: Functions andPatterns of Change""; ""Introduction""; ""Steroid Hormone Synthesis""; ""Modes of Steroid Action and Clearance""; ""Actions of Steroid Hormones""; ""Patterns of Change""; ""Summary""; ""References""; ""4. Vitellogenesis""; ""Introduction""; ""Components of Vitellogenesis""; ""Vitellogenin""; ""Choriogenins""; ""Hyosophorin""; ""Summary""; ""References""; ""5. Follicular Steroidogenesis in Fish""

""Introduction""""Reproductive Characteristics of Fish""; ""Steroidogenesis in the Vitellogenic Follicles""; ""Steroidogenesis in the Maturing Follicles""; ""MIH Receptor""; ""Steroidogenic Shift""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""6. Hormonally Derived Sex Pheromones in Fish""; ""Introduction""; ""Order Cypriniformes""; ""Order Salmoniformes""; ""Order Perciformes""; ""Hormonal Regulation of Hormonal Pheromone Functions""; ""Hormonal Pheromones and the Issue of Species Specificity""; ""References""; ""7. Reproductive Physiology in Viviparous Teleosts""; ""Introduction""; ""Poeciliidae""

""Zoarcidae""""Scorpaenidae""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""8. Mating Systems in Fishes""; ""Introduction""; ""Defining Mating Systems""; ""Monogamy""; ""Polygamy""; ""Mating System Determinants""; ""References""; ""9. Reproductive Strategies of Fish""; ""Release of Offspring""; ""Oviparity""; ""Viviparity""; ""Spawning Types""; ""Special Breeders""; ""Gonochorism and Sex Change""; ""References""; ""10. Energetic Trade-offs in Reproduction: Cost-Benefit Considerations and Plasticity""; ""Introduction""; ""Allocation of Energy Resources in Reproduction""

""Male and Female Allocation Patterns""""When to Reproduce?""; ""Reproductive Energy Compartments""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""11. The Influence of Reproductive Behaviour on the Social Organization of Shoaling Fish""; ""Overview""; ""The Costs and Benefits of Group Living""; ""Indirect Effects of Reproduction on Social Organization""; ""Direct Effects of Reproduction on Social Organization""; ""Ecological and Evolutionary Implications""; ""References""; ""12. Parental Care and Predation Risk in Fish�Defend, Desert or Devour""; ""Introduction""; ""Predation Risk of Parent""

""Adaptations in Parent Behaviour to Avoid being Eaten""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-429-09416-7

1-4398-4239-6

1-281-73682-1

9786611736828

1-57808-557-8

9780429094163

OCLC:

560638307