Lampreys: Biology, Conservation and Control: Volume 1

✍ Scribed by Margaret F. Docker (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 451
• Series: Fish & Fisheries Series 37
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The book provides the most comprehensive review of lamprey biology since Hardisty and Potter’s five-volume “The Biology of Lampreys” published more than 30 years ago. Published in two volumes, it includes contributions from international lamprey experts, reviewing and providing new insights into the evolution, general biology, and management of lampreys worldwide. This first volume offers up-to-date chapters on the systematics, general biology, conservation status, and conservation needs of lampreys. It will serve as an important reference for researchers working on any aspect of lamprey biology and fishery managers whose mandate is to control or conserve lamprey populations.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Introduction: A Surfeit of Lampreys....Pages 1-34
The Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Distribution of Lampreys....Pages 35-73
The Ecology of Larval and Metamorphosing Lampreys....Pages 75-137
Lamprey Metamorphosis....Pages 139-214
Lamprey Spawning Migration....Pages 215-263
Reproductive Ecology of Lampreys....Pages 265-303
The Reproductive Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis in Lampreys....Pages 305-373
Conservation of Native Lampreys....Pages 375-428
Back Matter....Pages 429-438

✦ Subjects

Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management; Vertebrates; Conservation Biology/Ecology