| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 340 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction: Aquaculture and behaviour / Felicity Huntingford, Sunil Kadri and Malcolm Jobling -- Fish in aquaculture environments / Malcolm Jobling -- Tools for studying the behaviour of farmed fish / Marie Laure Bégout [and others] -- Movement and orientation / Felicity Huntingford, William Hunter and Victoria Braithwaite -- Feeding biology and foraging / Malcolm Jobling [and others] -- Nutrition and diet choice / David Raubenheimer [and others] -- Appetite and feed intake / Malcolm Jobling [and others] -- Avoiding predators / Felicity Huntingford, Susan Coyle and William Hunter -- Fighting and aggression / Børge Damsgård and Felicity Huntingford -- Reproductive behaviour / Ian A. Fleming and Felicity Huntingford -- Conclusions: Aquaculture and behaviour / Felicity Huntingford, Malcolm Jobling and Sunil Kadri |
| Summary |
"Modern aquaculture is faced with a number of challenges, including public concern about environmental impacts and the welfare of farmed fish. A fundamental understanding of fish biology is central to finding ways to meet these challenges and is also essential for maintaining the industry's sustainability. Furthermore, the behaviour of fish under culture situations has long been ignored despite heavy commercial losses that can result from fish stressed and hence disease-prone, due to bad husbandry techniques. This important book summarises the current understanding of the behavioural biology of farmed species and illustrates how this can be applied to improve aquaculture practice. Informative and engaging, Aquaculture & Behavior brings the reader up-to-date with major issues pertaining to aquaculture. Everyone from fish farmers to upper level students will find this book a valuable and practical resource. Libraries in universities and research establishments where animal behavior, aquaculture, veterinary and biological sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this work on their shelves."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Aquaculture.
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Fishes -- Behavior.
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Shellfish -- Behavior.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Huntingford, Felicity.
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Jobling, Malcolm.
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Kadri, Sunil.
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| ISBN |
1444354582 (electronic bk.) |
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1444354612 |
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9781444354584 (electronic bk.) |
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9781444354614 |
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