| Description |
xvi, 445 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Developments in aquaculture and fisheries science ; 28 |
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Developments in aquaculture and fisheries science ; 28
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| Contents |
Introduction: Freshwater Fish Culture / Sifa Li. 1. Natural Resources. 2. History and Evolution. 3. Recent Achievements. 4. The Two Traditional Fish Culture Centres. 5. Fisheries Education and Research -- Ch. 1. Fish Species Cultured / Sifa Li. 1. Characteristics of Freshwater Fish Resources. 2. Major Cultured Fish Species. 3. Other Cultured Aquatic Animals -- Ch. 2. Reproduction / Ansheng Yan. 1. Natural Reproduction of Chinese Carps. 2. Endocrinology. 3. Oocyte Development and Gonadal Growth -- Ch. 3. Feeding and Nutrition / Tianfu Song. 1. Feeding Biology. 2. Nutrient Requirements. 3. Natural and Commercial Food -- Ch. 4. Genetics and Breeding / Xingzhong Zhang. 1. Genetic Character of Cultured Fish. 2. Selective Breeding. 3. Hybrids and Heterosis. 4. All-Male Tilapia Production. 5. Bioengineering. 6. Genetic Management of Broodstock Populations -- Ch. 5. Artificial Propagation / Lingen Zhu. 1. Hatchery Design. 2. Culture of Brood Fish. 3. Spawning Induction. 4. Spawning |
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2. Specific Diseases. 3. Environmental Diseases |
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5. Hatching -- Ch. 6. Fry and Fingerling Production / Lingen Zhu. 1. Feeding Organs and Habits. 2. Rearing of Fry. 3. Rearing of Fingerlings. 4. Rearing of 2-Year-Old Fingerlings. 5. New Measures for Increased Production -- Ch. 7. Integrated Fish Farming / Huazhu Yang. 1. Integrated Fish Farming Ecosystems. 2. Polyculture. 3. Fingerling Stocking. 4. Rotation Harvesting. 5. Energy Conversion. 6. Management of Grow-Out Ponds -- Ch. 8. Fish Culture in Open Waters / Sifa Li. 1. Types of Lakes and Reservoirs for Fish Culture. 2. Trophic Classification of Lakes and Reservoirs. 3. Prediction of Fish Productivity. 4. Stocking in Lakes and Reservoirs. 5. Enhancement of Fisheries Resources -- Ch. 9. Fish Culture in Cages and Pens / Sifa Li. 1. Fish Culture in Cages. 2. Fish Culture in Pens. 3. Environmental Impacts -- Ch. 10. Special Types of Aquaculture / Wenbiao Zheng. 1. Culture of Luxury Species. 2. Integrated Rice-Fish Culture -- Ch. 11. Fish Diseases / Wanqi Cai -- 1. Overview |
| Analysis |
China |
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Fish Production |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Fish culture -- China.
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Freshwater fishes -- China.
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| Author |
Li, Sifa.
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Mathias, J. A.
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| LC no. |
94039744 |
| ISBN |
0444888829 |
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