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1 online resource (xii, 269 pages) |
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ADVANCES IN ZOOLOGY RESEARCH: VOLUME 3; ADVANCES IN ZOOLOGY RESEARCH: VOLUME 3; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: Regulatory Tools for Shark Conservation and Management: Improving Legal Governance and Harnessing Eco-Tourism; ABSTRACT; I. INTRODUCTION; II. LEGAL FRAMEWORKS FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SHARKS; a) International Law; b) Regional and National Trends; III. THE EMERGENCE AND IMPORTANCE OF SHARK-BASED ECO-TOURISM; c) Demonstrated Benefits of Eco-Tourism; d) Regulatory Advantages; e) Regulation of Shark-Based Eco-Tourism |
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IV. GOING GLOBALCONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: Influence of the Social Environment on Mating Behavior in Telefost Fishes; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; INDEPENDENT MATE CHOICE; Innate Choice Criteria in Teleost Fishes; Male Mate Choice; NON-INDEPENDENT MATE CHOICE; Mate Choice Copying; Do Males Copy Other Males?; Audience Effects; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: The Parasites of Wild Boar and Their Impact on Conservation: A Review; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION TO PARASITES, WILD BOARS AND CONSERVATION; 2. PARASITES OF WILD BOARS; 2.1. Parasitic Protozoa; 2.2. Parasitic Helminths; 2.3. Acantocephalids |
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2.4. Arthropods3. CONSERVATION AND CONTROL OF WILD BOAR PARASITES; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: Rumen Activity Evaluated With the In Vitro Gas Prioduction Technique; ABSTRACT; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Rumen Ecology; 1.2. Rumen Fermentation and Volatile Fatty Acids Production; 1.3. In Vitro Methods to Evaluate Rumen Activity; 2. THE IN VITRO GAS PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE; 2.1. Incubation of Feedstuffs and Gas Measurements; 2.2. Determination of End Fermentation Products; 2.3. Mathematical Models; 3. THE USE OF IVGPT TO ASSES THE ACTIVITY OF RUMEN MICROBES |
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3.1. The Evaluation of Rumen Activity in Different Ruminant Species3.2. Stoichiometric Calculation; 3.3. The Evaluation of Rumen Methanogenesis Using IVGPT; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: Gonadtropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) in Cartilaginous Fishes: A Review of Special Features and Sensory and Sensorimotor Control; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; GnRH Control of Pituitary Gonadotropin Secretion is Unique in Cartilaginous Fishes; Pathways for GnRH Secretion into the Circulation; The Elasmobranch Terminal Nerve: A Model GnRH System; TN Modulation of Sensory Processing |
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The Elasmobranch Parasagittal Midbrain "Super" NucleusCONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: Integrative Taxonomy and Conservation; ABSTRACT; TAXONOMY AND CONSERVATION OF SHARKS; DNA BARCODING AND MOLECULAR APPLICATIONS TO SHARKS IDENTIFICATION; DNA BARCODING AND FISHES; THE DNA BARCODING CAMPAIGN FISHBOL AND THE BOLD SYSTEM; THE FUTURE OF SYSTEMATICS: INTEGRATIVE TAXONOMY; DNA BARCODING OF SHARKS, A PRACTICAL APPROACH: THE CASE OF ITALIAN 'PALOMBO' (MUSTELUS SPP.); DNA BARCODING: A TOOL TO FLAG TAXONOMIC PROBLEMS WITHIN SHARKS; REFERENCES |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Zoology -- Research.
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NATURE -- Animals -- General.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
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Zoology -- Research
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Jenkins, Owen P
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| ISBN |
9781619424357 |
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1619424355 |
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