Lampreys: Biology, Conservation and Control Volume 2

This book, published in two volumes, provides the most comprehensive review of lamprey biology since Hardisty and Potter’s “The Biology of Lampreys” published more than 30 years ago. This second volume offers a synthesis of topics related to the lamprey gonad (e.g., lamprey sex ratios, sex determina...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Docker, Margaret F. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series:Fish & Fisheries Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:This book, published in two volumes, provides the most comprehensive review of lamprey biology since Hardisty and Potter’s “The Biology of Lampreys” published more than 30 years ago. This second volume offers a synthesis of topics related to the lamprey gonad (e.g., lamprey sex ratios, sex determination and sex differentiation, sexual maturation, and sex steroids), the artifical propagation of lampreys, post-metamorphic feeding and the evolution of alternative feeding and migratory types, the history and status of sea lamprey control in the Laurentian Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, and an overview of contributions of lamprey developmental studies for understanding vertebrate evolution
Physical Description:XX, 577 p. 53 illus., 28 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9789402416848