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Advances in marine biology. Vol. 53 /
Advances in Marine Biology was first published in 1963. Now edited by David W. Sims (Marine Biological Association, UK), the serial publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics which will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, UK :
Academic,
2008.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Contributors to Volume 53; Series Contents for Last Ten Years; Chapter 1: The Evolutionary Ecology of Offspring Size in Marine Invertebrates; 1. Introduction; 2. How Variable is Offspring Size Within Species?; 2.1. Meta-analysis of the literature; 3. Effects of Offspring Size; 3.1. Fertilization; 3.2. Development; 3.3. Post-metamorphosis; 4. Sources of Variation in Offspring Size; 4.1. Within populations; 4.2. Among populations; 5. Offspring-Size Models; 5.1. Offspring size-number trade-off; 5.2. Offspring size-fitness function; 5.3. Reconciling within-clutch variation
- 5.4. Summary of offspring-size models6. Summary; 6.1. Planktotrophs; 6.2. Non-feeding; 6.3. Direct developers; 6.4. Ecological implications; 6.5. Evolutionary implications; 6.6. Future research directions; Appendix; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 2: An Evaluation of the Effects of Conservation and Fishery Enhancement Hatcheries on Wild Populations of Salmon; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Scope of the review; 1.2. Motivations and objectives of hatcheries; 1.3. Content overview; 2. Historical Overview of Hatchery Activities; 3. Political Dynamics of Hatchery Programmes
- 4. Geographical Extent of Activities4.1. Enhancement of indigenous salmonids: Conservation, production and mitigation hatcheries; 4.2. Enhancement of non-indigenous salmon and trout: Introductions; 5. Potential Consequences of Enhancement Activities; 5.1. Genetic risks associated with salmon hatchery programmes; 5.2. Behavioural and ecological interactions between wild and hatchery-produced salmon; 5.3. The effects of harvest on wild salmon populations; 5.4. Disease effects of salmonid enhancement; 6. Economic Perspectives on Hatchery Programmes
- 6.1. Measuring costs, effectiveness and benefits6.2. Cost-effectiveness of hatchery programmes; 6.3. BCA of hatchery programmes; 6.4. Complicating factors; 6.5. Conclusions; 7. Discussion; 7.1. Release objectives and release sizes; 7.2. Interactions between hatchery and wild fish; 7.3. Economic issues; 7.4. Moving forward: Scientific and social dimensions; 7.5. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3: The Social Structure and Strategies of Delphinids: Predictions Based on an Ecological Framework; 1. Biological Pressures on Social Strategies; 1.1. Why do animals form groups?
- 1.2. Definitions and levels of grouping1.3. What are social strategies?; 1.4. How does ecology influence social strategies?; 2. Dolphin Ecology; 2.1. Distribution and habitat; 2.2. Predation and predatory risk; 2.3. Foraging behaviour and diet; 2.4. Ranging patterns and daily movements; 2.5. Socioecology; 3. Resident Communities; 3.1. Inshore bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.); 3.2. Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris); 3.3. Comparisons with terrestrial mammals; 4. Wide-Ranging Communities; 4.1. Eastern Tropical Pacific dolphins (Delphinus and Stenella sp.)