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Northeast Pacific shark biology, research and conservation. Part A /
Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Research and Conservation, Part B, Volume 78, the latest release in the Advances in Marine Biology series contains updated chapters that focus on a variety of topics, including, but not limited to, an Introduction to Northeast Pacific shark biology, ecology, and cons...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, United Kingdom :
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
[2017]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Advances in marine biology ;
v. 77. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Research and Conservation Part A; Copyright; Contributors to Volume 77; Contents; Series Contents for Last Fifteen Years; Chapter One: Introduction to Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Ecology, and Conservation; 1. Introduction; 2. Volume 77 Content; References; Chapter Two: Biodiversity, Life History, and Conservation of Northeastern Pacific Chondrichthyans; 1. Introduction; 2. NEP Ecosystem; 3. Classification; 4. Zoogeography; 5. History of Species Discovery; 6. NEP Biodiversity; 7. Life Histories; 8. Reproduction; 9. Age and Growth.
- 10. Population Dynamics, Demography, and Extinction Risk11. Diet, Trophic Ecology, and Trophic Level; 12. Habitat Association; 13. Fisheries and Conservation; 13.1. Fisheries; 14. Conservation; 15. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Appendix A. Checklist of NEP Chondrichthyans; Appendix B. Key to Northeastern Pacific Chondrichthyans (Modified From Ebert, 2003); References; Chapter Three: Review of Current Conservation Genetic Analyses of Northeast Pacific Sharks; 1. Background; 2. Approaches; 2.1. Tissue Sampling; 2.2. Mitochondrial DNA; 2.3. Microsatellites; 2.4. MHC Genes.
- 2.5. Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)2.6. Forensic Genetics; 3. Studies to Date; 3.1. Proteins; 3.2. Genetic Diversity; 3.3. Population Structure and Dispersal; 3.4. Reproductive Strategies; 4. Future Work; 4.1. Genetics of Adaptive Fitness; 4.2. Trace DNA; 4.3. Epigenetics; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Four: Diet Composition and Trophic Ecology of Northeast Pacific Ocean Sharks; 1. Introduction; 2. Standardized Diet Compositions and Trophic Levels; 2.1. Background and Methods; 2.2. Results; 3. Dietary Variability.
- 4. Foraging Movements, Periodicity, and Behaviour4.1. Foraging Movements, Migrations, and Aggregations: Tidal Patterns; 4.2. Foraging Movements, Migrations, and Aggregations: Diel Patterns; 4.3. Larger-Scale Movements and Migrations; 4.4. Feeding Behaviours of NEP Sharks; 5. Ecological Roles; 5.1. Direct Predatory Impacts; 5.2. Indirect Predatory Impacts; 6. Applications of NEP Shark Trophic Ecology for Assessment and Management; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Five: Stable Isotope Applications for Understanding Shark Ecology in the Northeast Pacific Ocean; 1. Introduction.
- 2. Nitrogen and Carbon Stable Isotope Trophic Discrimination3. Trophic Level and Diet; 3.1. Trophic Level; 3.2. Diet Composition; 4. Movement and Habitat Usage; 5. Future Research Directions; 5.1. Complementary Tracer Methods; 5.2. Other Approaches; 6. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Six: Age and Growth of Elasmobranchs and Applications to Fisheries Management and Conservation in the Northeast P ... ; 1. Introduction; 2. Age Determination Methods of NEP Elasmobranchs; 2.1. Vertebra-Based Methods; 2.1.1. Whole Vertebral Centra; 2.1.2. Centrum Sections.