Lampreys: Biology, Conservation and Control Volume 1 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Docker, Margaret F. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Fish & Fisheries Series ; 37
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Vertebrates.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Life Sciences.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.

The book provides the most comprehensive review of lamprey biology since Hardisty and Potter’s five-volume “The Biology of Lampreys” published more than 30 years ago. Published in two volumes, it includes contributions from international lamprey experts, reviewing and providing new insights into the...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: A Surfeit of Lampreys
• 2. The Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Distribution of Lampreys
• 3. The Ecology of Larval and Metamorphosing Lampreys
• 4. Lamprey Metamorphosis
• 5. Lamprey Spawning Migration
• 6. Reproductive Ecology of Lamprey
• 7. The Reproductive Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis in Lampreys
• 8. Conservation of Native Lampreys.