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Front Cover; Fish Physiology; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Contents of Other Volumes; Chapter 1. Nutrition; I. Introduction; II. Proteins; III. Carbohydrates; IV. Lipids; V. Vitamins; VI. Minerals; VII. Addendum; References; Chapter 2. Feeding Strategy; I. Introduction; II. Trophic Diversity; III. Characteristics That Influence Patterns of Food Acquisition; IV. An Appraisal of Some Approaches to Assessing Patterns of Food Exploitation in the Natural Environment; V. Summary; References; Chapter 3. The Brain and Feeding Behavior; I. Introduction.

II. The Relationship between Food Intake and Body WeightIII. Brain Regulation of Food Intake and Factors Influencing Intake; IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4. Digestion; I. Introduction; II. Feeding Mechanisms; III. Anatomy and Histology of the Alimentary Canal; IV. Digestive Fluids and Enzymes; V. Digestion and Absorption; VI. Movement of Food through the Alimentary Canal; VII. Physiological Studies on Fish Gastrointestinal Motility; VIII. Perspectives; References; Chapter 5. Metabolism and Energy Conversion during Early Development; I. Introduction; II. Embryogenesis.

III. Energy MetabolismIV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 6. Physiological Energetics; I. Introduction; II. Energy: Relations and Measurements; III. Metabolism: Rates of Energy Expenditure; IV. Excretion: Rates of Energy Loss; V. Growth: Rates of Energy Gain and Food Conversion; VI. Energy Budgets; VII. Concluding Commentary; VIII. Glossary; References; Chapter 7. Cytogenetics; I. Introduction: Chromosomes and Fishes; II. Techniques and Methods of Karyotyping Fishes; III. Sexuality, Sex Chromosomes, and Sex Determination.

IV. Chromosome Numbers, Chromosome Morphology, and Genome Sizes: The Evolution of Fish KaryotypesV. Cytogenetics and Fish Culture; References; Chapter 8. Population Genetics; I. Introduction; II. Isozyme Methodology; III. Major Areas of Current Investigations; IV. Genetic Variation in Populations of Fish; V. The Use of Genetic Data in Fishery Management; VI. Summary; References; Chapter 9. Hormonal Enhancement of Growth; I. Introduction; II. Growth Hormone; III. Steroid Hormones and Substances Related in Function; IV. Thyroid Hormones; V. Insulin.

VI. Additive and Synergistic Effects of Hormones on Teleost GrowthReferences; Chapter 10. Environmental Factors and Growth; I. Introduction; II. Basic Growth Relations; III. Abiotic Factors; IV. Biotic Factors; V. Interaction and Optimizing; VI. Governing Mechanisms; VII. Concluding Commentary; References; Chapter 11. Growth Rates and Models; I. Measuring Length and Weight of Fish; II. Estimation of Growth Rates in Nature; III. Characteristics of Fish Growth; IV. Growth Models Related to Age; V. Growth in Relation to Temperature; VI. Growth in Relation to Rations; VII. Summary; References.

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