Fish Bioenergetics

1994
ISBN: 978-0-412-58090-1
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 13, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1410 g

Reihe: Fish & Fisheries Series

This book looks in detail at the relationship of fish to the food they eat, their growth and responses to the environment. The book will be of interest to a wide range of fish biologists (including upper level students), particularly those involved with aquaculture, fish feed and the environment.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jobling, M.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Ökotrophologie (Ernährungs- und Haushaltswissenschaften)
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltüberwachung, Umweltanalytik, Umweltinformatik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeres- und Süßwasserökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Tierhaltung Fischerei, Fischzucht, Aquakultur
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Fische (Ichthyologie)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Nutritional requirements and dietary formulation. Nutrient classes and energy metabolism. Nutritional requirements. Dietary ingredients and feed formulation. Nutrient interactions and fish health. Fish nutrition - concluding summary. Part 2: Physiologicalenergetics: feeding, metabolism and growth. Introduction to energetics. Ingestion, absorption and excretion. Respiration and metabolism. Production and growth. Environmental factors and growth. Biotic factors and growth performance. Bioenergetics - concluding summary. Part 3: Environmental tolerances and preferences. Environmental tolerances. Temperature. Dissolved gases. Pollutants and toxic chemicals. Environmental stressors. Adaptations to the environment - concluding summary.