The Decline of the North American Species.- Native American Utilization of Sturgeon.- Distribution, Habitat, and Movements.- Environmental Requirements, Preferences, and Tolerance Limits of North American Sturgeons.- The Ecology and Functional Morphology of Feeding of North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish.- Sturgeon Ecomorphology: A Descriptive Approach.- Embryology.- Swimming and Respiration.- Sturgeon and Paddlefish Metabolism.- Growth, Bioenergetics and Age.- Genetics of North American Acipenseriformes.- Multijurisdictional Management of Lake Sturgeon in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River.- Conservation.- Aquaculture.- Conclusion: Ensuring The Future Of Sturgeon.- Identification Key to Sturgeons and Paddlefish of North America.- References.- Glossary.
EAN/ISBN : 9781402028335
Publisher(s): Springer Netherlands, Springer US
Discussed keywords: Nordamerika, Tiere, Stör
Format: ePub/PDF

Author(s): LeBreton, Greg T. O. - Beamish, F. William H. - McKinley, R. Scott