Early Life History of Marine Fishes

Contents

contents preface / vii acknowledgments / ix the cover art work / xi introduction / 1 1. Fish Reproduction / 9 What Are Fishes? / 10 Sexuality / 11 Reproductive Patterns / 12 Gonadal Development / 20 Gross Maturation Stages / 22 Fecundity / 25 Spawning / 29 2. Development of Eggs and Larvae / 39 Embryonic Development / 40 Larval Development / 45 Juvenile Development / 52 3. Fish Egg and Larval Identification and Systematics / 55 Establishing the Identity of Fish Eggs and Larvae / 56 Methods and Equipment for Morphological Identification of Fish Eggs and Larvae / 59 Identification and Staging of Fish Eggs / 62 v Identification of Fish Larvae / 66 Egg and Larval Stages in Systematic Studies / 80 4. Ecology of Fish Eggs and Larvae / 125 Ecology Defined / 125 The Position of Fish Eggs and Larvae in the Ecosystem / 126 Egg Ecology / 126 Functional Morphology of Larvae / 131 Spring Bloom / 134 Feeding and Condition / 135 Growth / 142 Predation / 143 5. Sampling Fish Eggs and Larvae / 147 Purposes / 148 Methods / 152 Choosing Sampling Methods / 165 Shipboard Procedures / 166 Shoreside Sample Processing / 166 Data Processing / 167 Reporting Results of Sampling / 171 6. Population Dynamics and Recruitment / 181 Population Dynamics / 182 Population Fluctuations / 190 Spawner-recruit Relationship / 194 Factors Affecting Survival of Eggs and Larvae / 209 Importance of Juvenile Stage / 213 Recruitment Studies / 217 7. Habitat, Water Quality, and Conservation Biology / 229 Habitats / 230 Human Impacts and Water Quality / 232 Conservation Biology and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) / 236 8. Rearing and Culture of Marine Fishes / 245 Rearing Marine Fishes to Enhance or Replenish Wild Stocks / 245 Experimental Culture Methods / 249 Types of Experimental Studies / 252 laboratory exercises / 259 glossary / 293 literature cited / 303 taxanomical index / 341 general index / 349 vi Contents ...