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This authoritative review will be
valuable reference for marine biologists,
ecologists, and taxonomists. It is also an
essential handbook for the penaeid
fisheries biologist or aquaculturist and
is a prerequisite for the rational
exploitation and cultivation of penaeids.
Although penaeids are a large and diverse
decapod group which have been exploited
commercially in both fisheries and
aquaculture for hundreds of years, no
comprehensive review of their biology has
never been written. The group's commercial
importance has led to an unbalanced
literature, dominated by the fisheries and
aquaculture aspects of the genus Penaeus,
often without an appreciation of their
underlying biology. This review adopts a
multidisciplinary approach to give a
comprehensive and up-to-date account of
morphology, taxonomy (including larvae),
zoogeography, physiology, reproduction,
feeding, growth, behaviour, and life
histories. Chapters discussing the
parasites of, and predation on penaeids,
are also included. So much new material is
presented that the book is more than just
a review of the existing literature. In
synthesising the published information
across this diverse family, it puts the
commercially important species and genera
into a larger perspective, pointing to
deficiencies in our understanding and
creating a framework for areas of future
research. Read more...
Abstract: This authoritative review will
be valuable reference for marine
biologists, ecologists, and taxonomists.
It is also an essential handbook for the
penaeid fisheries biologist or
aquaculturist and is a prerequisite for
the rational exploitation and cultivation
of penaeids. Although penaeids are a large
and diverse decapod group which have been
exploited commercially in both fisheries
and aquaculture for hundreds of years, no
comprehensive review of their biology has
never been written. The group's commercial
importance has led to an unbalanced
literature, dominated by the fisheries and
aquaculture aspects of the genus Penaeus,
often without an appreciation of their
underlying biology. This review adopts a
multidisciplinary approach to give a
comprehensive and up-to-date account of
morphology, taxonomy (including larvae),
zoogeography, physiology, reproduction,
feeding, growth, behaviour, and life
histories. Chapters discussing the
parasites of, and predation on penaeids,
are also included. So much new material is
presented that the book is more than just
a review of the existing literature. In
synthesising the published information
across this diverse family, it puts the
commercially important species and genera
into a larger perspective, pointing to
deficiencies in our understanding and
creating a framework for areas of future
research. Table of contents :
■ 1. Introduction
■ 2. Morphology
■ 3. Taxonomy
■ 4. Zoogeography and Evolution
■ 5. Physiology
■ 6. Moulting and Growth
■ 7. Reproduction
■ 8. Life Histories
■ 9. Food and Feeding
■ 10. Behavioural Responses to the
Environment
■ 11. Predation on Penaeids
■ 12. Parasites
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