Description |
1 online resource (xii, 323 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
Fish and fisheries series ; 27 |
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Fish and fisheries series ; 27
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Contents |
The decline of the North American species / Inga Saffron -- Native American utilization of sturgeon / Tim E. Holzkamm, Leo G. Waisberg -- Distribution, habitat, and movements / Jennifer A. Wilson, R. Scott McKinley -- Environmental requirements, preferences, and tolerance limits of North American sturgeons / Joseph J. Cech Jr., Serge I. Doroshov -- The ecology and functional morphology of feeding of North American sturgeon and paddlefish / Michael J. Miller -- Sturgeon ecomorphology : a descriptive approach / P. Vecsei, D. Peterson -- Embryology / Jessica A. Bolker -- Swimming and respiration / Stephen J. Peake -- Sturgeon and paddlefish metabolism / Thomas D. Singer, James S. Ballantyne -- Growth, bioenergetics, and age / G.T.O. LeBreton, F.W. (Bill) H. Beamish -- Genetics of North American Acipenseriformes / Michael R. Robinson, Moira M. Ferguson -- Multijurisdictional management of lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River / Nancy J. Léonard, William W. Taylor, Christopher Goddard -- Conservation / Nancy A. Auer -- Aquaculture / Joel P. Van Eenennaam, Frank A. Chapman, Peter L. Jarvis -- Ensuring the future of sturgeon / Kevin G. Butterworth, Nancy J. Léonard -- Identification key to sturgeons and paddlefish of North America / Martin Hochleithner, Paul Vecsei |
Summary |
Modern North American sturgeons and paddlefish are the result of 100 million years of evolution. Once an integral part of aboriginal culture, their numbers were decimated by overfishing and habitat destruction during the past two centuries |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Paddlefish -- North America.
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Sturgeons -- North America.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Beamish, F. W. H. (Frederick William Henry), 1935-
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LeBreton, Greg T. O.
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McKinley, R. Scott.
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ISBN |
1402028326 (Cloth) |
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1402028334 (electronic bk.) |
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9781402028328 (Cloth) |
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9781402028335 (electronic bk.) |
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