{"product_id":"larval-fish-nutrition-isbn-9780813817927","title":"Larval Fish Nutrition","description":"Nutrition is particularly important in the healthy development of fish during their early-life stages. Understanding the unique nutritional needs of larval fish can improve the efficiency and quality of fish reared in a culture setting. \u003ci\u003eLarval Fish Nutrition\u003c\/i\u003e comprehensively explores the nutritional requirements, developmental physiology, and feeding and weaning strategies that will allow aquaculture researchers and professionals to develop and implement improved culture practices.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLarval Fish Nutrition\u003c\/i\u003e is logically divided into three sections. The first section looks at the role of specific nutrient requirements in the healthy digestive development of fish. The second section looks at the impacts if nutritional physiology on fish through several early-life stages. The final section looks at feeding behaviors and the benefits and drawbacks to both live feed and microparticulate diets in developing fish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by a team of leading global researchers, \u003ci\u003eLarval Fish Nutrition\u003c\/i\u003e will be an indispensible resource for aquaculture researchers, professionals, and advanced students.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eReviews the latest research on larval fish nutritional requirements, developmental physiology, and feeding and weaning strategies\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eExtensively covers nutritional needs of various early-life stages in fish development\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eWeighs the benefits and drawbacks to both live feeds and microparticulate diets\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eWritten by a global team of experts in fish nutrition and physiology \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1: Digestive Development and Nutrient Requirements 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Ontogeny of the digestive tract 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Lipids 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Proteins 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Micronutrients 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2: Nutritional Physiology 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Effects of broodstock diet on eggs and larvae 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Utilization of yolk: transition from endogenous to exogenous nutrition in fish 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Effects of larval nutrition on development 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Bioenergetics of growth in commercially important developing fishes 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Regulation of digestive processes 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3: Feeds and Feeding 283\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Feeding behavior in larval fish 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Live feeds 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Microparticulate diets: technology 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Microparticulate diets: testing and evaluating success 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Methods for assessing embryonic and larval growth in fish 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 403\u003c\/p\u003e \"Larval fish nutrition is a most useful compilation that is a welcome addition to the fish biology and aquaculture literature, but it is not an introductory book for the uninitiated . . . It can also act as a source of reference and supplementary reading for advanced level students taking courses in fish physiology and aquaculture.\" (Aquacult International, 18 June 2011) \u003cb\u003eG. Joan Holt\u003c\/b\u003e is the Associate Director and Perry R. Bass Chair in Fisheries and Mariculture at the University of Texas at Austin.  Nutrition is particularly important in the healthy development of fish during their early-life stages. Understanding the unique nutritional needs of larval fish can improve the efficiency and quality of fish reared in a culture setting. \u003ci\u003eLarval Fish Nutrition\u003c\/i\u003e comprehensively explores the nutritional requirements, developmental physiology, and feeding and weaning strategies that will allow aquaculture researchers and professionals to develop and implement improved culture practices.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLarval Fish Nutrition\u003c\/i\u003e is logically divided into three sections. 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