Biology of Perch

ISBN-13: 9780367737955 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 317 str.

Patrice Couture; Greg Pyle

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The genus Perca includes only three species of fish, but they are ubiquitous and abundant in freshwater and brackish environments of the northern hemisphere, from North America to Europe and Asia. These species are important both ecologically and economically. In Biology of Perch, world-renowned specialists review and update the bi

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Introduction. Evolutionary Relationships, Population Genetics, and Ecological and Genomic Adaptations of Perch (Perca). Biology of Balkhash Perch (Perca schrenkii Kessler, 1874). Distribution of yellow perch Perca flavescens Mitchill in lakes, reservoirs and rivers of Alberta and British Columbia, in relation to their climatic tolerance, dispersal and invasive ability. Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) in the St. Lawrence River (Québec, Canada): Population Dynamics and Management in a River with Contrasting Pressures. Insights into Percid Population and Community Biology and Ecology from a 70 year (1943 to 2013) Study of Perch Perca fluviatilis. Reproductive biology and environmental determinism of perch reproductive cycle. Biology and ecology of perch parasites. Behaviour of perch. Using Perca as biomonitors in ecotoxicological studies.

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Patrice Couture, Greg Pyle