Feeding and Digestive Functions in Fishes

Understanding the biology of the innumerable number of aquatic species on our planet is the focus of sustained research efforts. Environmental degradation, management or rehabilitation of wild stocks, and the forecasted climatic changes are fueling interest in the study of the ecology, feeding behavior, and nutrition of aquatic animals in their natural habitat. In parallel, the rapid expansion of aquaculture in many parts of the world has supported vigorous research programs on nutrition, and feeding of cultivated aquatic organisms. More than 250 aquatic species are cultivated on a commercial scale using a wide variety of production systems. This great diversity results in great opportunities and tremendous challenges. Topics covered in this book are as diverse as, feeding ecology of fish in their natural habitat, feeding behavior, digestive anatomy, biochemistry and physiology of different fish species at different life stages, the impact of diet on gastro-intestinal development and health, nutrition and disease resistance, and modeling conversion of food or feed inputs into biomass.

Autorentext
J. Eurico P. Cyrino (BS, MSc, PhD) is Associate Professor in Fish Culture and Nutrition with the Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz - ESALQ, University of Sao Paulo- USP, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. He is a research scholar of Brazil's National Research Council - CNPq and is accredited scientific adviser to all major Brazilian research funding agencies. He is also scientific editor of Brazilian Society of Aquaculture and Aquatic Biology - AQUABIO. Dominique P. Bureau obtained a B.Sc. (Agronomy) and a M.Sc. (Animal Science) from Laval University and a PhD (Nutritional Sciences) from the University of Guelph (Canada). He is an associate professor with the Dept. of Animal and Poultry Science of the University of Guelph since 2001. He leads a dynamic research program focusing on nutrients (amino acids, fatty acids, glucose, phosphorus) utilization, feed formulation, feedstuff evaluation, and the development of nutritional models of growth and nutrient utilization by fish. B.G. Kapoor was formerly Professor and Head of Zoology in Jodhpur University (India). He has co- edited several books including Sensory Biology of Jawed Fishes New Insights, 2001 (with T.J. Hara); Fish Adaptations, 2003 (with A.L. Val); Catfishes, 2003 (with G. Arratia, M. Chardon and R. Diogo); Fish Chemosenses, 2005 (with Klaus Reutter); Communication in Fishes, 2006 (with F. Ladich, S.P. Collin and P. Moller); Fish Endocrinology, 2006 (with Manfred Reinecke and Giacomo Zaccone); Fish Cytogenetics, 2007 (with E. Pisano, C. Ozouf-Costaz and F. Foresti); Fish Respiration and Environment, 2007 (with Marisa N. Fernandes, Francisco T. Rantin and Mogens L. Glass); Fish Osmoregulation, 2007 (with Bernardo Baldisserotto and Juan Miguel Mancera); Fish Reproduction, 2008 (with Maria João Rocha and Augustine Arukwe); Fish Life in Special Environments, 2008 (with Philippe Sébert and D.W. Onyango); Fish Larval Physiology, 2008 (with R.N. Finn); Fish Diseases, 2008 (with J.C. Eiras, Helmut Segner and Thomas Wahli); Fish Behaviour, 2008 (with Carin Magnhagen, Victoria A. Braithwaite and Elisabet Forsgren). All the foregoing titles are from Science Publishers, Enfield, NH, USA. Dr. Kapoor has also co-edited The Senses of Fish: Adaptations for the Reception of Natural Stimuli, 2004 (with G. von der Emde and J. Mogdans); and co-authored Ichthyology Handbook, 2004 (with B. Khanna), both from Springer, Heidelberg. Also, he has been a contributor in books from Academic Press, London (1969, 1975 and 2001).

Inhalt
Feeding Ecology of Fishes in the Brazilian AmazonA Naturalistic Approach; Environmental Changes, Habitat Modifications and Feeding Ecology of Freshwater Fish; Feeding Activity in Teleost Fish: Influence of Biotic and Abiotic Factors; Classical and Modern Concepts in Fish Digestion; Temperature Adaptation of Digestive Enzymes in Fish; Diets, Physiology, Biochemistry and Digestive Tract Development of Freshwater Fish Larvae; Ontogeny and Physiology of the Digestive System of Marine Fish Larvae; Tracer Studies in Fish Larvae; An Overview of the Feeding Ecology and Physiology of Elasmobranch Fishes; Alternative Protein Sources and Digestive Function Alterations in Teleost Fishes; Nutrition and Disease Resistance in Fish; Efficiency of Conversion of Feed Inputs into Animal Biomass: The Usefulness of Bioenergetics Models and Need for a Transition to Nutrient-flow Models

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