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Comprehensive in scope, Sex Control in
Aquaculture first explains the concepts
and rationale for sex control in
aquaculture, which serves different
purposes. The most important are: to
produce monosex stocks to rear only the
fastest-growing sex in some species, to
prevent precocious or uncontrolled
reproduction in other species and to aid
in broodstock management. The application
of sex ratio manipulation for population
control and invasive species management is
also included. Next, this book provides
detailed and updated information on the
underlying genetic, epigenetic, endocrine
and environmental mechanisms responsible
for the establishment of the sexes, and
explains chromosome set manipulation
techniques, hybridization and the latest
gene knockout approaches. Furthermore, the
book offers detailed protocols and key
summarizing information on how sex control
is practiced worldwide in 35 major
aquaculture species or groups, including
fish and crustaceans, and puts the focus
on its application in the aquaculture
industry.
With contributions from an international
panel of leading scientists, Sex Control
in Aquaculture will appeal to a large
audience: aquaculture/fisheries
professionals and students, scientists or
biologists working with basic aspects of
fish/shrimp biology, growth and
reproductive endocrinology, genetics,
molecular biology, evolutionary biology,
and R&D managers and administrators.
This text explores sex control
technologies and monosex production of
commercially-farmed fish and crustacean
species that are highly in demand for
aquaculture, to improve feed utilization
efficiency, reduce energy consumption for
reproduction and eliminate a series of
problems caused by mixed sex rearing.
Thus, this book:
Contains contributions from an
international panel of leading scientists
and professionals in the field
Provides comprehensive coverage of both
established and new technologies to
control sex ratios that are becoming more
necessary to increase productivity in
aquaculture
Includes detailed coverage of the most
effective sex control techniques used in
the world's most important
commercially-farmed species
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