Centrarchid Fishes Diversity, Biology and Conservation

Centrarchid Fishes provides comprehensive coverage of all major aspects of this ecologically and commercially important group of fishes. Coverage includes diversity, ecomorphology, phylogeny and genetics, hybridization, reproduction, early life history and recruitment, feeding and growth, ecology, migrations, bioenergetics, physiology, diseases, aquaculture, fisheries management and conservation. Chapters have been written by well-known and respected scientists and the whole has been drawn together by Professors Cooke and Philipp, themselves extremely well respected in the area of fisheries management and conservation.

Steven Cooke is Assistant Professor of Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology, Carleton University, Canada

David Philipp is Professor and Senior Professional Scientist at the Center for Aquatic Ecology, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, USA