TY - BOOK AU - López-Olmeda,José Fernando TI - Biology and aquaculture of tilapia SN - 9780367420635 AV - QL638.C55 B58 2021 PY - 2021/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group KW - Tilapia N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "This book covers all aspects of the biology of tilapia, dealing with physiological processes such as larval development, growth, nutrition and reproduction. It presents the most recent scientific discoveries in all these fields. In addition, the present book includes several chapters devoted to the aquaculture of tilapia, with special emphasis on new and sustainable rearing technologies such as aquaponics and bioflocs"--; Table of Contents: 1. Tilapia Genetic Resources: Conservation and Use for Aquaculture Alexandre Wagner Silva Hilsdorf and Eric M. Hallerman 2. Selective Breeding of Farmed Tilapia Rafael Vilhena Reis Neto, Rilke Tadeu Fonseca de Freitas, José Manuel Yáñez, Carlos Antônio Lopes de Oliveira, Eduardo Maldonado Turra and Fabio Luiz Buranelo Toral 3. Structure and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract Sílvio Teixeira da Costa and Bernardo Baldisserotto 4. Current Improvements in Tilapia Nutrition Wilson Massamitu Furuya, Priscila Vieira, Renan Rosa Paulino and Mariana Michelato 5. Feeding Practices and Their Determinants in Tilapia Rodrigo Fortes-Silva, Igo Gomes Guimaraes and Edenilce de Fátima Ferreira Martíns 6. Osmoregulation in Tilapia: Environmental Factors and Internal Mechanisms Carlos Eduardo Copatti and Bernardo Baldisserotto 7. Pathologies in Farmed Tilapia and the Use of Immunostimulants and Vaccines to Prevent or Treat Diseases: An Overview Alberto Cuesta and María Ángeles Esteban 8. Sex Determination and Differentiation of Tilapia Gonzalo de Alba, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Vázquez and José Fernando López-Olmeda 9. Reproductive Physiology of Tilapia Gonzalo de Alba, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Vázquez and José Fernando López-Olmeda 10. Embryonic and Larval Development of Tilapias Manuel Yúfera 11. Tilapia Larviculture Ronald Kennedy Luz and Gisele Cristina Favero 12. Biological Rhythms in Tilapia José Fernando López-Olmeda, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Vázquez and Luisa María Vera 13. Tilapia Production in Aquaponics Morris Villarroel, Manuel Martín Mariscal-Lagarda and Eugenio García Franco 14. Biofloc Technology (BFT) in Tilapia Culture Maurício Gustavo Coelho Emerenciano, Kevin Fitzsimmons, Artur Nishioka Rombenso, Anselmo Miranda-Baeza, Gabriel Bernardes Martins, Rafael Lazzari, Yenitze Elizabeth Fimbres-Acedo and Sara Mello Pinho 15. Tilapia Processing - Relevant Aspects Pointing to Promising Horizons Maria Emília de Sousa Gomes, Amanda Maria Teixeira Lago and Francielly Corrêa Albergaria ER -