1st Edition
Biology and Aquaculture of Tilapia
This book reviews up-to-date knowledge on the biology and aquaculture of tilapia, with special focus on the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Tilapia are a group of fish species that have become one of the most cultured worldwide, currently having a big economic impact on both developed and developing countries. The first 12 chapters of the present book cover different aspects of tilapia biology such as genetics, nutrition, osmoregulation, pathology, reproduction and development. Each chapter includes both basic knowledge and its application to tilapia culture. The last 3 chapters are devoted to cutting-edge techniques for the industry of tilapia aquaculture. Experts from both academia and research institutes provide their expertise on the present book.
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
Biography
José Fernando López-Olmeda, PhD in Biology (2009), is a senior researcher at the Department of Physiology of the University of Murcia (Spain). His research line is focused on fish circadian biology and the role of biological clocks in the stress response, metabolism, reproduction and behavior. He has expertise on a broad number of fish species such as tilapia, zebrafish, medaka, goldfish, tench, sole, sea bass and gilthead sea bream.
Francisco Javier Sánchez-Vázquez, PhD in Biology (1995), is full Professor of Physiology at the University of Murcia, Faculty of Biology (Campus Espinardo, Murcia, Spain). He is the head of the "Fish Chronobiology" group and has broad expertise on fish feeding and reproduction rhythms. His research activity is focused on fish species with interest in aquaculture, such as sea bass, sea bream, Senegalese sole and tilapia as well as basic models such as zebrafish.
Rodrigo Fortes-Silva, PhD in Animal Science (2005), is full Professor of Aquaculture at the Federal University of Viçosa, Faculty of Animal Science, Brazil. Fortes-Silva does research in fish nutrition and Aquaculture with relevancy on feeding behavior of tropical fish as tilapia, tambaqui and Arapaimas gigas.
