1st Edition

Biology of Perch

Edited By Patrice Couture, Greg Pyle Copyright 2016
320 Pages
by CRC Press

318 Pages 22 Color & 64 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

317 Pages
by CRC Press

The genus Perca includes only three species of fish, but they are ubiquitous and abundant in freshwater and brackish environments of the northern hemisphere, from North America to Europe and Asia. These species are important both ecologically and economically. In Biology of Perch , world-renowned specialists review and update the biology of these fish. The book opens with a review of the... Read more

Introduction. Evolutionary Relationships, Population Genetics, and Ecological and Genomic Adaptations of Perch (Perca). Biology of Balkhash Perch (Perca schrenkii Kessler, 1874). Distribution of yellow perch Perca flavescens Mitchill in lakes, reservoirs and rivers of Alberta and British Columbia, in relation to their climatic tolerance, dispersal and invasive ability. Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) in the St. Lawrence River (Québec, Canada): Population Dynamics and Management in a River with Contrasting Pressures. Insights into Percid Population and Community Biology and Ecology from a 70 year (1943 to 2013) Study of Perch Perca fluviatilis. Reproductive biology and environmental determinism of perch reproductive cycle. Biology and ecology of perch parasites. Behaviour of perch. Using Perca as biomonitors in ecotoxicological studies.

Biography

Patrice Couture, Greg Pyle