The use of monosex fish is intrinsically desirable in a variety of fish species in a range of
aquaculture production systems. The potential advantages sought from their use may …

Optimization of food consumption and ultimately growth are major concerns for aquaculture.
In fish, food intake is regulated by several hormones produced by both brain and peripheral …

Tilapia culture is currently practised in 95 countries all over the world and the number is
expected to increase. This book discusses in detail the principles and practices of tilapia …

Water contaminants have a high potential risk for the health of populations. Protection from
toxic effects of environmental water pollutants primarily involves considering the mechanism …

The contamination of water by metal compounds is a worldwide environmental problem.
This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of short-term cadmium exposure on …

The common carp (Cyprinus carpio L., 1758) was exposed to sublethal concentrations of
cadmium (0.05, 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 mgl^{-1}) for 10 days. The levels of serum glucose and …

Feed intake and satiation in fish are regulated by a number of factors, of which dissolved
oxygen concentration (DO) is important. Since fish take up oxygen through the limited gill …

The effect of juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, in unit I) and Common carp
(Cyprinus carpio, in unit II) on plant growth (cucumber-Cucumis sativus, tomato-Solanum …

We sought to estimate the nutrient load in the waste released into aquatic environments
based on the feeding of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, L.) reared in cages that were …

The growth of 100 sea bass feminized by estradiol treatment and 200 individually tagged
controls was followed from the age of 10 months [27±1.7 g, mean±confidence interval …