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Part 1 Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Population Structure, and Speciation |
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Taxonomy of the Freshwater Eels, Genus Anguilla Schrank, 1798 |
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Origin and Evolution of the Freshwater Eels, Genus Anguilla |
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Catadromous Eels of the North Atlantic: A Review of Molecular Genetic Findings Relevant to Natural History, Population Structure, Speciation, and Phylogeny |
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31 | (20) |
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51 | (10) |
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61 | (14) |
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75 | (14) |
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89 | (18) |
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107 | (14) |
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Spawning Area of the Japanese Eel |
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121 | (20) |
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Spawning Areas of the Atlantic Eels |
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141 | (16) |
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The Worldwide Distribution of Anguillid Leptocephali |
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157 | (12) |
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Larval Transport of the Japanese Eel |
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169 | (12) |
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The Processes of Onshore Migration of the Japanese Eel Anguilla japonica as Revealed by Otolith Microstructure |
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181 | (10) |
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A Review of Upstream Migration and Movements in Inland Waters by Anguillid Eels: Toward a General Theory |
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191 | (24) |
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Downstream Migration of Silver-Phase Anguillid Eels |
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215 | (8) |
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Migration from Continental Waters to the Spawning Grounds |
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223 | (14) |
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Status of the European Eel Stock and Fisheries |
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237 | (18) |
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Dynamics of Resources of the American Eel, Anguilla rostrata: Declining Abundance in the 1990s |
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255 | (20) |
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The Distribution and Biology of the South Pacific Species of Anguilla |
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275 | (18) |
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Eel Resources in East Asia |
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293 | (8) |
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Part 5 Regulatory Mechanisms of Reproduction |
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Oogenesis in the Japanese Eel, Anguilla japonica |
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301 | (18) |
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Spermatogenesis in the Japanese Eel |
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319 | (12) |
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The Physiology of Silvering in Anguillid Eels: Androgens and Control of Metamorphosis from the Yellow to Silver Stage |
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331 | (20) |
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GTH and GnRH Molecules and Their Expression in the Japanese Eel |
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351 | (22) |
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Reproductive Endocrinology of the European Eel, Anguilla anguilla |
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373 | (14) |
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Part 6 Techniques for Artificial Induction of Maturation |
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Induction of Vitellogenesis |
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387 | (14) |
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Artificial Induction of Oocyte Maturation and Ovulation |
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401 | (14) |
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Induction of Sperm Maturation |
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415 | (12) |
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Part 7 Larval Rearing and Physiology |
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Techniques for Larval Rearing |
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427 | (8) |
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The Digestive System of Eel Larvae |
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435 | (10) |
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Hatching Enzymes in the Japanese Eel |
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445 | (12) |
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Chloride Cells in the Japanese Eel During Their Early Life Stages and Downstream Migration |
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457 | (12) |
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Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms of the Eel |
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| Subject Index |
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