TY - GEN digital ID - 131686699 TI - Rotifers : Aquaculture, Ecology, Gerontology, and Ecotoxicology AU - Hagiwara, Atsushi AU - Yoshinaga, Tatsuki PY - 2017 SN - 9789811056352 PB - Singapore Springer Singapore, Imprint: Springer DB - UniCat KW - Nature protection KW - Hydrobiology KW - General ecology and biosociology KW - Zoology KW - Hunting. Fishery. Aquaculture KW - natuurbeheer KW - algen KW - ecotoxicologie KW - aquacultuur KW - hydrobiologie KW - water KW - gerontologie KW - ecologie KW - wetenschappen KW - zoölogie UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131686699 AB - This book highlights the latest advances in rotifer studies in various fields including aquaculture, ecology, gerontology and ecotoxicology. The genus Brachionus are an indispensable type of zooplankton, having served as an initial live food for marine larval rearing since the 1960s. Their mass culture techniques have been intensively studied, and some essential achievements have been made – regarding high density culture, employment of valuable dietary algae, automated culture systems, and effective production of resting eggs. These have in turn supported stable and efficient aquatic seedling production for numerous important marine fish species including flounder, sea bream, and bluefin tuna. Further, this group is considered to be a suitable model for studying various aspects in ecology. A series of aquaculture and basic science studies have significantly advanced our understanding of the life history evolution. The studies in these two fields are closely linked, and provide readers with comprehensive information on how rotifers are now being employed in biological investigations. ER -