Rockfishes of the Genus Sebastes: Their Reproduction and Early Life History (Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes (11))

Front Matter....Pages 1-8 Introduction to the symposium on rockfishes....Pages 9-14 Mating habits of the rockfish Sebastes inermis ....Pages 15-22 Reproductive cycles of Sebastes taczanowskii , compared with those of other rockfishes of the genus Sebastes ....Pages 23-30 Serum steroid hormone levels in relation to the reproductive cycle of Sebastes taczanowskii and S. schlegeli ....Pages 31-38 Annual reproductive and spawning cycles of female Sebastiscus marmoratus ....Pages 39-48 Immunochemical identification and partial characterization of female-specific serum proteins in white-edged rockfish, Sebastes taczanowskii ....Pages 49-56 Seasonal cycles of reserves in relation to reproduction in Sebastes ....Pages 57-70 Sexual dimorphism in Sebastes ....Pages 71-80 Oxygen consumption of gestating female Sebastes schlegeli: estimating the reproductive costs of livebearing....Pages 81-90 Reproductive performance of yellowtail rockfish, Sebastes flavidus ....Pages 91-102 Staging and the time course of embryonic development in kurosoi, Sebastes schlegeli ....Pages 103-110 Reproduction and development of Sebastes in the context of the evolution of piscine viviparity....Pages 111-126 Ontogeny of the sodium pump in embryos of rockfish of the genus Sebastes ....Pages 127-134 Ontogeny of the immune system in Sebastiscus marmoratus : histogenesis of the lymphoid organs and effects of thymectomy....Pages 135-146 Uptake and utilization of 14 C-glycine by embryos of Sebastes melanops ....Pages 147-153 Ultrastructure of the epidermis and digestive tract in Sebastes embryos, with special reference to the uptake of exogenous nutrients....Pages 155-163 Energy utilization by embryos during gestation in viviparous copper rockfish, Sebastes caurinus ....Pages 165-171 Systematics and identification of larvae and juveniles of the genus Sebastes ....Pages 173-190 Allozyme polymorphisms permit the identification of larval and juvenile rockfishes of the genus Sebastes ....Pages 191-201 Ecology of pelagic larvae and juveniles of the genus Sebastes ....Pages 203-224 The ecology of substrate-associated juveniles of the genus Sebastes ....Pages 225-243 Mariculture of kurosoi, Sebastes schlegeli ....Pages 245-251 Reproductive styles and life history variables relative to exploitation and management of Sebastes stocks....Pages 253-271 A summary of the symposium on rockfishes and recommendations for future research....Pages 273-280 Back Matter....Pages 281-288