Eel Biology

1 Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Population Structure, and Speciation.- 1 Taxonomy of the Freshwater Eels, Genus Anguilla Schrank, 1798.- 2 Origin and Evolution of the Freshwater Eels, Genus Anguilla.- 3 Catadromous Eels of the North Atlantic: A Review of Molecular Genetic Findings Relevant to Natural History, Population Structure, Speciation, and Phylogeny.- 2 Life History.- 4 Leptocephali.- 5 Metamorphosis.- 6 The Glass Eel.- 7 The Yellow Eel.- 8 The Silver Eel.- 3 Migration.- 9 Spawning Area of the Japanese Eel.- 10 Spawning Areas of the Atlantic Eels.- 11 The Worldwide Distribution of Anguillid Leptocephali.- 12 Larval Transport of the Japanese Eel.- 13 The Processes of Onshore Migration of the Japanese Eel Anguilla japonica as Revealed by Otolith Microstructure.- 14 A Review of Upstream Migration and Movements in Inland Waters by Anguillid Eels: Toward a General Theory.- 15 Downstream Migration of Silver-Phase Anguillid Eels.- 16 Migration from Continental Waters to the Spawning Grounds.- 4 Resources.- 17 Status of the European Eel Stock and Fisheries.- 18 Dynamics of Resources of the American Eel, Anguilla rostrata: Declining Abundance in the 1990s.- 19 The Distribution and Biology of the South Pacific Species of Anguilla.- 20 Eel Resources in East Asia.- 5 Regulatory Mechanisms of Reproduction.- 21 Oogenesis in the Japanese Eel, Anguilla japonica.- 22 Spermatogenesis in the Japanese Eel.- 23 The Physiology of Silvering in Anguillid Eels: Androgens and Control of Metamorphosis from the Yellow to Silver Stage.- 24 GTH and GnRH Molecules and Their Expression in the Japanese Eel.- 25 Reproductive Endocrinology of the European Eel, Anguilla anguilla.- 6 Techniques for Artificial Induction of Maturation.- 26 Induction of Vitellogenesis.- 27 Artificial Induction of Oocyte Maturation and Ovulation.- 28 Induction of Sperm Maturation.- 7 Larval Rearing and Physiology.- 29 Techniques for Larval Rearing.- 30 The Digestive System of Eel Larvae.- 31 Hatching Enzymes in the Japanese