The Siberian Sturgeon (Acipenser baerii, Brandt, 1869) Volume 1 - Biology

General Introduction to the Siberian Sturgeon Books with a Focus On Volume 1 Dedicated to the Biology of the Species.- Part I:  Biology & Ecology.- Wild Populations: Geographical Distribution, Ecological and Biological Characteristics of the Siberian Sturgeon Species.- Species Specificity: What Makes the Difference Between the Siberian Sturgeon and the Ponto-Caspian Sturgeon Species?.- Anatomy: Anatomic Description.- Skeleton: The Axial Skeleton of the Siberian Sturgeon Development Organization, Structure and New Insights on Mineralization and Ossification of Vertebral Elements.- Sex: Evolution of Molecular Investigations on Sturgeon Sex Determination and Most Recent Developments in DNA Methylation with a Focus on the Siberian Sturgeon.- Sex Determination and Differentiation of the Siberian Sturgeon.- Genetics: Analysis of Transposable Elements Expressed in the Gonads of the Siberian Sturgeon.- Ontogeny: Early Ontogeny in the Siberian Sturgeon.- Behavior: Behavior of Early Life Stages in the Siberian Sturgeon.- Sensory Capacity: Olfaction and Gustation in Acipenseridae, with Special Reference to the Siberian Sturgeon.- Nutrition: Nutritional Requirements of the Siberian Sturgeon: An Updated Synthesis.- Swimming: Swimming Characteristics of the Siberian Sturgeon.- Part II.  Biology & Physiology of Reproduction.- Central Nervous System: Chemical Neuroanatomy of the Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System in Sturgeons.- Oogenesis: An Updated Version of Histological and Ultrastructural Studies of Oogenesis in the Siberian Sturgeon Acipenser Baerii. Male Function: Sperm and Spermatozoa Characteristics in the Siberian Sturgeon.- Reproductive Physiology: Gonadal Steroids: Synthesis, Plasmatic Levels and Biological Activities in Sturgeons.- Steroid Profiles Throughout the Hormonal Stimulation in Females  Siberian Sturgeon Acipenser Baerii Brandt.- Part III. Ecophysiology: Adaptation  to Environment.- Respiratory Responses to Hypoxia in the Sturgeon,

Patrick Williot
Patrick took on the challenge of preventing the disappearance of the critically endangered European sturgeon and developing sturgeon farming. To do so, he mobilized all the means of research, including the use of biological models of the Siberian sturgeon. He was the kingpin of the First International Symposium on Sturgeon held in Bordeaux in 1989. In 2007, he succeeded in achieving the controlled reproduction of farmed European sturgeon for the first time. He has strongly supported Siberian sturgeon farming in France. Patrick has edited several peer-reviewed books and proceedings on aquaculture and conservation biology, mainly on sturgeon, and published over 90 papers in peer-reviewed journals or books.

Guy Nonotte
Researcher at the CNRS, with a PhD from the University of Strasbourg, Guy NONNOTTE  has pursued research on fish physiology i.e.  ionic regulation,  respiration, extracellular acid-base balance and cell volume regulation in freshwater and sea-water  fishes  exposed to environmental changes and pollutants with a specific interest in the model « Siberian sturgeon ». He supervised a thesis on the toxicity of ammonia for the Siberian sturgeon in collaboration with Dr. Patrick Williot. In 1994, he was appointed Professor of Animal Physiology at the University of Brest (France) and Emeritus Professor of this University in 2007. He has published more than 100 articles in international reviews and supervised numerous theses on fish ecophysiology.

Mikhail Chebanov
Dr.Sc., Professor at the Aquatic Bioresources and Aquaculture Department of  Kuban State University  and  Director of State Centre for Sturgeon Gene Pool Conservation, Russia. He received an award from the Government of Russia in Science for developing technology for the year-round reproduction of sturgeon and for the global implementation of ultrasound for breeding stock management. He