Biology of Perch

About this book

The genus Perca includes only three species of fish, but they are ubiquitous and abundant in freshwater and brackish environments of the northern hemisphere, from North America to Europe and Asia. These species are important both ecologically and economically. In Biology of Perch, world-renowned specialists review and update the biology of these fish. Biology of Perch opens with a review of the genetic makeup of this complex assemblage from early post-glacial dispersion to the colonization of new habitats. The influences of geomorphological and biological factors on the dispersal of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) are explored.

Two case studies exploit unique historical databases to follow population dynamics of yellow perch and European perch (P. fluviatilis) and to demonstrate how fisheries and habitat management can drastically influence the fate of fish populations. Three other chapters are dedicated to the general reproductive physiology, parasitology, and behavior of Perca species. The third species, the Balkhash perch (P. schrenkii), is a rare and threatened species of the Balkans, and a chapter is dedicated to its biology. Biology of Perch ends with a review of the use of Perca species around the world as sentinels of ecological integrity and biomonitors in ecotoxicological studies.

Contents

- Introduction; Greg G. Pyle and Patrice Couture
- Evolutionary Relationships, Population Genetics, and Ecological and Genomic Adaptations of Perch (Perca); Carol A. Stepien, Jasminca Behrmann-Godel, and Louis Bernatchez
- Biology of Balkhash Perch (Perca schrenkii Kessler, 1874); Nadir Shamilevich Mamilov
- Distribution of yellow perch Perca flavescens Mitchill in lakes, reservoirs and rivers of Alberta and British Columbia, in relation to their climatic tolerance, dispersal and invasive ability; Joseph B. Rasmussen and Lars Brinkmann
- Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) in the St. Lawrence River (Québec, Canada): Population Dynamics and Management in a River with Contrasting Pressures; Yves Mailhot, Pierre Dumont, Yves Paradis, Philippe Brodeur, Nathalie Vachon, Marc Mingelbier, Frédéric Lecomte and Pierre Magnan
- Insights into Percid Population and Community Biology and Ecology from a 70 year (1943 to 2013) Study of Perch Perca fluviatilis; John F. Craig, Janice M. Fletcher, and Ian J. Winfield
- Reproductive biology and environmental determinism of perch reproductive cycle; Patrice Fontaine and Fabrice Teletchea
- Biology and ecology of perch parasites; Jasminca Behrmann-Godel and Alexander Brinker
- Behaviour of perch; C.A.D. Semeniuk, C. Magnhagen, and G. Pyle
- Using Perca as biomonitors in ecotoxicological studies; Patrice Couture, Greg G. Pyle, Peter G.C. Campbell, and Alice Hontela

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