Aquaculture and Ichthyology

  1. Fish Ecology and Behavior
    1. Life History Strategies
      1. Reproduction and Spawning
        1. Spawning Modes
          1. Parental Care Strategies
            1. Reproductive Timing
            2. Larval and Juvenile Stages
              1. Developmental Stages
                1. Survival Challenges
                  1. Habitat Requirements
                  2. Age and Growth Determination
                    1. Otolith Analysis
                      1. Scale Analysis
                        1. Growth Rings
                          1. Aging Techniques
                          2. Mortality and Survivorship
                            1. Natural Mortality Factors
                              1. Recruitment Variability
                                1. Life Table Analysis
                              2. Fish Populations and Assemblages
                                1. Population Dynamics
                                  1. Recruitment and Abundance
                                    1. Population Structure
                                      1. Stock Assessment
                                      2. Community Structure
                                        1. Species Richness and Diversity
                                          1. Trophic Levels
                                            1. Food Web Structure
                                            2. Species Interactions
                                              1. Predation
                                                1. Predator-Prey Relationships
                                                  1. Predation Strategies
                                                  2. Competition
                                                    1. Intraspecific Competition
                                                      1. Interspecific Competition
                                                        1. Resource Partitioning
                                                        2. Symbiosis
                                                          1. Mutualism
                                                            1. Commensalism
                                                              1. Parasitism
                                                          2. Fish Habitats
                                                            1. Freshwater Ecosystems
                                                              1. Rivers and Streams
                                                                1. Flow Regimes
                                                                  1. Habitat Complexity
                                                                    1. Riparian Zones
                                                                    2. Lakes and Ponds
                                                                      1. Thermal Stratification
                                                                        1. Zonation
                                                                          1. Seasonal Changes
                                                                          2. Wetlands
                                                                            1. Habitat Functions
                                                                              1. Species Assemblages
                                                                            2. Marine Ecosystems
                                                                              1. Coral Reefs
                                                                                1. Biodiversity Hotspots
                                                                                  1. Reef Structure
                                                                                    1. Ecological Relationships
                                                                                    2. Estuaries and Coastal Zones
                                                                                      1. Salinity Gradients
                                                                                        1. Nursery Functions
                                                                                          1. Tidal Influences
                                                                                          2. Pelagic Zones
                                                                                            1. Vertical Zonation
                                                                                              1. Oceanic Currents
                                                                                                1. Plankton Relationships
                                                                                                2. Deep-Sea Environments
                                                                                                  1. Adaptations to Pressure and Darkness
                                                                                                    1. Food Webs
                                                                                                      1. Hydrothermal Vents
                                                                                                  2. Fish Behavior
                                                                                                    1. Feeding Behavior
                                                                                                      1. Foraging Strategies
                                                                                                        1. Diet Specialization
                                                                                                          1. Feeding Rhythms
                                                                                                          2. Reproductive Behavior and Courtship
                                                                                                            1. Mating Systems
                                                                                                              1. Spawning Aggregations
                                                                                                                1. Courtship Displays
                                                                                                                2. Social Behavior and Schooling
                                                                                                                  1. Shoaling vs. Schooling
                                                                                                                    1. Anti-predator Benefits
                                                                                                                      1. Communication
                                                                                                                      2. Migration and Homing
                                                                                                                        1. Anadromy
                                                                                                                          1. Catadromy
                                                                                                                            1. Oceanodromous Migration

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