Sea Lice Biology and Control.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- I Sea lice biology -- 1. Introduction: a developing industry and the threat of sea lice -- 2. Introduction to sea lice morphology and biology -- 3. Sea lice development -- 4. Caligids in global aquaculture -- 5. Sea lice behaviour -- 6. Semiochemical tools for the management of sea lice -- 7. Pathologies associated with sea lice -- 8. Sea lice physiology -- 9. A standardised generic framework of sea lice model components for application in coupled hydrodynamic-particle models -- 10. Population dynamics of sea lice -- 11. Regulation and authorization of veterinary medicines for sea lice -- 12. Sea lice genomics -- 13. Salmon-louse interaction and immunological consequences for the host -- 14. Evolution of sea louse (Copepoda: Caligidae) resistance against control agents -- II Sea lice control methods -- 15. An introduction to sea lice control -- 16. Sensitivity bioassays: understanding the biology of sea lice and its management in salmon farming -- 17. Selective breeding for improved resistance to sea lice in farmed salmonids -- 18. Sea lice - active monitoring methods for sea lice in the marine environment -- 19. Biological control of sea lice -- 20. Vaccination -- 21. Functional feeds and sea lice control -- 22. Physical prevention and control of sea lice -- III Global impacts of sea lice -- 23. Impacts of sea lice -- 24. Wild and farmed fish interactions with sea lice -- IV Future developments -- 25. Epilogue: Prospects for the future -- Index.

This book provides an authoritative overview of sea lice and their interactions and gives a clear illustration of the application of the principles of integrated pest management in an aquaculture context.

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