Biology, Conservation and Sustainable Development of Sturgeons Book

Volume Foreword v

Foreword vii

Acknowledgements xiii

Part I Taxonomy and Biogeography

1 The Regression of Sturgeons in Southern Europe J.A. Hernando A. Domezain C. Zabala R. Cabrera J. Domezain M.C. Soriguer 3

2 Analysis of Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Markers in Old Museum Sturgeons Yield Insights About the Species Existing in Western Europe: A. sturio, A. naccarii and A. oxyrinchus Manuel A. Garrido-Ramos Francisca Robles Roberto de la Herran Esther Martinez-Espin Jose A. Lorente Carmelo Ruiz-Rejon Manuel Ruiz-Rejon 25

3 Morphological and Morphometric Characters in Sturgeon Taxonomy and Phylogeny Ekaterina D. Vasil'eva 51

4 Molecular Markers and the Study of Phylogeny and Genetic Diversity in North American Sturgeons and Paddlefish Jeannette Krieger Paul A. Fuerst 63

5 Forensic Strategies Used for DNA Extraction of Ancient and Degraded Museum Sturgeon Specimens E. Martinez-Espin L.J. Martinez-Gonzalez J.C. Alvarez R.K. Roby J.A. Lorente 85

6 Mechanisms of Polyploid Evolution in Fish: Polyploidy and Sturgeons Victor P. Vasil'ev 97

Part II Biology and Aquaculture

7 Histological, Histochemical and Ultrastructural Changes in the Digestive Tract of Sturgeon Acipenser naccarii During Early Ontogeny M.V. Ostos-Garrido J.I. Llorente S. Camacho M. Garcia-Gallego A. Sanz A. Domezain R. Carmona 121

8 The Developmental Anatomy of the Heart of the Sturgeon Acipenser naccarii J.M. Icardo A. Guerrero A.C. Duran E. Colvee A. Domezain V. Sans-Coma 137

9 Observations on the Brain Development of the Sturgeon Acipenser naccarii A. Gomez E. Duran F.M. Ocana F. Jimenez-Moya C. Broglio A. Domezain C. Salas F. Rodriguez 155

10 Hormonal Induction of Ovulation In Vitro inSturgeon Fishes B.F. Goncharov M.N. Skoblina O.B. Trubnikova S.G. Vassetzky 175

11 Dispermic Androgenesis as a Method for Recovery of Endangered Sturgeon Species Anna S. Grunina Alexander V. Recoubratsky Vladimir A. Barmintsev Ekaterina D. Vasil'eva Mikhail S. Chebanov 187

12 Influence of Temperature on the Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) Ovarian Follicles State B.F. Goncharov M.N. Skoblina O.B. Trubnikova M.S. Chebanov 205

13 On Nutrition and Feeding Studies as the Basis for the Culture of Different Sturgeon Species M. Garcia-Gallego A. Domezain M. de la Higuera M.C. Hidalgo M. Furne A.E. Morales A. Sanz 215

Part III Recovery and Conservation

14 Restoration of Adriatic Sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii) in Italy: Situation and Perspectives Giovanni Arlati Lidia Poliakova 237

15 Acipenser sturio Recovery Research Actions in France P. Williot E. Rochard T. Rouault F. Kirschbaum 247

16 Conservation of the Sturgeon Fish in Lower Volga S.A. Maltsev 265

17 Experience of Conservation of Acipenser naccarii in the Ticino River Park (Northern Italy) Cesare M. Puzzi Adriano Bellani Stefania Trasforini Alessandra Ippoliti 275

18 Identification of Sturgeon Caviar Using DNA Markers Manuel Ruiz Rejon Francisca Robles Roberto de la Herran Manuel Garrido-Ramos Carmelo Ruiz Rejon 299

19 International Trade in Caviar and Business Perspectives in Russia A.I. Nikolaev D.P. Andrianov I.A. Burtsev L.R. Kopylenko B.N. Kotenev A.S. Safronov 321

20 The Ecological Problems of Introduction and Reintroduction of Sturgeons V.A. Pegasov 339

21 Hydrological and Production Characteristics of the Main Basins for Reproduction and Fattening of Sturgeons B.N. Kotenev 345

22 Towards the Definition of Optimal Size-Weight Standards of Hatchery-Reared Sturgeon Fry for Restoration I.A. Burtsev 359

23 Acceptability and Prerequisites for the Successful Introduction of Sturgeon Species P. Williot E. Rochard F. Kirschbaum 369

24 Prerequisites for the Restoration of the European Atlantic Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio and the Baltic Sturgeon (A. oxyrinchus x A. sturio) in Germany Frank Kirschbaum Sven Wuertz Patrick Williot Ralph Tiedemann Gerd-Michael Arndt Eckardt Anders Angela Kruger Ryszard Bartel Jorn Gessner 385

25 Sturgeon Recovery Plan in the Rhone River (France): Preliminary Results on Species Determination and Habitat Suitability Laurent Brosse Patrick Berrebi Nathalie Desse-Berset Mario Lepage 403

26 Main Steps and Proposals for a Recovery Plan of Sturgeon in the Guadalquivir River (Spain) Alberto Domezain 423

Appendix A 453

Index 457