Rockfishes of the Genus Sebastes : Their Reproduction and Early Life History

to the symposium on rockfishes.- Reproduction and development.- Mating habits of the rockfish Sebastes inermis.- Reproductive cycles of Sebastes taczanowskii, compared with those of other rockfishes of the genus Sebastes.- Serum steroid hormone levels in relation to the reproductive cycle of Sebastes taczanowskii and S. schlegeli.- Annual reproductive and spawning cycles of female Sebastiscus marmoratus.- Immunochemical identification and partial characterization of female-specific serum proteins in white-edged rockfish, Sebastes taczanowskii.- Seasonal cycles of reserves in relation to reproduction in Sebastes.- Sexual dimorphism in Sebastes.- Oxygen consumption of gestating female Sebastes schlegeli: estimating the reproductive cost of livebearing.- Reproductive performance of yellowtail rockfish, Sebastes flavidus.- Staging and the time course of embryonic development in kurosoi, Sebastes schlegeli.- Reproduction and development of Sebastes in the context of the evolution of piscine viviparity.- Functional aspects of embryos and larvae.- Ontogeny of the sodium pump in embryos of rockfish of the genus Sebastes.- Ontogeny of the immune system in Sebastiscus marmoratus: histogenesis of the lymphoid organs and effects of thymectomy.- Uptake and utilization of 14C-glycine by embryos of Sebastes melanops.- Ultrastructure of the epidermis and digestive tract in Sebastes embryos, with special reference to the uptake of exogenous nutrients.- Energy utilization by embryos during gestation in viviparous copper rockfish, Sebastes caurinus.- Identification, systematics and ecology.- Systematics and identification of larvae and juveniles of the genus Sebastes.- Allozyme polymorphisms permit the identification of larval and juvenile rockfishes of the genus Sebastes.- Ecology of pelagic larvae and juveniles of the genus Sebastes.- The ecology of substrate-associated juveniles of the genus Sebastes.- Mariculture and fisheries.- Mariculture of kurosoi, Sebastes schlegeli.- Reproductive styles and life history variables relative to exploitation and management of Sebastes stocks.- A summary of the symposium on rockfishes and recommendations for future research.- Species and subject index.