Contribution of
developmental biology to artificial propagation of sturgeon in Russia
T.A. Dettlaff, B.F. Goncharov-2002
Journal of
Applied Ichthyology, 18(4-6): 266-270
Abstract:
Described are the history of research on
developmental biology of sturgeon in the former USSR as well as the
development of hatcheries to mitigate the impacts of river dams on the
reproductive success of sturgeons. Detailed and extensive morphological and
physiological studies helped to identify processes and conditions required
to understand gamete maturation, fertilization, embryonic and larval
development in three major sturgeon species (stellate, Acipenser
stellatus; Russian, A. gueldenstaedtii; and giant sturgeon, Huso
huso). The knowledge generated by studies on developmental biology had a
major role in establishing artificial propagation programmes for sturgeons
in order to preserve the stocks within the watersheds of the Caspian, Black
and Azov seas.
(Kol'tsov Institute of Developmental
Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov St. 26, Moscow 119991, Russia,
E-mail of B.F. Goncharov: bfgon@mail.ru)