Early life histories of fishes: New developmental, ecological and evolutionary perspectives

The theory of saltatory ontogeny and life history models revisited.- Methods.- Microscopic techniques for studies of early ontogeny in fishes: problems and methods of composite descriptions.- Reprints.- Additions and amendments to the classification of reproductive styles in fishes.- About processes which cause the evolution of guilds and species.- Reproductive guilds and the ultimate structure of fish taxocenes: amended contribution to the discussion presented at the mini-symposium.- About the courtship rituals in fishes, but also about a false sense of security given by classification schemes, ‘comprehensive’ reviews and committee decisions.- Early ontogeny of walleye, Stizostedion vitreum, with steps of saltatory development.- Early development of the northern logperch, Percina caprodes semifasciata, according to the theory of saltatory ontogeny.- Early ontogeny of white sucker, Catostornus commersoni, with steps of saltatory development.- Early development of the rainbow darter, Etheostoma caeruleum, according to the theory of salutatory ontogeny.- Early ontogeny of Labeotropheus Ahl, 1927 (Mbuna, Cichlidae, Lake Malawi), with a discussion on advanced protective styles in fish reproduction and development.- The synthesis.- Reflections on epigenetic mechanisms: hypotheses and case histories.- Name, taxon and subject index.