Sturgeon biodiversity and conservation: an introduction William E. BemisVadim J. BirsteinJohn R. Waldman OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 14
Leo Semenovich Berg and the biology of Acipenseriformes: a dedication Vadim J. BirsteinWilliam E. Bemis OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 22
An overview of Acipenseriformes William E. BemisEric K. FindeisLance Grande OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 71
Osteology and phylogenetic interrelationships of sturgeons (Acipenseridae) Eric K. Findeis OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 126
Phylogeny of the Acipenseriformes: cytogenetic and molecular approaches Vadim J. BirsteinRobert HannerRob DeSalle OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 155
How many species are there within the genus Acipenser? Vadim J. BirsteinWilliam E. Bemis OriginalPaper Pages: 157 - 163
Sturgeon rivers: an introduction to acipenseriform biogeography and life history William E. BemisBoyd Kynard OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 183
Past and current status of sturgeons in the upper and middle Danube River Karol HenselJuraj Holčík OriginalPaper Pages: 184 - 200
Endangered migratory sturgeons of the lower Danube River and its delta Nicolae Bacalbaşa-Dobrovici OriginalPaper Pages: 201 - 207
Present status of commercial stocks of sturgeons in the Caspian Sea basin Raissa P. KhodorevskayaGalina F. DovgopolAnatolii D. Vlasenko OriginalPaper Pages: 209 - 219
Species structure, contemporary distribution and status of the Siberian surgeon Acipenser baerii Georgii I. Ruban OriginalPaper Pages: 221 - 230
Endemic sturgeons of the Amur River: kaluga, Huso dauricus, and Amur sturgeon, Acipenser schrenckii Mikhail L. KrykhtinVictor G. Svirskii OriginalPaper Pages: 231 - 239
Biology, fisheries, and conservation of sturgeons and paddlefish in China Qiwei WeiFu'en KeWenhua Yang OriginalPaper Pages: 241 - 255
Biology and life history of Dabry's sturgeon, Acipenser dabryanus, in the Yangtze River Ping ZhuangFu'en KeYuji Cen OriginalPaper Pages: 257 - 264
Observations on the reproductive cycle of cultures white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus Serge I. DoroshovGary P. MobergJoel P. Van Eenennaam OriginalPaper Pages: 265 - 278
Contemporary status of the North American paddlefish, Polyodon spathula Kim Graham OriginalPaper Pages: 279 - 289
Life history and status of the shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus Kent D. Keenlyne OriginalPaper Pages: 291 - 298
The status and distribution of lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec: a genetic perspective Moira M. FergusonGeorge A. Duckworth OriginalPaper Pages: 299 - 309
Lake sturgeon management in the Menominee River, a Wisconsin-Michigan boundary water Thomas F. Thuemler OriginalPaper Pages: 311 - 317
Life history, latitudinal patterns, and status of the shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum Boyd Kynard OriginalPaper Pages: 319 - 334
Status and management of Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus, in North America Theodore I. J. SmithJames P. Clugston OriginalPaper Pages: 335 - 346
Atlantic and shortnose sturgeons of the Hudson River: common and divergent life history attributes Mark B. Bain OriginalPaper Pages: 347 - 358
Biological characteristics of European Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, as the basis for a restoration program in France Patrick WilliotEric RochardPierre Elie OriginalPaper Pages: 359 - 370
Threatened fishes of the world: Pseudoscaphirhynchus spp. (Acipenseridae) Vadim J. Birstein OriginalPaper Pages: 381 - 383
Molecular analysis in the conservation of sturgeons and paddlefish Isaac I. WirginJoseph E. StabileJohn R. Waldman OriginalPaper Pages: 385 - 398
Sensitivity of North American sturgeons and paddlefish to fishing mortality John Boreman OriginalPaper Pages: 399 - 405
Alternatives for the protection and restoration of sturgeons and their habitat Raymond C.P. BeamesderferRuth A. Farr OriginalPaper Pages: 407 - 417
The threatened status of acipenseriform species: a summary Vadim J. BirsteinWilliam E. BemisJohn R. Waldman OriginalPaper Pages: 427 - 435