Table of Contents

Introduction: The Decline of the North American Species.- Native American Utilization of Sturgeon.- Distribution, Habitat, and Movements.- Environmental Requirements, Preferences, and Tolerance Limits of North American Sturgeons.- The Ecology and Functional Morphology of Feeding of North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish.- Sturgeon Ecomorphology: A Descriptive Approach.- Embryology.- Swimming and Respiration.- Sturgeon and Paddlefish Metabolism.- Growth, Bioenergetics and Age.- Genetics of North American Acipenseriformes.- Multijurisdictional Management of Lake Sturgeon in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River.- Conservation.- Aquaculture.- Conclusion: Ensuring the Future of Sturgeon.