Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Chapter 1. Biology of Common Carp in Natural and Farmed Habitats from a Global Perspective (M. M. Rahman and S. R. Balcombe, Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia, and others) -- Chapter 2. Assessing the Effectiveness of Controlled Reproduction of the Common Carp from 16 Breeding Lines (E. Brzuska, Institute of Ichthyobiology and Aquaculture in Go³ysz, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zaborze, Poland) -- Chapter 3. Utilisation of Natural Food Resources by Carp in Fish Ponds (K. Roche, Z. Adámek and P. Jurajda, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences v.v.i., Brno, Czech Republic, and others) -- Chapter 4. Zooplankton Ecology in Common Carp Ponds (Z. Duliæ, Z. Adámek, D. Hlaváè and M. Anton-Pardo, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Nemanjina, Belgrade, Serbia, and others) -- Chapter 5. Heavy Metals and Microelements Content in Common Carp (Snežana Štrbac, Faculty of Environmental Protection, Educons University, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia) -- Chapter 6. Factors Affecting the Meat Quality of Common Carp (D. Ljubojeviæ, Scientific Veterinary Institute “Novi Sad”, Novi Sad, Serbia) -- Chapter 7. Diseases of Common Carp and Their Control Measures (M. M. Rahman, M. Nur-Nazifah and S. R. Balcombe, Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia) -- Index