Book review of: Sazhina, L.I. – 2006. Breeding, growth rates, and production of marine copepods. Universities Press, Hyderabad, India. 160 pp. ISBN 81 7371 438 X PB (translated from Russian).This monograph, resulting from the translation to English of an original work by L.I. Sazhina (1987), presents an extended body of information regarding copepod growth and production for a wide range of ecosystems, including regions of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, and the Mediterranean and Black Seas. The monograph offers precious and unique data on fecundity of 85 copepod species, and a detailed study of the life cycle of 29 species.Peer reviewed