Diversity of Fishes Biology, Evolution, and Ecology

Name: Diversity of Fishes Biology, Evolution, and Ecology
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ISBN: 9781405124942

ISBN-10: 1405124946

ISBN-13: 9781405124942

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Gene S. Helfman, Bruce B. Collette, Douglas E. Facey, Brian W. Bowen

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Book details

List price: $163.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/4/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 736
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 5.060
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



The science of ichthyology



Systematic procedures



Form, Function, and Ontogeny



Skeleton, skin, and scales



Soft anatomy



Oxygen, metabolism, and energetics



Sensory Systems



Homeostasis



Functional morphology of locomotion and feeding



Early life history



Juveniles, adults, age, and growth



Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Evolution



A history of fishes



Chondrichthyes: Sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras



Living representatives of primitive fishes



Teleosts at last I: bonytongues through anglerfishes



Teleosts at last II: spiny-rayed fishes



Zoogeography, Habitats, and Adaptations



Zoogeography



Fish genetics



Special habitats and special adaptations



Behavior and Ecology



Fishes as predators



Fishes as prey



Fishes as social animals: reproduction



Fishes as social animals: aggregation, aggression, and cooperation



Cycles of activity and behavior



Individuals, populations, and assemblages



Communities, ecosystems, and the functional role ofn fishes



The Future of Fishes



Conservation


References


Index