Fish

1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-0-520-20165-1
Verlag: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR

Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Engagingly written, with both learning and humor, Fish bridges the gap between purely pictorial books and scholarly texts, and provides a succinct summary of fish biology and conservation for students and fish enthusiasts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moyle, Peter B.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Dyck, Chris Mari van

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Tierhaltung Fischerei, Fischzucht, Aquakultur
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Fische (Ichthyologie)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Clark Hubbs
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Fish from the Outside
3. Fish from the Inside
4. Behavior
5. Diversity
6. Ecology
7. Trout Streams
8. Warmwater Streams
9. Lakes and Reservoirs
10. Ponds
11. Estuaries
12. Between the Tides
13. The Continental Shelf and Beyond
14. Tropical Reefs
15. Conservation
16. Resources for the Aquatic Naturalist

Illustration Credits and Acknowledgments
Bibliography for Illustrations
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Peter B. Moyle is coauthor of Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology (1988). He is Professor of Fisheries Biology at the University of California, Davis. Chris Mari van Dyck, who trained as a fish biologist, is a professional illustrator living in McAllen, Texas.