ENGLISH

Biology of fishes

By Quentin Bone , Richard Moore

Book information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Year
2008
ISBN
0415375622, 0203885228, 9780415375627
LCC
QL615 .B674 2008
Open Library ID
OL23604916M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
31 MB (32607904 bytes)
Edition
3rd ed., Thoroughly updated and rev
Pages
497\497
Topic
Biology Zoology
Library
duansci.com
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04
Биологические дисциплины;Зоология;Ихтиология

Description

The third edition of Biology of Fishes is chiefly about fish as remarkably efficient machines for coping with the many problems that life in water entails, and looks at many such special cases. Fishes form the largest group of vertebrates, with around 20,000 known species, and they display a remarkable diversity of size, shape, internal structure and ecology to cope with environments ranging from transient puddles to the abyssal depths of the sea. Biology of Fishes does not try to cover all aspects of fish biology, but focuses on the ingenious ways in which fish have resolved the particular problems that come from living in water, especially body fluid regulation, locomotion, feeding mechanisms, and sensory systems. Enough detail is provided for the reader to be able to go on and use primary research papers. Each chapter has been thoroughly updated and a new chapter on the immune system has been added. This is an ideal textbook for students of fish biology and any of the branches of aquatic biology. Given its skilful combination of breadth and detail, the book also provides a manageable review of fish biology for experienced biologists.

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