Paris: INRA, 1991. — 285 p. Introduction: The brown trout (Salmo trutta L.): its origin, distribution and economic and scientific significance J. L Bagliniere Part I. River trout Biology of the brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) in French rivers G. Maisse and J. L. Bagliniere The habitat of the brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) in water courses J. Haury, Dominique Ombredane and J. L...
Taylor & Francis, 2008. - 478 p. 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...
Woods Hole, MA: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 2000. — 160 p. This paper provides a reference document for researchers interested in the types of prey eaten by fishes and two common species of squids in continental shelf waters off the northeastern United States. The stomach contents of 31567 individuals representing 180 species were analyzed. Collection of specimens was...
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: Kamchatpress, 2011. — 292 p. — ISBN: 978-5-9610-0159-4. In Asia, the sockeye is the most abundant on the Kamchatka Peninsula in some years where approximately 90–95 % of all the Asian sockeye is harvested in the watersheds of the Kamchatka and Ozernaya rivers alone. This study is a summary of long-term observations on the Asian sockeye, and is based...
CRC Press, 2010. — 679 p. Since the award-winning first volume, The Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives, published in 2004, the field has witnessed tremendous developments in research, rapid advances in technology, and the emergence of new investigators beginning to explore issues of biodiversity, distribution, physiology, and ecology in ways that eluded more traditional...
Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2004. — 596 p. A compilation of reviews on the phylogeny, zoogeography, biomechanics, metabolism, reproductive biology, life cycles and ecology of one of the most iconic vertebrates - the Chondrichthyan fishes.
Fishing News Books - Blackwell, 2000. — 212 p. — ISBN: 0852382561. This important book contains a great wealth of practical information on trout and salmon, species of fish that are of huge scientific and commercial interest. The introductory chapters of Trout and Salmon cover the biology and environmental variables of importance when considering these species. Further chapters...
Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2016. — 236 p. This comprehensive study of sharks of the Mediterranean Sea provides a great deal of information about shark biology, human-shark interactions, recent research, and ecology and conservation in the region. The authors cover classification, common names, morphology, size, reproduction, diet, habitat, distribution, behavior,...
CRC Press, 2016. — 340 p. — ISBN10: 1482212099. — ISBN13: 978-1482212099. Damselfishes (Pomacentridae) are highly conspicuous, diurnal inhabitants of mainly reef areas, capturing the attention of many scientists. Their high diversity and the many interesting characteristics dealing with their way of life (sound production, breeding biology, sex change, farming and gregarious...
Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2011. — 61 p. Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorised ithout prior written permissionfrom the copyright holder provided the source is fully cknowledged. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercialpurposes is prohibited without prior written...
Academic Press, 1994. — 416 p. Feeding Ecology of Fish establishes a comprehensive framework for the variable ecological patterns exemplified by feeding fishes. The author, a former president of the American Fisheries Society, devotes special attention to synthesizing empirical studies in categorizing feeding patterns. This book shows how remarkably adaptable fish can be with...
Andrews UK Ltd, 2014. — 27 p. Did you know that most sharks have an excellent sense of hearing? Or that fear of sharks is known as galeophobia? This fantastic quick-read eBook features over one hundred facts split into categories such as shark attacks, conservation, myths, record breakers and many more. So if you want to know how long a whale shark can live for, or what the...
Enfield, NH: Science Publishers, 2010. — 588 p. — ISBN: 978-1-57808-374-9. An understanding of gonorynchiform morphology and systematic inter- and intra-relationships has proven vital to a better understanding of the evolution of lower teleosts in general, and more specifically of groups such as the clupeiforms (e.g., herrings and anchovies), and ostariophysans (e.g., carps,...
2nd ed. — John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2009. — 720 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4051-2494-2. The second edition of The Diversity of Fishes represents a major revision of the world’s most widely adopted ichthyology textbook. Expanded and updated, the second edition is illustrated throughout with striking color photographs depicting the spectacular evolutionary adaptations of the most ecologically...
Academic Press, 1999. — 399 p. Intertidal Fishes describes the fishes inhabiting the narrow strip of habitat between the high and low tide marks along the rocky coastlines of the world. It analyzes the specialized traits of these fishes that have adapted to living in the dynamic and challenging space where they are alternately exposed to the air and submerged in water with the...
Princeton University Press, 2014. — 45 p. If you travel the open ocean anywhere in the tropics, you are very likely to see flyingfish. These beautifully colored "ocean butterflies" shoot out of the water and sail on majestic, winglike pectoral fins to escape from predators such as dolphins, swordfish, and tuna. Some can travel for more than six hundred feet per flight. Yet...
Springer. — 739 p. Habitats as Template for Life Histories Atlantic Salmon and Brown Trout Life History Characters Characters Associated with Breeding Alevins and Parr Smolts, Post-smolts and Adults Adaptive Variation Ideas, Purpose, and Relevance of the Book Organization of the Book Species Diversity Organization of the Chapter Taxonomic Diversity Salmonid Evolution Salmonidae...
CRC Press, 2016. — 424 p. This book focuses on latest information on the biology and ecology of the three bluefin tuna species: the Pacific (Thunnus orientalis), Atlantic (T. thynnus), and southern bluefin tuna (T. maccoyii). In the book, the phylogeny and basic ecological information such as early life history, age and growth, and food habits are covered. Information related...
Academic Press, 1997. - 334 p. ISBN13: 978-0123886583. Sequenced biological macromolecules have revitalized systematic studies of evolutionary history. "Molecular Systematics of Fishes" is the first authoritative overview of the theory and application of these sequencing data to fishes. This volume explores the phylogeny of fishes at multiple taxonomic levels, uses methods of...
Pearson, 2004. — 745 p. This book provides a comprehensive and current source of information on fishes — including systematics, zoogeography, behavior, and conservation of fishes — that is often needed by professionals as background for writing accurate reports. This book covers the structure and physiology, evolution and taxonomy, zoogeography, and ecology and conservation of...
Tokyo: Springer Japan, 2015. — 238 p. — ISBN: 978-4-431-55537-7. This book presents the results from the Japanese Fisheries Research Agency’s 3-year intensive monitoring of radionuclides in a variety of fish, plankton, benthos, and their living environments after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) accident in March 2011. The book reveals the dynamics of...
University of California Press, 2003. — 358 p. This engaging memoir presents one man's lifelong love of the ocean and gives a highly personal, behind-the-scenes look at California's magnificent and innovative aquariums. David Powell, for many years curator of the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium, tells the story of his life as a pioneering aquarist. From handling great...
University of Washington Press, 2005. — 263 p. Homeward Migration of Adults on the Open Ocean. Migrations in Coastal and Estuarine Waters. Upriver Migration and Energetics. Homing and Patterns of Straying. Mating System and Reproductive Success. The Ecology of Dead Salmon. Incubation Rate and Mortality of Embryos. Alevin Movements, Emergence, and Fry Migrations. Sockeye Salmon...
Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2015. — 206 p. Aquaculture of Neotropical Catfish Hybrids: Genetic Strategies for Conservation and Management Genetics of Large Pimelodidae Catfishes: Contributions for Ecology and Conservation Histopathologic Biomarkers in Catfish Sciades herzbergii (Pisces, Ariidae): A Case Study in São Marcos‘ Bay, Brazil Recent Advances in Aquaculture of Asian...
Apple Academic Press, 2018. - 420 p. This is the first comprehensive book on the biology and ecology of pufferfish, also known as blowfish, swellfish, and globefish. Covering 197 species of pufferfish recorded so far from the marine, brackish, and freshwater ecosystems of the world, this important volume expounds on the toxins and associated poisonings of pufferfish....
IUCN, 2005. — x + 461 p. Compiled and edited by Sarah L. Fowler, Rachel D. Cavanagh, Merry Camhi, George H. Burgess, Gregor M. Cailliet, Sonja V. Fordham, Colin A. Simpfendorfer and John A. Musick. This is the IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group’s (SSG) first major attempt to synthesise information on the global status of chondrichthyans in one volume.This Status Report represents...
Lerner Publications, 2009. - 48 p. Readers learn about the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of piranhas thorough vivid photographs and clear, concise sentences. Vivid photographs and clear, concise sentences describe the life cycles of animals and plants. Each title meets the life science standards for lower middle graders and develops vocabulary and language skills.
University of Georgia Press, 2016. — 232 p. — ISBN13: 978-0820349756. The billfish is fixed at the apex of the oceanic food chain. Composed of sailfish, marlin, spearfish, and swordfish, they roam the pelagic waters of the Atlantic and are easily recognized by their long, spear-like beaks. Noted for their speed, size, and acrobatic jumps, billfish have for centuries inspired a...
CRC Press, 2015. — 423 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4665-9946-8 General Biology and Ecology Ecology and Distribution of Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus 1758) The Biological Clock and Dualism Physiology, Behavior and Pathology The Pineal Organ of the European Sea Bass. A Neuroanatomical Approach Melatonin Rhythms Neuroendocrine Regulation of Reproduction in Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus Labrax)...
Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2014. — 347 p. — (Fish, Fishing and Fisheries). — ISBN: 163117570X, 9781631175701 This book provides a good mix of both basic and applied topics in the hope that it will be useful and of interest to scientists working on finfish. It has 15 chapters written by 27 contributors and many of them are highly respected scientists. Given the global...
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