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- Book Title
- Freshwater Fishes of North America: Volume 1: Petromyzontidae to,
- Narrative Type
- Fish & Sharks
- Genre
- N/A
- Intended Audience
- N/A
- Subject
- Fish & Sharks
- ISBN
- 9781421412016
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Freshwater Fishes of North America : Volume 1: Petromyzontidae to Catostomidae
- Item Height
- 1.6in
- Item Length
- 11in
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Item Width
- 8.5in
- Item Weight
- 90.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 664 Pages
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Widely anticipated, this three-volume work is the result of decades of analysis and synthesis by leading fish experts from a variety of universities and research laboratories. Each volume covers the ecology, morphology, reproduction, distribution, behavior, taxonomy, conservation, and the fossil record of specific North American fish families. The ......
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
1421412012
ISBN-13
9781421412016
eBay Product ID (ePID)
175736379
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Freshwater Fishes of North America : Volume 1: Petromyzontidae to Catostomidae
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
664 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11in
Item Height
1.6in
Item Width
8.5in
Item Weight
90.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ql625.F74 2014
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Volume Number
Volume 1
Reviews
With this book, the editors have initiated the formidable task of compiling an extensive resource that incorporates these diverse species... Biologists, researchers and other specialists in a variety of fields contributed to thoroughly researched chapters that include lovely illustrations and photographs... Students and researchers in a variety of disciplines including ecology, genetics, evolutionary biology and marine biology will find that this title serves as an excellent reference tool and gateway to further research., At a time when we assume that we can search and find whatever information we need via internet search engines, it is comforting to pick up a book, carefully assembled to represent the current state of knowledge on this important group of fishes, and just read. I encourage everyone-Tolle Lege (take up and read)., This is an outstanding book in ichthyology... It is an essential reference source... Undoubtedly one of the best in its field., "If Ross is the textbook, this is the encyclopedia. But is this the "Jordan and Evermann" of comprehensive North American freshwater fish biology? With some caveats, the analogy is close and the answer is 'yes.'", An excellent review of the North American freshwater fish families Petromyzontidae to Catostomidae, and the publishers, editors, authors and illustrators should be commended... [will] appeal to a readership ranging from academics, scientists, anglers and anyone with an interest in freshwater fish in North America., This definitive monograph is essential for all libraries supporting teaching and research in vertebrate zoology., ""With this book, the editors have initiated the formidable task of compiling an extensive resource that incorporates these diverse species... Biologists, researchers and other specialists in a variety of fields contributed to thoroughly researched chapters that include lovely illustrations and photographs... Students and researchers in a variety of disciplines including ecology, genetics, evolutionary biology and marine biology will find that this title serves as an excellent reference tool and gateway to further research."", This handsome volume represents the beginning of an ambitious project... If volume 1 is any indication, it will be a thorough compendium of worthwhile knowledge about all species of domestic freshwater fishes in the US, Canada, and Mexico... When completed, the three-volume set will be the most authoritative work on freshwater fishes in North America., This is the first volume of a highly anticipated three-volume set that may be the most important fish books on North American fishes produced in the last decade... Any one of the chapters is worth the price of the book. Every ichthyologist interested in the North American freshwater fish fauna should have it on their shelf., At a time when we assume that we can search and find whatever information we need via internet search engines, it is comforting to pick up a book, carefully assembled to represent the current state of knowledge on this important group of fishes, and just read. I encourage everyone--Tolle Lege (take up and read)., This handsome volume represents the beginning of an ambitious project. If volume 1 is any indication, it will be a thorough compendium of worthwhile knowledge about all species of domestic freshwater fishes in the US, Canada, and Mexico... When completed, the three-volume set will be the most authoritative work on freshwater fishes in North America., If Ross is the textbook, this is the encyclopedia. But is this the "Jordan and Evermann" of comprehensive North American freshwater fish biology? With some caveats, the analogy is close and the answer is 'yes.', Written at a highly academic level, this book will be best for readers who are in the biological discipline of ichthyology or studying to go into that field.
Table of Content
List of Contributors Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Evolution and Ecol ogy of North American Freshwater Fish Assemblages Chapter 2. Mating Behavior of North American Freshwater Fishes Chapter 3. Petromyzontidae: Lampreys Chapter 4. Dasyatidae: Whiptail Stingrays Chapter 5. Acipenseridae: Sturgeons Chapter 6. Polyodontidae: Paddlefishes Chapter 7. Lepisosteidae: Gars Chapter 8. Amiidae: Bowfins Chapter 9. Hiodontidae: Mooneyes Chapter 10. Anguillidae: Freshwater Eels Chapter 11. Engraulidae: Anchovies Chapter 12. Cyprinidae: Carps and Minnows Chapter 13. Catostomidae: Suckers Literature Cited Index of Scientific Names General Index
Illustrated by
Tomelleri, Joseph R.
Copyright Date
2014
Topic
Life Sciences / Ecology, Animals / Fish, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ichthyology & Herpetology
Lccn
2013-015264
Dewey Decimal
597.176
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science
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