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Fish and Fisheries Ser.: Environmental Biology of Fishes by Malcolm Jobling (1994, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSpringer Netherlands

ISBN-100412580802

ISBN-139780412580802

eBay Product ID (ePID)2185463

Product Key Features

Number of PagesXiv, 456 Pages

Publication NameEnvironmental Biology of Fishes

LanguageEnglish

SubjectChemistry / Environmental (See Also Environmental Science), Life Sciences / Ecology, Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ichthyology & Herpetology

Publication Year1994

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaScience

AuthorMalcolm Jobling

SeriesFish and Fisheries Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight51.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN94-072450

Dewey Edition20

Reviews'It is a book aimed at meeting the requirements of colleges and university students - a task it fulfills splendidly...this book is excellently well written and illustrated with 130 figures and 20 tables on 455 pages. Not only will students find pleasure in reading this book but anyone who has worked in specific fields of fish biology and is interested in fish and the question - 'how does it work?'' Archive of Fishery and Marine Research 'This is a first class text for undergraduate level fish biology courses.' Aquaculture News 'This is a good, useful book. It really meets the requirements of college and university students, as is promised in the preface. And I would like to add that it also meets my requirements to brush up my knowledge and to help in teaching fisheries biology and ecology.' Limnologica '...this information-packed book is a very useful introduction to the environmental biology of fishes.' Aquaculture

Grade FromCollege Freshman

Series Volume Number16

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal597.01

Table Of ContentPreface. Fish: an introduction. Environmental links - sensory systems. Foodstuffs and feeding. Vascular transport and gaseous exchange: the circulatory and respiratory systems. Physiological integration - nervous and endocrine systems. Digestion and absorption. Osmotic and ionic regulation - water and salt balance. Body form, swimming and movement through the water. Reproduction. Development of eggs and larvae. Recruitment and population fluctuations. Human impacts on aquatic envionments. Index.

SynopsisProvides a thorough introduction to the biology of fishes, covering basic diversity, biology and physiology. Detailed coverage of environmental aspects relating to fish biology is a key feature of this book which will be of great use to students and individuals in fish biology, fisheries, aquaculture and environmental sciences.

LC Classification NumberQH541.5.F7