Environmental Biology of Fishes [Paperback]

Provides 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.Preface. 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.`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