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Main Title Beach spawning fishes : reproduction in an endangered ecosystem /
Type EBOOK
Author Martin, Karen L. M.,
Publisher CRC Press,
Year Published 2015
Call Number SH157.8.M37 2015
ISBN 9781482208009 (e-book : PDF); 9781482207972 (hardback)
Subjects Fishes--Habitat--Conservation ; Fishes--Spawning ; Fishes--Reproduction ; Seashore ecology ; Shore protection
Internet Access
Description Access URL
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781482208009
Collation 1 online resource : text file, PDF
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes
chapter 1. A leap of faith : the evolution of beach spawning in fishes -- chapter 2. Surf, sand, and beach : physical conditions of shore habitats for fishes -- chapter 3. Locals only : beach-spawning behavior in resident intertidal fishes -- chapter 4. Vacation sex : subtidal fishes that make spawning migrations to the beach -- chapter 5. Catching a breath : beach-spawning fishes and air breathing -- chapter 6. Unsafe sex : the dangers of novel predators and other terrestrial influences for beach-spawning fishes and their embryos -- chapter 7. Beach babes : terrestrial incubation and beach-spawning fishes -- chapter 8. Perilous return to the sea : hatching after beach incubation -- chapter 9. Coastal squeeze : new threats to beach-spawning fishes and their critical habitats -- chapter 10. Waves of passion : conservation efforts for beach-spawning fishes.