Main Title |
Biology and ecology of fishes / |
Author |
Diana, James S.,
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Publisher |
Biological Sciences Press, a Division of Cooper Pub. Group, |
Year Published |
1995 |
OCLC Number |
31997022 |
ISBN |
1884125247; 9781884125249 |
Subjects |
Fishes--Ecology ;
Fishes--Ecology--Tropics ;
Fishes--Feeding and feeds ;
Fishes--Reproduction ;
Fish populations ;
Freshwater fishes--Ecology ;
Freshwater fishes--Physiology ;
Fishes--Food
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EHBM |
QL639.8.D54 1995 |
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CEMM/ACESD Library/Narragansett,RI |
11/16/2022 |
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Collation |
xiii, 441 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Introduction to aquatic ecosystems -- Balanced energy equation -- Metabolism -- Other energy uses digestion and nutrition -- Growth -- Body and gonad growth in nature -- Fry's paradigm and the Hutchinsonian niche -- Density dependence, density independence and the critical period -- Competition -- Foraging behavior -- Optimal foraging and patch use -- Predation risk and refuges -- Social behavior -- Movement and activity of predatory fishes -- Reproductive behavior and spawning migrations -- Life history patterns and reproductive strategies -- Trophic dynamics of lakes and the trophic cascade -- Temperature and fish distributions -- Biogeography and lake communities -- Larval fishes : ecology hatching and emergence -- Deep sea communities -- Coral reefs -- Tropical rivers. Written for those interested in the biology and ecology of fish. This text is widely used as an introductory text in university level classes in fisheries biology/ecology. |
Place Published |
Carmel, Ind. |
PUB Date Free Form |
©1995 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
94069577 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20221109213019 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
03430cam 2200661 a 45010 |