Kansas Fishes
Will be published approx. on 15. July 2014
Book
Hardback
496 pages
978-0-7006-1961-0 (ISBN)
Description
A guide and a first-rate reference for the angler, scientist and amateur naturalist alike, this comprehensive volume profiles each of the 144 fish species inhabiting the waterways of Kansas - as well as 27 others that might make their way to the state from nearby river basins.
With 121 maps and 184 full-colour drawings by Joseph Tomelleri, arguably the best illustrator of North American fishes, Kansas Fishes is an incomparable resource. For each species, the authors, an all-star cast of regional biologists, provide information about fundamental natural history, anatomy and physiology, along with in-state distributions, habitats, characteristics and pertinent issues of conservation and ecology. With these experts authoring detailed accounts of the species they know best, this is a uniquely authoritative account of the region's fishes. As such, it will prove useful to students and professionals while providing the passionate amateur and the simply curious an entry into the fascinating world of the fishes of Kansas and nearby states.
With 121 maps and 184 full-colour drawings by Joseph Tomelleri, arguably the best illustrator of North American fishes, Kansas Fishes is an incomparable resource. For each species, the authors, an all-star cast of regional biologists, provide information about fundamental natural history, anatomy and physiology, along with in-state distributions, habitats, characteristics and pertinent issues of conservation and ecology. With these experts authoring detailed accounts of the species they know best, this is a uniquely authoritative account of the region's fishes. As such, it will prove useful to students and professionals while providing the passionate amateur and the simply curious an entry into the fascinating world of the fishes of Kansas and nearby states.
Reviews / Votes
"Kansas Fishes is an authoritative account of the fishes of the Great Plains and a wonderful tribute to the legendary Frank Cross. The information is the new baseline for streams undergoing rapid change and should form the basis for conservation of the special fishes that inhabit them. And don't miss the wonderful illustrations by Joe Tomelleri, the best fish artist I know, anywhere." - Peter B Moyle, Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology Center for Watershed SciencesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Kansas
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
184 colour illustrations, 121 black and white maps
Dimensions
Height: 305 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
800 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7006-1961-0 (9780700619610)
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The Kansas Fishes Committe members represent each of the six state universities (Emporia State, Fort Hays State, Kansas State, Pittsburg State, and Wichita State Universities, and the University of Kansas), as well as the Kansas Biological Survey, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism-the people responsible for studying, protecting and educating people about the fishes and waters of Kansas. In addition to the committee, nearly 50 biologists from the United States and Canada volunteered to contribute species accounts to the book based on their expertise with those species in Kansas and nearby states. These individuals work for a variety of universities, federal and state agencies and private companies, making this book a broad collaboration of experts on the fish species of Kansas.
Joseph R. Tomelleri, an avid fisherman and naturalist, has travelled more than 200,000 miles over the past twenty-five years to collect live fishes. His illustrations have appeared in over a thousand places, including magazines, advertisements, greeting cards, t-shirts, furniture, posters, trading cards, identification guides and thirty books.
Joseph R. Tomelleri, an avid fisherman and naturalist, has travelled more than 200,000 miles over the past twenty-five years to collect live fishes. His illustrations have appeared in over a thousand places, including magazines, advertisements, greeting cards, t-shirts, furniture, posters, trading cards, identification guides and thirty books.