Fish
An Enthusiast's Guide
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. March 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
284 pages
978-0-520-20165-1 (ISBN)
Description
Engagingly written, with both learning and humor, "Fish" bridges the gap between purely pictorial books and scholarly texts, and provides a succinct summary of fish biology and conservation for students and fish enthusiasts.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Adult education
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-20165-1 (9780520201651)
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E-Book
03/1995
1st Edition
Naval Institute Press
€30.99
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Persons
Peter B. Moyle is coauthor of Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology (1988). He is Professor of Fisheries Biology at the University of California, Davis. Chris Mari van Dyck, who trained as a fish biologist, is a professional illustrator living in McAllen, Texas.
Content
Foreword by Clark Hubbs
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Fish from the Outside
3. Fish from the Inside
4. Behavior
5. Diversity
6. Ecology
7. Trout Streams
8. Warmwater Streams
9. Lakes and Reservoirs
10. Ponds
11. Estuaries
12. Between the Tides
13. The Continental Shelf and Beyond
14. Tropical Reefs
15. Conservation
16. Resources for the Aquatic Naturalist
Illustration Credits and Acknowledgments
Bibliography for Illustrations
Index
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Fish from the Outside
3. Fish from the Inside
4. Behavior
5. Diversity
6. Ecology
7. Trout Streams
8. Warmwater Streams
9. Lakes and Reservoirs
10. Ponds
11. Estuaries
12. Between the Tides
13. The Continental Shelf and Beyond
14. Tropical Reefs
15. Conservation
16. Resources for the Aquatic Naturalist
Illustration Credits and Acknowledgments
Bibliography for Illustrations
Index