Environmental Biology of Fishes / Edition 1

by M. Jobling

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780412580802
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	10/31/1994
Series:	Fish & Fisheries Series , #16
Edition description:	1994
Pages:	456
Sales rank:	733,292
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

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.

Editorial Reviews

‘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
‘...this information-packed book is a very useful introduction to the environmental biology of fishes.'
Aquaculture

From the Publisher

A text for an undergraduate course in fish biology for students in zoology, biology, or aquatic biosciences. Integrates physiology and behavior into an examination of how fish relate to external stimuli, thus filling a gap between the isolated systems approach of most introductory texts and the anecdotal informality of popular books. Addresses such concerns as over-fishing, pollution, biodiversity, and possible impacts of increasing aquaculture. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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