Helfman / Collette / Facey The Diversity of Fishes

Biology, Evolution, and Ecology
2. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1190-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 736 Seiten, E-Book

The second edition of The Diversity of Fishes represents amajor revision of the world's most widely adopted ichthyologytextbook. Expanded and updated, the second edition is illustratedthroughout with striking color photographs depicting thespectacular evolutionary adaptations of the most ecologically andtaxonomically diverse vertebrate group. The text incorporates thelatest advances in the biology of fishes, covering taxonomy,anatomy, physiology, biogeography, ecology, and behavior. A newchapter on genetics and molecular ecology of fishes has been added,and conservation is emphasized throughout. Hundreds of new andredrawn illustrations augment readable text, and every chapter hasbeen revised to reflect the discoveries and greater understandingachieved during the past decade. Written by a team ofinternationally-recognized authorities, the first edition of TheDiversity of Fishes was received with enthusiasm and praise,and incorporated into ichthyology and fish biology classes aroundthe globe, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Thesecond edition is a substantial update of an already classicreference and text.
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Autoren/Hrsg.

Helfman, Gene

Helfman, Gene S.

Collette, Bruce B.

Facey, Douglas E.

Bowen, Brian W.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Part I Introduction.
1 The science of ichthyology.
2 Systematic procedures.
Part II Form, Function, and Ontogeny.
3 Skeleton, skin, and scales.
4 Soft anatomy.
5 Oxygen, metabolism, and energetics.
6 Sensory Systems.
7 Homeostasis.
8 Functional morphology of locomotion and feeding.
9 Early life history.
10 Juveniles, adults, age, and growth.
Part III Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Evolution.
11 A history of fishes.
12 Chondrichthyes: Sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras.
13 Living representatives of primitive fishes.
14 Teleosts at last I: bonytongues through anglerfishes.
15 Teleosts at last II: spiny-rayed fishes.
Part IV Zoogeography, Habitats, and Adaptations.
16 Zoogeography.
17 Fish genetics.
18 Special habitats and special adaptations.
Part V Behavior and Ecology.
19 Fishes as predators.
20 Fishes as prey.
21 Fishes as social animals: reproduction.
22 Fishes as social animals: aggregation, aggression, andcooperation.
23 Cycles of activity and behavior.
24 Individuals, populations, and assemblages.
25 Communities, ecosystems, and the functional role ofnfishes.
Part VI The Future of Fishes.
26 Conservation.
References.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Gene S. Helfman is an Emeritus Professor of Ecology in theOdum School of Ecology, University of Georgia. He retired after 30years of conducting research on and teaching about ichthyology,animal behavior, and conservation biology. His research focused onthe behavioral ecology and conservation of fishes in lakes,streams, coastal oceans, and coral reefs. In addition tocontributing to this textbook, Helfman in 2007 published a highlyacclaimed reference and text, Fish Conservation: A Guide toUnderstanding and Restoring Global Aquatic Biodiversity and FisheryResources. He received a BS from the University of California, anMS from the University or Hawaii, and a Ph.D. from CornellUniversity.
Bruce Collette is a Senior Scientist at the NationalSystematics Laboratory of the National Marine Fisheries Servicebased in the National Museum of Natural History, part of theSmithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. He studies thesystematics and evolution of several groups of epipelagic fishessuch as tunas, mackerels, halfbeaks, and needlefishes and benthicfishes such as toadfishes and has published over 250 papers onthese and other fishes. He has co-authored books on fishes of theGulf of Maine and Bermuda. He received his BS and PhD degrees atCornell University.
Doug Facey is a Professor of Biology at Saint Michael'sCollege in Vermont where he studies the ecology and physiology offishes of Lake Champlain and its tributaries. One ongoing area ofinterest is fish diversity in lower tributaries, including somerare darters. Doug received his BS in Biology at the University ofMaine-Orono, his MS in Zoology at the University of Vermont, andhis PhD in Zoology at the University of Georgia.
Brian Bowen spent the summers of his youth snorkeling inCape Cod Bay, where he learned to appreciate fishes. Dr Bowen is aresearcher at Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (University ofHawaii), with over two dozen research expeditions, and over 100publications on the conservation genetics of fishes and othervertebrates. He holds a M.A. degree from Virginia Institute ofMarine Science, a Ph.D. from University of Georgia, and is a fellowof the American Association for the Advancement of Science.Currently Dr. Bowen works on fish five days a week, and on theweekend prefers to go fishing.