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9780865422568

The Diversity of Fishes

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  • ISBN13:

    9780865422568

  • ISBN10:

    0865422567

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1997-09-01
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Fishes, as the largest group of living vertebrates, offer almost unlimited opportunities for the study of evolutionary adaptations to environmental and biotic selection pressures. The book covers basic fish anatomy, physiology and phylogeny, but the major theme of the book is evolution. For example, What has been the effect of evolutionary pressures on the form and function of fishes? Pitched at the undergraduate market, this book will serve as a core text for ichthyology courses offered by wildlife and fishery departments.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
PART I: INTRODUCTION 1(18)
Chapter 1. The Science of Ichthyology
3(7)
What is a fish?
Superlative fishes
A brief history of ichthyology
Additional sources of information
Summary
Chapter 2. Systematic Procedures
10(9)
Species
Taxonomy versus systematics
Approaches to classification
Taxonomic characters
Steps in classification
Vertebrate classes
Units of classification
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
Name changes
Collections
Summary
PART II: FORM, FUNCTION, AND ONTOGENY 19(130)
Chapter 3. Skeleton, Skin, and Scales
21(16)
Skeleton
Integumentary skeleton
Summary
Chapter 4. Soft Anatomy
37(14)
Muscles
Cardiovascular system
Alimentary canal
Gas bladder
Kidneys
Gonads
Nervous system
Summary
Chapter 5. Oxygen, Metabolism, and Energetics
51(18)
Respiration and ventilation
Gas transport
Metabolic rate
Energetics
Summary
Chapter 6. Sensory Systems
69(12)
Mechanoreception
Vision
Chemoreception
Electroreception
Magnetic reception
Turning sensory reception into fast action
Summary
Chapter 7. Homeostasis
81(20)
The endocrine system
The autonomic nervous system
Temperature relationships
Regulating ions in the blood and body fluids
The immune system
Stress
Summary
Chapter 8. Functional Morphology of Locomotion and Feeding
101(16)
Locomotion: movement and shape
Feeding: biting, sucking, chewing, and swallowing
Summary
Chapter 9. Early Life History
117(18)
Complex life cycles and indeterminate growth
Early life history: terminology
Eggs and sperm
Embryology
Larvae
Summary
Chapter 10. Juveniles, Adults, Age, and Growth
135(14)
Juveniles
Adults
Age and growth
The ontogeny and evolution of growth
Summary
PART III: TAXONOMY, PHYLOGENY, AND EVOLUTION 149(122)
Chapter 11. "A History of Fishes"
151(28)
Agnathans
Gnathostomes: early jawed fishes
Advanced jawed fishes I: teleostomes (Osteichthyes)
Advanced jawed fishes II: Chondrichthyes
A history of fishes: summary and overview
Summary
Chapter 12. Chondrichthyes: Sharks, Skates, Rays, and Chimaeras
179(18)
Subclass Elasmobranchii
Subclass Holocephali
Summary
Chapter 13. Living Representatives of Primitive Fishes
197(24)
Jawless fishes: lancelets, hagfishes, and lampreys
Primitive bony fishes
Conclusions
Summary
Chapter 14. Teleosts at Last I: Bonytongues Through Anglerfishes
221(3)
Teleostean phylogeny
A survey of living teleostean fishes
Subdivision Euteleostei
Neoteleosts
Acanthomorpha: the spiny teleosts
Summary
Chapter 15. Teleosts at Last II: Spiny-Rayed Fishes
244(27)
Superorder Acanthopterygii
Series Percomorpha
Order Perciformes
Order Pleuronectiformes
Order Tetraodontiformes
Summary
PART IV: ZOOGEOGRAPHY, HABITATS, AND ADAPTATIONS 271(48)
Chapter 16. Zoogeography
273(22)
Major zoogeographic regions
Summary
Chapter 17. Special Habitats and Special Adaptations
295(24)
The deep sea
Pelagic fishes
Polar regions
Deserts and other seasonally arid habitats
Caves
Summary
PART V: BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY 319(128)
Chapter 18. Fishes as Predators
321(13)
Search
Pursuit
Attack and capture
Handling
Scavengers, detritivores, and herbivores
Foraging theory: optimal fishes
Summary
Chapter 19. Fishes as Prey
334(14)
Avoiding detection
Evading pursuit
Preventing and deflecting attacks
Discouraging capture and handling
Foraging theory: balancing foraging against predatory threat
Summary
Chapter 20. Fishes as Social Animals: Reproduction
348(18)
Reproductive patterns among fishes
Courtship and spawning
Parental care
Alternative mating systems and tactics
Summary
Chapter 21. Fishes as Social Animals: Aggregation, Aggression, and Cooperation
366(18)
Communication
Agonistic interactions
Aggregations
Interspecific relations: symbioses
Summary
Chapter 22. Cycles of Activity and Behavior
384(22)
Diel patterns
Tidal patterns
Semilunar and lunar patterns
Seasonal cycles
Annual and supra-annual patterns: migrations
Summary
Chapter 23. Individuals, Populations, and Assemblages
406(20)
Individuals
Populations
Assemblages
Summary
Chapter 24. Communities, Ecosystems, and the Functional Role of Fishes
426(21)
Community-level interactions between fishes and other taxonomic groups
The effects of fishes on plants
Fish effects on invertebrate activity, distribution, and abundance
Fishes in the ecosystem
Influence of physical factors and disturbance
Summary
PART VI: THE FUTURE OF FISHES 447(24)
Chapter 25. Conservation
449(22)
Extinction and biodiversity loss
General causes of biodiversity decline
What can be done? Summary.
References 471(38)
Index 509

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