Preface | |
Introduction | |
The science of ichthyology | |
Systematic procedures | |
Form, Function, and Ontogeny | |
Skeleton, skin, and scales | |
Soft anatomy | |
Oxygen, metabolism, and energetics | |
Sensory Systems | |
Homeostasis | |
Functional morphology of locomotion and feeding | |
Early life history | |
Juveniles, adults, age, and growth | |
Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Evolution | |
A history of fishes | |
Chondrichthyes: Sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras | |
Living representatives of primitive fishes | |
Teleosts at last I: bonytongues through anglerfishes | |
Teleosts at last II: spiny-rayed fishes | |
Zoogeography, Habitats, and Adaptations | |
Zoogeography | |
Fish genetics | |
Special habitats and special adaptations | |
Behavior and Ecology | |
Fishes as predators | |
Fishes as prey | |
Fishes as social animals: reproduction | |
Fishes as social animals: aggregation, aggression, and cooperation | |
Cycles of activity and behavior | |
Individuals, populations, and assemblages | |
Communities, ecosystems, and the functional role ofn fishes | |
The Future of Fishes | |
Conservation | |
References | |
Index | |
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