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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.
Price: $31.95
Pages: 284
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
01 March 1995
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520201651
Format: Paperback
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.
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