Biology of Fishes (3rd Edition)(gnv64)

Biology of Fishes (3rd Edition)
By Quentin Bone, Richard H. Moore
Taylor & Francis | 2008-02-25 | ISBN: 0415375622 | 478 pages | PDF | 30.6 MB
Amazon Link : http://www.amazon.com/Biology-Fishes-Quentin-Bone/dp/0415375622/

The Third Edition of Biology of Fishes is chiefly about fish as remarkably efficient machines for coping with the many problems that life in water entails, and looks at many such special cases. Fishes form the largest group of vertebrates, with around 20,000 known species, and they display a remarkable diversity of size, shape, internal structure and ecology to cope with environments ranging from transient puddles to the abyssal depths of the sea.
Biology of Fishes does not try to cover all aspects of fish biology, but focuses on the ingenious ways in which fish have resolved the particular problems that come from living in water, especially body fluid regulation, locomotion, feeding mechanisms, and sensory systems. Enough detail is provided for the reader to be able to go on and use primary research papers. Each chapter has been thoroughly updated and a new chapter on the immune system has been added.
This is an ideal textbook for students of fish biology and any of the branches of aquatic biology. Given its skilful combination of breadth and detail, the book also provides a manageable review of fish biology for experienced biologists.

About the Authors
Professor Quentin Bone, FRS is an honorary Research Fellow at The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (MBA) and Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK.
Dr. Richard H Moore is Professor of Biology at Coastal Carolina University, USA.

CONTENTS
Preface xvii
Chapter 1 The Diversity of Fishes
Chapter 2 Fishes and their Habitats
Chapter 3 Swimming
Chapter 4 Buoyancy
Chapter 5 Gas Exchange, Blood, and the Circulatory System
Chapter 6 Osmoregulation and Ion Balance
Chapter 7 Food and Feeding
Chapter 8 Reproduction, and Life Histories
Chapter 9 Endocrine Systems
Chapter 10 Sensory Systems, and Communication
Chapter 11 The Nervous System
Chapter 12 The Immune System
Chapter 13 Behavior and Cognition
Chapter 14 Fisheries and Aquaculture
Subject Index 459
Systematic Index