Fishes Out Of Water

Author : Zeehan Jaafar,Edward O. Murdy
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781351646178

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Fishes Out of Water by Zeehan Jaafar,Edward O. Murdy Pdf

Mudskippers are amphibious fishes native to the Indo-West Pacific and tropical western Africa. Unlike most fishes, mudskippers emerse to forage, find mates, and defend territories. Adaptations to their morphology, physiology and behavior enable mudskippers to accommodate both aquatic and terrestrial habitats. For these traits, mudskippers have long captured the fascination of scientists, naturalists, and fish hobbyists. Some mudskipper taxa (e.g. Periophthalmodon spp., Periophthalmus spp., Boleophthalmus spp.) are readily observed on mudflats and mangrove forests during the ebb tide. Correspondingly, these conspicuous and widespread taxa are relatively well-studied. The autecology and basic biology for the remaing taxa (e.g. Apocryptodon spp. and Oxuderces spp.) are still poorly understood. Fishes Out of Water: Biology and Ecology of Mudskippers is the first comprehensive book to synthesize published scientific information and observation on these fishes. Two dozen subject experts present thorough overviews in fifteen distinct chapters. Contents span mudskipper anatomy, distribution, systematics, physiology, ecology, and conservation. Unique adaptations to terrestriality are discussed within the context of each chapter foci. This authoritative reference equips the reader with the basic foundation to understand mudskipper biology and ecology, while providing a framework in which emerging data are discussed. The book will be of interest to a broad range of students, researchers, and professionals in ichthyology, evolution, ecology, animal behavior, and comparative physiology.

Author : Helen Palmer
Publisher : HarperCollins Children's Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : English language
ISBN : 0007242573

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A Fish Out of Water by Helen Palmer Pdf

A Fish Out Of Water is a simple tale for young children just beginning to read. Ignoring the pet shop owner's advice, a little boy feeds his goldfish too much. What follows is an adventure that brings even the police and fire services out to help cope with a fish out of water! Beginning readers will delight in this fast-moving story.

Author : Eric Metaxas
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781684511747

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Fish Out of Water by Eric Metaxas Pdf

What Happens When One of America’s Most Admired Biographers Writes His Own Biography? For Eric Metaxas, the answer is Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life—a poetic and sometimes hilarious memoir of his early years, in which the Queens-born son of Greek and German immigrants struggles to make sense of a world in which he never quite seems to fit. Renowned for his biographies of William Wilberforce, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther, Metaxas is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, the witty host of the acclaimed Socrates in the City conversation series, and a nationally syndicated radio personality. But here he reveals a personal story few have heard, taking us from his mostly happy childhood—and riotous triumphs at Yale—to the nightmare of drifting toward a dark abyss of meaninglessness from which he barely escapes. Along the way he introduces us to an unforgettable troupe of picaresque characters who join this quintessentially first-generation American boy in what is both bildungsroman and odyssey—and which underscores just how funny, serious, happy, sad, and ultimately meaningful life can be.

Author : Zeehan Jaafar,Edward O. Murdy
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781498717885

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Fishes Out of Water by Zeehan Jaafar,Edward O. Murdy Pdf

Mudskippers are amphibious fishes native to the Indo-West Pacific and tropical western Africa. Unlike most fishes, mudskippers emerse to forage, find mates, and defend territories. Adaptations to their morphology, physiology and behavior enable mudskippers to accommodate both aquatic and terrestrial habitats. For these traits, mudskippers have long captured the fascination of scientists, naturalists, and fish hobbyists. Some mudskipper taxa (e.g. Periophthalmodon spp., Periophthalmus spp., Boleophthalmus spp.) are readily observed on mudflats and mangrove forests during the ebb tide. Correspondingly, these conspicuous and widespread taxa are relatively well-studied. The autecology and basic biology for the remaing taxa (e.g. Apocryptodon spp. and Oxuderces spp.) are still poorly understood. Fishes Out of Water: Biology and Ecology of Mudskippers is the first comprehensive book to synthesize published scientific information and observation on these fishes. Two dozen subject experts present thorough overviews in fifteen distinct chapters. Contents span mudskipper anatomy, distribution, systematics, physiology, ecology, and conservation. Unique adaptations to terrestriality are discussed within the context of each chapter foci. This authoritative reference equips the reader with the basic foundation to understand mudskipper biology and ecology, while providing a framework in which emerging data are discussed. The book will be of interest to a broad range of students, researchers, and professionals in ichthyology, evolution, ecology, animal behavior, and comparative physiology.

Author : Helen Marion Palmer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Fishes
ISBN : OCLC:704518784

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A Fish Out of Water by Helen Marion Palmer Pdf

Author : Kenyon College
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : 0316151467

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This Is Water by Kenyon College Pdf

Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in THIS IS WATER. How does one keep from going through their comfortable, prosperous adult life unconsciously' How do we get ourselves out of the foreground of our thoughts and achieve compassion' The speech captures Wallace's electric intellect as well as his grace in attention to others. After his death, it became a treasured piece of writing reprinted in The Wall Street Journal and the London Times, commented on endlessly in blogs, and emailed from friend to friend. Writing with his one-of-a-kind blend of causal humor, exacting intellect, and practical philosophy, David Foster Wallace probes the challenges of daily living and offers advice that renews us with every reading.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:1391539122

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Fish Out of Water by Anonim Pdf

Author : Eure, Wesley
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Animals
ISBN : 1455604291

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A Fish Out of Water by Eure, Wesley Pdf

A bird and fish fall in love and try to find a way to share their lives and worlds.

Author : Claire-Louise Bennett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8894326470

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Fish Out of Water by Claire-Louise Bennett Pdf

Author : Natalie Whipple
Publisher : Natalie Whipple C/O Curtis Brown Limited
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0991178548

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Fish Out of Water by Natalie Whipple Pdf

Mika is about to fulfill her dream of working at the world famous Monterey Bay Aquarium when her plans are derailed by an unexpected arrival-her estranged grandmother Betty. Betty has dementia, and is no longer able to take care of herself. Betty is in need of her family's help-and she's not going to be particularly nice about it. Mika has to give up her summer internship at the Aquarium and stick to working part-time at AnimalZone in order to take care of Betty. The manager at AnimalZone has hired his nephew Dylan to work there, and Mika thinks he's entitled and annoying. Or is he just trying to become a better person? Mika is trying to be as patient as possible with her grandma-but Betty doesn't make that easy. And neither does Dylan. NATALIE WHIPPLE accidentally killed three goldfish while researching this novel [which Mika would be very ashamed of] but she hasn't killed any since. She grew up in California and spent many a family vacation in Monterey, and now she lives in Utah with her husband and three children frequently wishing she were closer to a beach.

Author : Victoria Braithwaite
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780191613968

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Do Fish Feel Pain? by Victoria Braithwaite Pdf

While there has been increasing interest in recent years in the welfare of farm animals, fish are frequently thought to be different. In many people's perception, fish, with their lack of facial expressions or recognisable communication, are not seen to count when it comes to welfare. Angling is a major sport, and fishing a big industry. Millions of fish are caught on barbed hooks, or left to die by suffocation on the decks of fishing boats. Here, biologist Victoria Braithwaite explores the question of fish pain and fish suffering, explaining what we now understand about fish behaviour, and examining the related ethical questions about how we should treat these animals. She asks why the question of pain in fish has not been raised earlier, indicating our prejudices and assumptions; and argues that the latest and growing scientific evidence would suggest that we should widen to fish the protection currently given to birds and mammals.

Author : Michael Craig
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Freshwater fishes
ISBN : 0715623109

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Fish Out of Water by Michael Craig Pdf

Author : James Prosek
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780847839070

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James Prosek: Ocean Fishes by James Prosek Pdf

The captivating watercolors of James Prosek, the artist the New York Times calls "the Audubon of the fishing world." In the tradition of his acclaimed Trout: An Illustrated History, renowned naturalist, artist, and fisherman James Prosek captures thirty-five of the most pursued game fish—from striped bass to tarpon, swordfish to bonefish—as well as many creatures that share these marine ecosystems through rich, highly detailed watercolors painted specifically for this volume. Each painting reflects Prosek’s individual experience with a single fish. The artist traveled the world to experience firsthand each species just out of the water before the fish lose their true colors. The original works are life-size portraits (from a 14-inch porgy to a 12?-foot blue marlin), and details from the originals are reproduced at full size to give a sense of scale. This book is a must-have for saltwater anglers, conservationists, art lovers, and anyone passionate about the beauty of the coastline and the mysteries swimming off its shores.

Author : George Barna
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Christian leadership
ISBN : 9781591450177

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A Fish Out of Water by George Barna Pdf

Barna unveils the results of years of research and hundreds of interviews, and emerges with a new definition of what leadership is--and isn't.

Author : Michael H. Horn,Karen L.M Martin,Michael A. Chotkowski
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1998-11-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080534937

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Intertidal Fishes by Michael H. Horn,Karen L.M Martin,Michael A. Chotkowski Pdf

Intertidal Fishes describes the fishes inhabiting the narrow strip of habitat between the high and low tide marks along the rocky coastlines of the world. It analyzes the specialized traits of these fishes that have adapted to living in the dynamic and challenging space where they are alternately exposed to the air and submerged in water with the ebb and flow of the tides. This book provides a comprehensive account of fishes largely overlooked in many previous studies of intertidal organisms and emphasizes how they differ from fishes living in other deeper-water habitats. Coverage includes air breathing, movements and homing, sensory systems, spawning and parental care, feeding habits, community structure, systematic relationships, distribution patterns, and the fossil record in the intertidal zone. Written by an international team of 21 experts on intertidal fish biology Worldwide coverage of intertidal fishes Comprehensive phylogenetic listing of all fish families with intertidal members Global biogeographic analysis involving over 700 species from 86 sites Outlines field and laboratory methods pertinent to studying intertidal fishes Thorough ecological coverage with chapters on vertical distribution, movements and homing, reproduction, feeding, and community structure Covers the physiology of aerial and aquatic respiration, osmoregulation, and sensory systems