Order Gasterosteiformes

Author : C. E. Dawson,Richard P. Vari
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781933789187

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Order Gasterosteiformes by C. E. Dawson,Richard P. Vari Pdf

Part Eight in the Fishes of the Western North Atlantic series describes the pipefishes and seahorses. Specialist authorships of its sections include detailed species descriptions with keys, life history and general habits, abundance, range, and relation to human activity, such as economic and sporting importance. The text is written for an audience of amateur and professional ichthyologists, sportsmen, and fishermen, based on new revisions, original research, and critical reviews of existing information. Species are illustrated by exceptional black and white line drawings, accompanied by distribution maps and tables of meristic data.

Author : C. E. Dawson,Richard P. Vari
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781933789316

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Order Gasterosteiformes by C. E. Dawson,Richard P. Vari Pdf

Part Eight in the Fishes of the Western North Atlantic series describes the pipefishes and seahorses.Specialist authorships of its sections include detailed species descriptions with keys, life history and general habits, abundance, range, and relation to human activity, such as economic and sporting importance. The text is written for an audience of amateur and professional ichthyologists, sportsmen, and fishermen, based on new revisions, original research, and critical reviews of existing information. Species are illustrated by exceptional black and white line drawings, accompanied by distribution maps and tables of meristic data.

Author : Nicolae Sfetcu
Publisher : Nicolae Sfetcu
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-03
Category : Pets
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Fish & Fishing by Nicolae Sfetcu Pdf

A detailed guide of everything you want and need to know about fish. A fish is a water-dwelling vertebrate with gills that doesn''t change form, as amphibians do, during its life. Most are cold-blooded, though some (such as some species of tuna and shark) are warm-blooded. There are over 29,000 species of fish, making them the most diverse group of vertebrates. Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. Fishing is a very ancient practice that dates back at least to the Mesolithic period which began about 10,000 years ago. Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. By extension, the term fishing is also applied to hunting for other aquatic animals such as various types of shellfish as well as squid, octopus, turtles, frogs and some edible marine invertebrates. Fish as a food describes the edible parts of water-dwelling, cold-blooded vertebrates with gills, as well as certain other water-dwelling animals such as mollusks, crustaceans, and shellfish. An aquarium (plural aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium, usually contained in a clear-sided container (typically constructed of glass or high-strength plastic) in which water-dwelling plants and animals (usually fish, and sometimes invertebrates, as well as amphibians, marine mammals, and reptiles) are kept in captivity, often for public display; or it is an establishment featuring such displays. A detailed guide of everything you want and need to know about fish.

Author : Robert Jay Goldstein,Rodney W. Harper,Richard Edwards
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0890968802

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American Aquarium Fishes by Robert Jay Goldstein,Rodney W. Harper,Richard Edwards Pdf

Aquarium species native to America.

Author : Basil G. Nafpaktitus,Richard H. Backus,James E. Craddock,Richard L. Haedrich,Bruce H. Robison,Charles Karnella
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781933789309

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Order Iniomi (Myctophiformes) by Basil G. Nafpaktitus,Richard H. Backus,James E. Craddock,Richard L. Haedrich,Bruce H. Robison,Charles Karnella Pdf

Part Seven in the Fishes of the Western North Atlantic series describes the neosopelids (2 genera, 4 species) and lanternfishes (20 genera, 82 species), with an account of Atlantic mesopelagic zoogeography that serves as a model for predicting occurrences of many ocean animals.There are accounts of 86 species in 2 families and 22 genera of bony fishes, among the most abundant of deep oceanic waters, and prime species for the study of oceanic zoogeography and for monitoring and assessment of the oceans. Specialist authorships of its sections include detailed species descriptions with keys, life history and general habits, abundance, range, and relation to human activity, such as economic and sporting importance. The text is written for an audience of amateur and professional ichthyologists, sportsmen, and fishermen, based on new revisions, original research, and critical reviews of existing information. Species are illustrated by exceptional black and white line drawings, accompanied by distribution maps and tables of meristic data.

Author : Bruce B. Collette,Katherine E. Bemis,Nicolay V. Parin,Ilia B. Shakhovskoy
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781933789347

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Order Beloniformes: Needlefishes, Sauries, Halfbeaks, and Flyingfishes by Bruce B. Collette,Katherine E. Bemis,Nicolay V. Parin,Ilia B. Shakhovskoy Pdf

An authoritative guide to the identification, systematics, distribution, and biology of the thirty-eight species of the Order Beloniformes in the western North Atlantic Ocean The final volume in the Fishes of the Western North Atlantic series covers the Beloniformes, a diverse order of fishes containing six families and at least two hundred and thirty extant species found worldwide in marine and freshwater environments. This excellently illustrated, authoritative book describes the thirty-eight species of beloniform fishes—needlefishes, sauries, halfbeaks, and flyingfishes—that live in the western Atlantic Ocean. Compiled from new revisions, original research, and critical reviews of existing information, this tenth book in the series completes a major reference work in taxonomy and ichthyology for both amateurs and professionals, and all students of the sea.

Author : C. E. Dawson,Richard P. Vari
Publisher : Yale Univ Peabody Museum
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0912532890

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Order Gasterosteiformes, Suborder Syngnathoidei by C. E. Dawson,Richard P. Vari Pdf

Author : Kenneth Stewart,Douglas Watkinson
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004-05-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780887553745

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Freshwater Fishes of Manitoba by Kenneth Stewart,Douglas Watkinson Pdf

Manitoba's ninety-three species of fish give the province the third most diverse fish population in Canada. The provinceís variety of geological features, with its major lakes, rivers, tributaries, and watersheds, is due in large part to its history as the basin for Glacial Lake Agassiz. This, combined with its access to the waters of Hudson Bay and large American river systems, has provided habitat for a wide diversity of freshwater fish. Species from lampreys to goldeye, catfish to perch, bigmouth bass to slimy sculpin swim in waters from arctic rivers in the north to Red River tributaries and down to the Mississippi in the south.Freshwater Fishes of Manitoba is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide. Each species is accurately depicted in detailed colour photographs and accompanying map, with descriptions of physical characteristics, spawning and feeding habits, distribution, habitat, ecological role, and economic importance. The guide also includes an extensive glossary, keys to identifying the families, species, and subspecies, and information on documentation and preservation of specimens. Freshwater Fishes of Manitoba is not only the definitive guide to these fishes of Manitoba, it is also accessible and reliable for a range of users from general fishers to professional fish biologists.

Author : Julian Lombardi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461549376

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Comparative Vertebrate Reproduction by Julian Lombardi Pdf

Comparative Vertebrate Reproduction is the only comprehensive textbook covering major topics in the reproductive biology of vertebrates, from sexuality and gametogenesis to reproductive ecology and life history tactics. The work draws heavily on recent reviews and papers while placing topics in a historical context and conceptual framework. In addition, the author provides detailed comparative surveys of each of the major topics discussed. Comparative Vertebrate Reproduction has been written as a textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level students in biology, zoology, physiology, animal science, and veterinary medicine. The work also serves as an excellent reference for researchers in medical and veterinary schools working in reproductive medicine.

Author : Wayne A. Palsson,Theodore W. Pietsch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Fishes
ISBN : UCAL:B4455653

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Revision of the Acanthopterygian Fish Family Pegasidae (order Gasterosteiformes) by Wayne A. Palsson,Theodore W. Pietsch Pdf

Author : Ryoichi Arai
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9784431538776

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Fish Karyotypes by Ryoichi Arai Pdf

As the largest group of extant vertebrates, fish offer an almost limitless number of striking examples of evolutionary adaptation to environmental and biotic selection pressure. The most diverse of all vertebrate groups, the higher taxa of fish traditionally have been classified by morphology and paleontology, with a much smaller input of cytogenetic information. DNA sequence data are exerting an increasingly strong influence on modern fish systematics, challenging the classification of numerous higher taxa ranging from genera to orders. The most fruitful approach, however, involves synthetic analyses of morphology, molecular phylogenetics, comparative karyology, and genome size. Karyotypes of more than 3400 species/subspecies are arranged here by fish systematics and include a list of genome size, sex chromosomes, B chromosomes, polyploidy, and locality of material fish, among others. This volume enables both beginners and advanced researchers to survey the existing literature and facilitates the implementation of an integrative approach to fish systematics. The first book on fish chromosomes in nearly 15 years, it is also the most comprehensive.

Author : Robert C. King,William D. Stansfield,Pamela Khipple Mulligan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 0195307623

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A Dictionary of Genetics by Robert C. King,William D. Stansfield,Pamela Khipple Mulligan Pdf

The publication of this fully updated edition of A Dictionary of Genetics coincides with the hundredth anniversary of the introduction of the term genetics by William Bateson in 1906 at the Third International Conference on Genetics. Since then genetics has made tremendous advances in knowledge and technique and now occupies a pivotal position in the life sciences as the most powerful means for probing fundamental questions in cell biology, development, and evolution. The determination of sequences of complete genomes, the study of gene expression and genetic variation on a global scale, and the ability to rapidly amplify gene sequences and to achieve targeted gene disruptions are just some examples of major achievements in this field. Proliferation of new terms inevitably accompanies such remarkable progress. This new edition of the Dictionary addresses the needs of students, educators, and clinical geneticists for an authoritative and up-to-date reference work that not only defines the latest terms, but in most cases, also presents important ancillary encyclopedic information. A Dictionary of Genetics is unique in that it includes terms from a wide range of disciplines which now intertwine with genetics, including molecular biology, cell biology, medicine, botany, and evolutionary studies. Its 7,000 cross-referenced definitions are supported by an excellent collection of line drawings, tables, and chemical formulae. One-fifth of the Dictionary is devoted to six appendices to which the definitions are cross-referenced and which contain an extraordinary trove of supplementary information. This includes a chronology of important advances spanning the years 1590 to 2005, lists of useful internet sites and periodicals, a classification of living organisms into an evolutionary hierarchy, and a sample table of genome sizes and gene numbers. These features make A Dictionary of Genetics a lexicon unparalleled in the field. For the first time, the Dictionary is available on Oxford Reference Online (ORO): Premium Collection!

Author : Michael J. Benton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781405144490

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Vertebrate Palaeontology by Michael J. Benton Pdf

Vertebrate Palaeontology is a complete, up-to-date historyof the evolution of vertebrates. The third edition of this populartext has been extensively revised to incorporate the latestresearch, including new material from North and South America,Australia, Europe, China, Africa and Russia. Highlights astonishing new discoveries including new dinosaursand Mesozoic birds from China features a new chapter on how to study fossil vertebrates provides an increased emphasis on the cladistic framework withcladograms set apart from the body of the text and full lists ofdiagnostic characters includes new molecular evidence on early mammaldiversification new features aid study including new functional anddevelopmental feature spreads, key questions and extensivereferences to useful web sites strong phylogenetic focus making it an up-to-date source of thelatest broad-scale systematic data on vertebrate evolution To access the artwork from the book, please visit: ahref="http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/benton"www.blackwellpublishing.com/benton/a. An Instructor manual CD-ROM for this title is available. Pleasecontact our Higher Education team at ahref="mailto:[email protected]"[email protected]/afor more information.

Author : Donald W. Linzey
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421400402

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Vertebrate Biology by Donald W. Linzey Pdf

Arranged logically to follow the typical course format, Vertebrate Biology leaves students with a full understanding of the unique structure, function, and living patterns of the subphylum that includes our own species.

Author : William W. Anderson,Frederick H. Berry,James E. Böhlke,Rolf L. Bolin,Jack W. Gehringer,Robert H. Gibbs, Jr.,William A. Gosline,N. B. Marshall,Giles W. Mead,Robert R. Rofen,Norman J. Wilimovsky
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781933789286

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Orders Iniomi and Lyomeri by William W. Anderson,Frederick H. Berry,James E. Böhlke,Rolf L. Bolin,Jack W. Gehringer,Robert H. Gibbs, Jr.,William A. Gosline,N. B. Marshall,Giles W. Mead,Robert R. Rofen,Norman J. Wilimovsky Pdf

Part Five in the Fishes of the Western North Atlantic series describes the lizardfishes, other iniomi, and deepsea gulpers.Specialist authorships of its sections include detailed species descriptions with keys, life history and general habits, abundance, range, and relation to human activity, such as economic and sporting importance. The text is written for an audience of amateur and professional ichthyologists, sportsmen, and fishermen, based on new revisions, original research, and critical reviews of existing information. Species are illustrated by exceptional black and white line drawings, accompanied by distribution maps and tables of meristic data.