Fish - An Enthusiast''s Guide

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

Suitable for students and fish enthusiasts, this book provides a summary of fish biology and conservation.

Product details

• Authors: Peter B. Moyle, Moyle Peter B., Chris Mari Van Dyck
• Assisted by: Chris Mari van Dyck (Illustration), Chris Mari Van Dyck (Illustration)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1995
• EAN: 9780520201651
• ISBN: 978-0-520-20165-1
• No. of pages: 284
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Pet husbandry; PETS / Fish & Aquariums, Fishes (Ichthyology), Zoology: fishes (ichthyology), Fishes & aquaria, Fishes as pets and aquaria