Synopsis of Fish Phylogeny

This book succinctly reviews phylogenetic debates for fishes by considering the historical background, summarizing the controversies, sorting through and evaluating competing modern phylogenetic proposals, and synthesizing the results for each major fish group. It evaluates the leading hypotheses in terms of their significance and their implications for the comparative biology of fishes. It asks whether phylogeny makes sense and examines its ability to explain the known facts about a group of fishes.

List of contents

Introduction. Cyclostomes. Chondrichthyans. Sarcopterygians. Basal Ray-finned fishes. Elopomorphs. Osteologlossomorphs. Otocephalans. Basal Euteleosteans. Basal Neoteleosteans. Paracanthopterygians. Basal Acanthopterygians. Advanced Acanthopterygians. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Terry Grande, Terry (Loyola University Chicago Grande, Grande Terry, Mark Wilson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 17.08.2028
• EAN: 9781498715652
• ISBN: 978-1-4987-1565-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Fisheries & Aquaculture, Zoology & animal sciences, Biology, life sciences, Zoology and animal sciences, Aquaculture & Fish-Farming: Practice & Techniques, Aquaculture and fish-farming