Baleen Whales

VE Sokolov and VA Arsen'ev

Presents information on the biological peculiarities of baleen whales of the order Cetacea. Species descriptions include characteristic features, systematic position, ....

Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters

Untangling Food Webs and Fishing Nets

National Research Council

Populations of Steller sea lions, especially in the western Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea, have been in decline since 1970. In November 2000, an Endangered Species Act ....

Entanglements

The Intertwined Fates of Whales and Fishermen

Tora Johnson

More than 15 percent of the critically endangered right whales and threatened humpback whales in the western Atlantic Ocean become entangled in fishing gear each year. In an ....

European Research on Cetaceans, Volume 20

Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society

Edited by PGH Evans and I Kuklik

Proceedings of the conference in Gdynia (Poland) 2-7 April 2006. ....

European Research on Cetaceans, Volume 19

Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, 2-7 April 2005

Edited by PGH Evans and V Ridoux

Proceedings of the conference held in La Rochelle (France). ....

The Exploitation and Cultural Importance of Sea Mammals

Proceedings of the 9th ICAZ Conference, Durham 2002

Edited by Gregory Monks

Humans are known to exploit plant and animal resources for a variety of purposes. Subsistence is the most obvious of these, but there are also social and technological ....

Faune de France, Volume 88: Phoques de France

Daniel Robineau

Covers the eight species of pinnipeds found along the coastline of France. Each species description contains history, phylogeny, biology, ecology, and more. ....

Faune de France, Volume 89: Cetaces de France

Daniel Robineau

Detailed taxonomy, history, description, keys, biology and ecology with illustrations of all whale and dolphin species found in the French waters of the Mediterannean, the ....

The Florida Manatee

Biology and Conservation

RL Reep and RK Bonde

Tells a tale of the mysterious manatee for professionals and interested lay people alike. This work attempts to humanize the sometimes difficult-to-grasp characteristics ....

The Grandest of Lives

Eye to Eye with Whales

Douglas H Chadwick

The largest creatures to inhabit the Earth, whales have long inspired awe in human beings. Because they spend almost 95 percent of their time beneath the ocean surface, ....

In Defense of Dolphins

The New Moral Frontier

Thomas I White

Have humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? In Defense of Dolphins combines accessible science and philosophy, ....

Loutre et autres Mammifères Aquatiques de Bretagne

Groupe Mammalogique Breton

20 years of original research on beavers, otters and other aquatic mammals of the Bretagne are presented. ....

Loutre et autres Mammifères Aquatiques de Bretagne

Groupe Mammalogique Breton

20 years of original research on beavers, otters and other aquatic mammals of the Bretagne are presented. ....

Manatees and Dugongs of the World

Jeff Ripple and Doug Perrine

Numerous colour photos accompany the text to introduce the natural history of the four living species of sirenian, including the Florida and Antillean subspecies of the West ....

Mark Carwardine's Guide to Whale Watching

Britain and Europe: Where to Go and What to See

Mark Carwardine

Published in association with the WDCS, this book is a guide to where to watch whales, dolphins and porpoises and how to identify them. Following an introduction to whales and ....

Marine Mammals

Evolutionary Biology

Annalisa Berta, James L Sumich and Kit M Kovacs

New edition of this excellent textbook. ....

Marine Mammals Ashore

A Field Guide for Strandings

Joseph R Geraci and Valerie J Lounsbury

A practical manual on how to deal with strandings of marine mammals. Chapters cover everything from dealing with the media, to specimen and data collection, field ....

Marine Mammal Populations and Ocean Noise

Determining When Noise Causes Biologically Significant Effects

National Research Council

A series of marine mammal strandings, lawsuits, legislative hearings and, most recently, a report from the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, have all drawn attention to the ....

Marine Mammal Research

Conservation Beyond Crisis

Edited by John E Reynolds, William F Perrin, Randall R Reeves et al

Marine mammal conservation presents a number of challenges for scientists and other stakeholders, especially using natural resources in ways that avoid crisis management. ....

Marine Mammals of Svalbard

KM Kovacs, I Gjertz and C Lydersen

Svalbard has a diverse and abundant marine mammal community. This booklet and on-deck ID sheet are intended to serve as field identification guides to these mammals. ....

Marine Mammals of the World

A Comprehensive Guide to their Identification

Thomas A Jefferson, Marc A Webber, Robert L Pitman and Brett Jarrett

With coverage on all the marine mammals of the world, authors Jefferson, Webber, and Pitman have created a user-friendly guide to identify marine ....

Morphology of the Auditory and Vestibular Organs in Mammals, with Emphasis on Marine Species

Galina N Solntseva

This monograph describes the directions of the structural evolution of the peripheral part of the auditory system in ....

Mysterious Manatees

John E Reynolds

Begins with writer and scholar John Reynolds's scientific account of the interactions between people and manatees. Describes the history of manatee hunting, and their early ....

North Atlantic Coast: Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles North Carolina, USA to Newfoundland, Canada

Uko Gorter

This new laminated field guide is the perfect companion for whale watching along the Atlantic Coast, from Cape Hateras, North Carolina, to the shores of New England, and all ....

North Atlantic Coast: Marine Mammal Behaviors

Uko Gorter

Depicts and explains specific behavior and interesting features for humpback whales (front side), and Atlantic white-sided dolphins, on the back. Behaviors like lobtailing, ....

Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Cetacea

Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises

Edited by Debra Lee Miller

The order Cetacea comprises some amazing species, representing some of the most evolved creatures that inhabit this earth. Yet, they also represent a group of species for which ....

Sea Lions of the World

Edited by Andrew Trites et al

Changes in the abundance of sea lions worldwide is a concern to fisheries and conservation groups, in part because fisheries are feared to threaten sea lions and sea ....

The Urban Whale

North Atlantic Right Whales at the Crossroads

Edited by Scott D Kraus and Rosalind Rolland

In 1980 a group of scientists censusing marine mammals in the Bay of Fundy was astonished at the sight of 25 right whales. It was, one scientist later recalled, "like ....

Walruses

Connie Colwell Miller

Reinforced Library Binding. Reading Level: Grades 2-3 ....

Whales and Dolphins of Great Britain

Where to Go and What to See

Dylan Walker and Alex Wilson

The first comprehensive guide to the whales, dolphins and porpoises of Great Britain with stunning colour photography. Section one introduces the 17 most commonly sighted ....

Whales and Dolphins of the North American Pacific

Including Seals and Other Marine Mammals

Graeme Cresswell, Dylan Walker and Todd Pusser

The first comprehensive photographic guide to the marine mammals of the North American Pacific - covering the waters between Baja California in Mexico and South East Alaska. ....

Whales, Dolphins and Seals

A Field Guide to the Marine Mammals of the World

Hadoram Shirihai and Brett Jarrett

Superb single volume guide to marine mammals, by the irrepressible Shirihai, with illustrations by Brett Jarrett. ....

Whales and Dolphins of the World

Mark Simmonds

Whales, dolphins and porpoises have fascinated humankind for centuries. Amazingly diverse, they have evolved specializations that allow them, despite being air-breathing ....

Whaling in the Falkland Islands and Dependencies, 1904-1931

A history of shore and bay-based whaling in the Antarctic

Ian B Hart

This book described the sequence of events which led to the extension of British sovereignty in the Antarctic, the legislation and policing imposed by the Falkland ....

Whale Watcher

Trevor Day

Whale watching is one of the fastest-growing tourist activities in the world, attracting over four million people every year. This sumptuously illustrated book brings the ....

Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems

Edited by JA Estes, DP DeMaster, DF Doak, TM Williams and RL Brownell

This unprecedented volume presents a sweeping picture of what we know about the natural history, biology, and ecology of whales in the broad context of the dynamics of ocean ....

The World Guide to Whale and Dolphin Watching

Ben Wilson and Angus Wilson

The most comprehensive and wide-ranging guide available, providing everything you need to know about where, when and how to see whales, dolphins and porpoises around the ....

Bewick's Swan

Eileen Rees

Popular among both birders and the wider public, these elegant birds are among the best-studied waterfowl in the world. In Bewick's Swan, Eileen Rees tells the story of ....

Field Guide to the Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World

Derek Onley and Paul Scofield

Famous for their size and elegance in flight, albatrosses are familiar to anyone who has travelled through the southern ....

Field Guide to New Zealand Seabirds

Brian Parkinson

Around New Zealand's long coastline and its many islands, the keen observer is able to see more seabirds than in most other countries. Three-quarters of the world's ....

Flight Identification of European Seabirds

Anders Blomdahl, Bertil Breife and Niklas Holmstrom

Essential field guide for seawatching, whether it be from land or at sea, specifically designed to address the particular problems and limitations of this type of birding. ....

Numbers and Distribution of Waterbirds and Wetlands in the Asia-Pacific Region

Results of the Asian Waterbird Census: 2002-2004

ZWD Li and T Mundkur

This report summarises the results of the Asian Waterbird Census in 2002, 2003 and 2004, comprising counts at 2,032 sites in 22 countries. Of these sites, 459 met the criteria ....

Pelicans, Cormorants and their Relatives

The Pelecaniformes

J Bryan Nelson

One of the jewels in the excellent OUP 'Bird Families of the World' series. ....

Penguins of the World

Wayne Lynch

With the worldwide success of the movie March of the Penguins, these fascinating flightless birds have become a symbol of the fragile nature of our ecosystem. Faced with ....

Peterson Reference Guides: Gulls of the Americas

Steve NG Howell and Jon Dunn

Covering the thirty-six species of gulls that occur in North and South America, this unparalleled resource includes detailed identification information for the many plumages ....

Peter Scott's Coloured Key to the Wildfowl of the World

Peter Scott

In this Key there is a coloured picture of every kind of duck, goose or swan so far known to exist in the world - 245 kinds. The object of the book is to enable anyone, ....

Seabird Numbers and Breeding Success in Britain and Ireland, 2005

RA Mavor, M Parsons, M Heubeck and S Schmitt

This is the seventeenth annual report on the results of seabird monitoring at colonies throughout Britain and Ireland, produced ....

Shorebirds

An Illustrated Behavioural Ecology

Jan Van de Kam et al

The migration, feeding and breeding of shorebirds are explained in a comprehensive but simple and visually stunning form. The core of the book is based on studies of ....

Waders of Europe, Asia and North America

Stephen Message and Don Taylor

New Helm field guide that offers a complete identification reference to all of the sandpipers, plovers, stints and other waders found in Europe, Asia and North America. ....

Waterbirds Around the World

A global overview of the conservation, management and research of the world's waterbird flyways

Edited by Gerard Boere, Colin Galbraith and David Stroud

Waterbirds are one the world's most attractive group of birds and among the most threatened. These include albatrosses, flamingos, swans, geese, ducks, cranes, waders, ....

Waterfowl Ecology and Management

GA Baldassarre and EG Bolen

Major revision of the first edition, addresses all aspects of North American waterfowl ecology and mangement. The second edition is expanded to 2800 references arrayed across ....

Waterbird Population Estimates

Edited by Simon Delany and Derek Scott

Provides a concise summary of the numbers, distribution and population trends of all the world's 878 waterbirds species. The source of this information is the International ....

Waterbirds in the UK 2004/05

The Wetland Bird Survey

A Banks, M Collier, G Austin, R Hearn and A Musgrove

The Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) is the monitoring scheme for non-breeding waterbirds in the UK, which aims to provide the principal data for the conservation of their ....

The Alligator Snapping Turtle

Biology and Conservation

Peter CH Pritchard

Pritchard's monograph on the alligator snapping turtle, one of the world's most impressive, dangerous and celebrated turtles, was first published in 1989. This reprint ....

Amphibians and Reptiles of Brunei

A Pocket Guide

Indraneil Das

This field guide describes 62 species of amphibians and 124 species of amphibians found in Brunei. Each species account includes a close-up colour photo, a description, and ....

Amphibians and Reptiles of British Columbia

Brent M Matsuda, David M Green and Patrick T Gregory

Describes 22 species of amphibians and 17 species of reptiles, along with details on their biology, habits, breeding, and distribution. They also cover introduced, ....

The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica

A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas

Jay M Savage

Provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of the biology and evolution of Costa Rican herpetofauna ever produced. Savage begins with detailed discussions of the ....

Anfibios y Reptiles del Uruguay

Federico Achaval and Alejandro Olomos

Contains all the species registered in Uruguay. Descriptions, distribution maps and status of each species are provided along with photographs of more than 120 species to ....

Biology and Conservation of Florida Turtles

Edited by Peter A Meylan

Comprehensive summary of all 25 freshwater turtle, marine turtle, and tortoise species occurring in Florida, including descriptions, distributions, habitats, ecology and ....

Biology and Conservation of Ridley Sea Turtles

Edited by Pamela T Plotkin

The smallest of the sea turtles, olive and Kemp's ridleys are the only marine turtles to exhibit mass-nesting behavior, known as arribadas. This fascinating phenomenon, during ....

Life in Cold Blood

David Attenborough

Reptiles and amphibians ruled the world for nearly 200 million years and today there are still over 12,500 of them. Some are huge, the deadliest creatures on earth. Some are ....

Marine Turtles of the Indian Subcontinent

Edited by K Shanker and BC Choudhury

The first book on marine turtles in India and the subcontinent, Marine Turtles of the Indian Subcontinent documents the results of surveys carried out under the Sea Turtle ....

Reptiles and Amphibians of Canada

Chris Fisher, Amanda Joynt and Ronald J Brooks

Features 93 species of reptiles and amphibians found in Canada, including skinks, salamanders, horned lizards, pit vipers, boas, frogs and a host of other fascinating ....

Reptile Medicine and Surgery

Douglas R Mader

Greatly expanded new edition of the first complete reference to the symptons, diagnosis, treatments, and management of the full range of reptilian and amphibian medical and ....

Reptiles of the Solomon Islands

Michael McCoy

This book provides comprehensive accounts of 86 reptiles, which represent all the currently known species occurring in this island archipelago. Most importantly, the ....

A Review of Marking and Individual Recognition Techniques for Amphibians and Reptiles

John W Ferner

This guide describes marking and identification techniques for larval amphibians, frogs and toads, salmanders, caecilians, turtles, lizards, snakes and crocodilians. The ....

Sea Turtles

A Complete Guide to their Biology, Behaviour and Conservation

James R Spotila

For more than a hundred million years, sea turtles have been swimming in the world's oceans. These magnificent, long-lived creatures spend their lives in the water, coming ....

Sea Turtles of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States

Carol Ruckdeschel and C Robert Shoop

Written by two of the Southeast's foremost authorities on sea turtle conservation, this is an accessible, fully illustrated guide to the species that frequent the Atlantic and ....

Turtles

Proceedings: International Turtle and Tortoise Symposium, Vienna 2002

Edited by H Artner, B Farkas and V Loehr

Proceedings of the First International Turtle & Tortoise Symposium, held in Vienna in January 2002. ....

Turtles of the World

Franck Bonin, Bernard Devaux and Alain Dupré

From the familiar painted turtle basking on a log to the majestic long-lived giant tortoises, turtles are among the most fascinating animals on the planet. For many years ....

Turtles of the World, Volume 4: East and South Asia

H Vetter

This volume is a portrayal of the chelonians of East and South Asia. Most members of the families Geomydidae and Trionychidae inhabit the geographic range covered in this book - ....

Turtles of the World, Volume 3: Central and South America

Holger Vetter

Central and South American turtles - including the impressive Galapagos tortoises as well as the various genera of the family Chelidae - are covered in this third volume. It ....

Action Plan for the Conservation of Sturgeons (Acipenseridae) in the Danube River Basin

Edited by J Bloesch et al

Six species of sturgeons are native to the Danube River Basin. The need for conservation action is urgent, given that recent observations in the Lower Danube indicate that all ....

Age and Growth of Chondrichthyan Fishes

New Methods, Techniques and Analysis

Edited by John K Carlson and Kenneth J Goldman

Shark conservation and management is often hindered by a lack of basic biological information for most species. An understanding of the age structure and growth dynamics ....

Anadromous Sturgeons: Habitats, Threats, and Management

Edited by Jean Munro

Because of their threatened status, sturgeons have been the focus of broad scientific interest. This book provides new information on freshwater, estuarine, and marine ....

Anglerfish (Lophius spp) in Nordic Waters

Trond Thangstad, Otte Bjelland and Kjell H Nedreaas

The demand for anglerfish (also called monkfish) for human consumption has increased in the last couple of decades because of the delicate consistency of its meat, resulting in ....

Antarctic Fishes

Illustrated in the Gyotaku Method by Boshu Nagase

Mitsuo Fukuchi and Harvey J Marchant

This introduction gives a short account, including diagrams, of the evolution of the Antarctic fish fauna following the formation of the Southern Ocean resulting from the ....

Atlas of Pacific Salmon

The First Map-Based Status Assessment of Salmon in the North Pacific

Zanthippe Augerot

This is the first book to apply a common, newly caliberated yardstick to measure, across this broad ecosystem, the state of the Pacific salmon, which have suffered precipitous ....

The Atlantic Salmon

Genetics, Conservation and Management

Edited by Eric Verspoor, Lee Stradmeyer and Jennifer Nielsen

Atlantic Salmon is a cultural icon throughout its North Atlantic range; it is the focus of probably the World's highest profile recreational fishery and is the basis for one of ....

Bacterial Fish Pathogens

Diseases of Farmed and Wild Fish

B Austin and DA Austin

This 4th, revised, edition of Bacterial Fish Pathogens fills the need for an up-to-date comprehensive book on the biological aspects of the bacterial taxa which cause disease ....

The Behaviour and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout

Thomas Quinn

Provides the essential information needed to understand the behavior and ecology of Pacific salmon, including steelhead and cutthroat trout. Based on the latest scientific ....

Bigheaded Carps

A Biological Synopsis and Environmental Risk Assessment

C Kolar, W Courtnay Jr, D Chapman, C Housel, J Williams and D Jennings

The book is a detailed risk assessment and biological synopsis of the bigheaded carps of the genus Hypophthalmichthys, which includes the bighead, silver, and largescale silver ....

Biology, Assessment, and Management of North Pacific Rockfishes

Edited by J Heifetz, J Dicosimo, AJ Gharrett, MS Love, VM O'Connell and RD Stanley

Symposium proceedings with 28 peer-reviewed papers on rockfish biology, ecology, assessment techniques, and management strategies. Promotes sustainable management on ....

Biology of Fishes

Quentin Bone and Richard H Moore

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 ....

The Biology of the Three-Spined Stickleback

Sara Ostlund-Nilsson, Ian Mayer and Felicity Anne Huntingford

Since sticklebacks have undergone evolutionary radiation in different environments, research provides an important new model system for understanding the underlying ....

Bleher's Discus, Volume 1

Heiko Bleher

Comprehensive study of the genus Sympysodon. Includes discovery history, taxonomy, distribution, habitat, nutrition and much more. ....

Bluegills

Biology and Behavior

Stephen Spotte

The bluegill is arguably the most popular freshwater sportfish in North America - it has been introduced into every state but Alaska. Bluegills also have been exported worldwide ....

The Borneo Suckers

Revision of the Torrent Loaches of Borneo (Balitoridae: Gastromyzon, Neogastromyzon)

Tan Heok Hui

The systematics of the genera Gastromyzon, Hypergastromyzon and Neogastromyzon of the family Balitoridae, all of which are endemic to Borneo, are revised. These genera ....

By-catch Reduction in the World's Fisheries

Edited by Steven J Kennelly

This book comes after several decades of outstanding and successful research that has helped ameliorate some of the most important and controversial fisheries issues in the ....

Catfish Atlas Volume 1

South American Catfishes of the Families Loricariidae, Cetopsidae, Nematogenyidae and Trichomycteridae

Hans-Georg Evers and Ingo Seidel

The family Loricariidae, suckermouth -or armored- catfishes, contains over 650 described species and a great number of still undescribed members. Many of these are popular ....

Cichlid Atlas, Volume 2

Uwe Römer

This is the most complete and actual update of knowledge published on Apistogramma, and together with volume 1, the most complete work ever presented on the genus. ....

Communication in Fishes

Edited by Friedrich Ladich, Shaun P Collin, Peter Moller and BG Kapoor

Fishes, the most abundant and diverse group among all vertebrates, exploit the largest number of communication channels. These two volumes explore how fishes use hearing and ....

Coral Reef Fishes

Dynamics and Diversity in a Complex Ecosystem

Edited by Peter F Sale

Coral Reef Fishes is the successor of The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs. This new edition includes provocative reviews covering the major areas of reef fish ecology. ....

Developments in Fish Telemetry

Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Fish Telemetry held in Europe

Edited by P.R Almeida, B.R Quintella, M.J Costa and A Moore

This volume includes 33 peer-reviewed papers presented at the Sixth Conference on Fish Telemetry held in Europe (Sesimbra, Portugal, 5-11 June 2005). The papers focus on the ....

Dietary Supplements for the Health and Quality of Cultured Fish

Edited by H Nakagawa, M Sato and DM Gatlin III

This book addresses current information on the effects of micronutrients and other efficacious substances from plants, animals and bacteria, with regard to quality and ....

Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An Identification Guide for the Western Central North Atlantic, Two Volume Set

Edited by William J Richards

This two-volume set is the definitive reference for the early life history of the fishes of the Western Central North Atlantic. It is a single source for identification and ....

Economically Important Sharks and Rays of Indonesia

WT White, PR Last, JD Stevens and GK Yearsley

Obtaining reliable species composition and abundance data from catches is essential for effective fishery management. Field guides are needed to assist fishery biologist with ....

Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of California

Samuel M McGinnis

Field guide to all of California's 130 freshwater fish species, both native and introduced. Detailed natural history accounts for each species give a wealth of ....

A Field Guide to the Fishes of Kuching Rivers

Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

Katherine Atack

A Field Guide to the Fishes of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo introduces the non-taxonomic reader to the variety of fish species in the mostly estuarine rivers ....

Field Guide to Sharks, Skates, and Ratfish of Alaska

Duane E Stevenson et al

This field guide is the most comprehensive overview of Alaska's cartilaginous fishes ever produced. The authoritative book combines information from the scientific ....

Field Identification Guide to the Sharks and Rays of the Mediterranean and Black Sea

Fabrizio Serena

This volume presents a fully illustrated field guide for the identification of the sharks and rays most relevant to the fisheries of the Mediterranean and Black Sea. An ....

Fisheries Buybacks

Edited by Rita Curtis and Dale Squires

Fisheries buybacks are an important strategy being implemented globally in the efforts to produce a more sustainable and profitable fisheries industry. Fisheries Buybacks ....

Fish Cytogenetics

Edited by E Pisano, C Ozouf-Costaz, F Foresti and BG Kapoor

In the past 20 years, fish cytogenetics has become an essential tool in fields as diverse as systematics and evolution, conservation, aquaculture and more recently, ....

Fish Conservation

A Guide to Understanding and Restoring Global Aquatic Biodiversity and Fishery Resources

Gene S Helfman

Fish Conservation offers, for the first time in a single volume, a readable reference with a global approach to marine and freshwater fish diversity and fishery ....

Fish Cognition and Behavior

Edited by Culum Brown, Kevin Laland and Jens Krause

The study of animal cognition has been largely confined to birds and mammals; a historical bias which has led to the belief that learning plays little or no part in the ....

Fish Diseases and Disorders, Volume 1

Protozoan and Metazoan Infections

Edited by PTK Woo

As in the first edition, the focus of this second edition is on protozoan and metazoan parasites that cause disease in fish. Significant changes to this second edition include ....

Fishes of the Eastern Mediterranean

D Golani, B Ozturk and N Basusta

Comprehensive colour guide to all known fish species of the Eastern Mediterranean. Over 470 species are described, incl migrant and indigenous. Each species descriptions ....

Fish Histology

Female Reproductive Systems

Donald B McMillan

Fish - including cyclostomes, elasmobranchs, and teleosts - display a wide variety of ways of coping with the stringent conditions they encounter in the aquatic environment. ....

The Fish Oocyte

From Basic Studies to Biotechnological Applications

Edited by Patrick J Babin, Joan Cerdà and Esther Lubzens

This book addresses the growing needs in deciphering the biological processes associated with fish reproduction, in view of the growth of aquaculture and the dwindling natural ....

Fish Osmoregulation

Edited by Bernardo Baldisserotto, Juan Miguel Mancera Romera and BG Kapoor

Fish live in environments with a wide variety of chemical characteristics (fresh, brackish and seawater, acidic, alkaline, soft and hard waters). From an osmoregulatory ....

Fish Reproduction

Edited by MJ Rocha, A Arukwe and BG Kapoor

With the decline in world fish stocks, our knowledge of fish reproduction has become fundamental. Reproduction is an essential commitment to future generation. It is also a ....

Fish Respiration and Environment

Edited by MN Fernandes, FT Rantin, ML Glass and BG Kapoor

Gills of healthy fishes are their lifeline to meet the challenges arising from their changing environment: oxygen gradient, alkalinity, temperature fluctuations and the ....

Fish Welfare

Edited by Edward Branson

With the rise of the aquaculture industry during recent years and its likely continuing expansion for very many years, the subject of fish welfare has come to the fore, ....

Fishes of the World

Joseph S Nelson

Celebrating it's 30th year in print, Dr. Nelson's book is a classic in its field, unique in its presentation of a modern introductory systematic treatment of all major fish ....

Flatfishes

Biology and Exploitation

Edited by Robin N Gibson

Contains contributions by internationally recognised experts in the field of flatfish biology, covering systematics and distribution, reproduction, ecology, behaviour, ....

Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh

AK Ataur Rahman

Descriptions, diagrams and photos of 264 freshwater fishes. ....

The Freshwater Fishes of British Columbia

JD McPhail

The comprehensive species accounts aid accurate identification and consist of an illustration, the scientific and common names of the fish, its distinguishing ....

Freshwater Fishes of Mexico

R Rush Miller, WL Minckley and SM Norris

Though Mexico is only one-fifth the size of the continental United States, it is home to nearly two-thirds as many freshwater fishes as those that swim the waters of the United ....

Freshwater Fishes of Texas

A Field Guide

Chad Thomad, Timothy H Bonner and Bobby G Whiteside

Containing habitat information, physical descriptions, photographs, and range maps for more than 150 species of freshwater fishes that can be found in Texas, this field guide ....

Great White Sharks Preserved in European Museums

Alessandro De Maddalena

The author has condensed virtually everything that is known about the great white sharks that are preserved in European museums in this book. Available data of 105 great white ....

Guide to Northeast Pacific Flatfishes

Families Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, and Pleuronectidae

DE Kramer, WH Barss, BC Paust and BE Bracken

Identification guide to all 40 species of flatfish found in the northeast Pacific. Descriptions, value, and range are given. Printed on water-resistant paper. ....

Hakes of the World (Family Merluccidae)

An annotated and illustrated catalogue of hake species known to date

D Lloris, J Matallanas and P Oliver

This is a worldwide catalogue of the family Merlucciidae. Two subfamilies, Macruroninae and Merlucciinae, are recognized comprising four genera, Lyconodes, Lyconus, Macruronus ....

Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes

Maurice Kottelat and J Freyhof

This reference work covering 546 native and 33 introduced species is a very important contribution on the biodiversity of freshwater fish species in Europe. Much of the ....

Lampreys

Life Without Jaws

Martin W Hardisty

Although in the recent past they may have been one of the most numerous and widespread inhabitants of our cleaner rivers, it is their mode of life that explains why they are ....

Mako Sharks

Alessandro De Maddalena, Antonella Preti and Robert Smith

Superbly illustrated and meticulously researched, this book is the first reference for both general readers and specialists of everything that is known about the most ....

The Muskellunge Symposium: a Memorial Tribute to E.J. Crossman

Edited by James S Diana and Terry L Margenau

This book documents proceedings of a symposium on muskellunge developed as a memorial for E.J. Crossman. It focuses on the biology, ecology, and management of muskellunge, ....

A New Species of Ponyfish (Teleostei, Leiognathidae, Photoplagios) from Madagascar, with a Phylogeny for Photoplagios and Comments on the Status of Equula Lineolata

J Sparks

North American Freshwater Fishes

Evolution, Ecology, and Behaviour

Edited by Richard L Mayden and Brooks M Burr

*Only resource to include coverage of Canada, the continental United States, and parts of Mexico in one volume. ....

Otoliths of Common Australian Temperate Fish

A Photographic Guide

Dianne Furlani, Rosemary Gales and David Pemberton

Otoliths have a characteristic shape for each species of fish. Being bony, otoliths are not easily digested and as a result, they can show which fish make up the diet of ....

Philip's Guide to Freshwater Fish of Britain and Europe

Peter S Maitland and Keith Linsell

An easy-to-use identification guide to every fish species in Europe. It features over 250 full-colour species artworks, which are so detailed that in most cases ....

The Physiology of Fishes

Edited by David H Evans and James B Claiborne

New scientific approaches have dramatically evolved in the decade since The Physiology of Fishes was first published. With the genomic revolution and a heightened ....

Primitive Fishes

Edited by David J McKenzie, Anthony P Farrell and Colin J Brauner

Ancient fishes are a relatively untapped resource in the scientific search for insights into the evolution of physiological systems in fishes and higher vertebrates. ....

Reef and Freshwater Fish of Seychelles

A Field Guide

Oliver Gerlach and Justin Gerlach

This guide covers the common and conspicuous fish of the Seychelles islands. 152 species are described and illustrated allowing easy identification of most of the species likely ....

Reef and Shore Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands

John E Randall

This 560-page volume covers the 612 species of fishes found in the Hawaiian Archipelago from the shore to 200 meters depth. It contains 1007 illustrations (944 in color) most ....

Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage, Volume 6

Centrarchidae - Black Basses and Sunfishes

Thomas P Simon and Robert Wallus

This seven-volume series is the most extensive treatise on early life histories of the freshwater fishes of North America. It represents the state-of-the-art in fishery ....

Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage, Volume 5

Aphredoderidae through Cottidae, Moronidae, and Sciaenidae

Robert Wallus and Thomas P Simon

This seven-volume series is the most extensive treatise on early life histories of the freshwater fishes of North America. It represents the state-of-the-art in fishery ....

Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Chondrichthyes

Sharks, Batoids and Chimaeras

Edited by William C Hamlett

Chondrichthyan fishes successfully utilize a remarkably diverse and complex array of reproductive modes, all of which result in the production of a small number of ....

Review of the Indo-Pacific Fishes of the Genus Odontanthias (Serranidea Anthiinae) with Descriptions of Two New Species and Related New Genus

John E Randall and Phillip C Heemstra

Salmon

Peter Coates

Every year, wild salmon travel hundreds of miles upstream. They fight fierce river currents, leap over rocks and small waterfalls, and die by the thousands of starvation, ....

Salmonid Field Protocols Handbook

Techniques for Assessing Status and Trends in Salmon and Trout Populations

DH Johnson et al

This is the first publication to collect, standardize, and recommend a scientifically rigorous set of field protocols for monitoring and assessing salmon and trout ....

Scotland's Freshwater Fish

Ecology, Conservation & Folklore

Peter S Maitland

This book covers all the freshwater fish which are found in Scotland, including those which appear in fresh water from estuaries and the sea for short periods. It is the ....

Seahorses

An Identification Guide to the World's Species and their Conservation

Sara A Lourie, Amanda CJ Vincent and Heather J Hall

Based on original research, this is the only comprehensive guide to seahorse species world-wide. Detailed background information introduces the reader to the fascinating ....

Sea Trout

Biology, Conservation & Management

Edited by Graeme Harris and Nigel Milner

The sea trout is an important fish species both commercially and recreationally but until recently it has been largely neglected and overshadowed by interest in salmon. In ....

Shark Nursery Grounds of the Gulf of Mexico and the East Coast Waters of the United States

Edited by Camilla T McCandless, Nancy E Kohler and Harold L Pratt

Until recently, detailed reports of the shark nursery grounds off the U.S. East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico have been nonexistent. In this book, researchers contribute ....

Sharks of the Open Ocean

Biology, Fisheries & Conservation

Edited by Ellen Pikitch, Merry Camhi and E Babcock

This important and exciting title represents the first authoritative volume focussed on pelagic (open ocean) sharks as a group. Virtually every pelagic shark expert in the ....

Sharks of the Pacific Northwest

Including Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska

Alessandro De Maddalena, Antonella Preti and Tarik Polansky

Those who think of sharks as something only found in tropical waters will be surprised to learn that there are 18 species of sharks in the cool waters of the Pacific ....

Sharks, Skates and Rays of the Gulf of Mexico

A Field Guide

Glenn R Parsons

Designed as a field guide, this easy-to-use reference provides details on biology, distribution and status, similar species and nomenclature, as well as personal ....

Sockeye Salmon

Evolution, Ecology, and Management

Edited by Carol Ann Woody

The importance of sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka to commercial and subsistence fisheries around the Pacific Rim has led to over a century of research on their ....

South Africa's Great White Shark

Thomas P Peschak and Michael C Scholl

Provides information on one of the world's most awe-inspiring predators for cage divers, marine biologists, tour guides and photographers. ....

Status, Distribution, and Conservation of Native Freshwater Fishes of Western North America

A Symposium Proceedings

Edited by Mark J Brouder and Julie A Scheurer

Throughout the western United States, Canada, and northern Mexico during the past century, the status of many western native freshwater fish species has become ....

Subterranean Fishes of the World

An account of the subterranean (hypogean) fishes described up to 2003 with a bibliography 1541-2004

Graham S Proudlove

Subterranean fishes are found on every continent, in many different environments from shallow caves to deep phreatic groundwater. Over 125 species of obligate subterranean ....

Understanding Sharks

Erich Ritter

Not many inhabitants of the sea instill so much fear and fascination. Shark expert Erich Ritter has spent thousands of hours face-to-face with sharks. From his observations he ....

The Wild Trout Survival Guide

Habitat and Fishery Management Guidelines

Wild Trout Trust

A practical manual on how to create ideal conditions for wild brown trout to flourish, builds on the highly acclaimed WTT Guidelines for Trout Habitat Restoration, produced in ....

World Atlas of Marine Fishes

Rudie H Kuiter and Helmut Debelius

This World Atlas shows more than 6000 photos of 4200 species of fish found in the oceans worldwide. Presented here are the fishes one is likely to see when diving or ....

Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Volume 35, Parts 1 - 3: Fishes

3 Volume Set

Douglass F Hoese, John Paxton and Gerry Allen

Fishes are the largest and most diverse group of vertebrate animals, with an estimated 25,000 extant species (Nelson 1994), about equal to the number of all other vertebrates ....