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Academic & Professional Books  Marine & Freshwater Biology  Fishes  Fishes: General

Fishes Out of Water Biology and Ecology of Mudskippers

By: Zeehan Jaafar(Editor), Edward O Murdy(Editor), Douglass F Hoese(Foreword By)
390 pages, 152 colour & 80 b/w photos and illustrations, 29 tables
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  • Fishes Out of Water ISBN: 9781498717878 Hardback Jun 2017 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 1 week
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About this book

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 behaviour 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 remaining 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 synthesise 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. Fishes Out of Water will be of interest to a broad range of students, researchers, and professionals in ichthyology, evolution, ecology, animal behaviour, and comparative physiology.

Contents

- Introduction
- Taxonomy & Systematics
- Distribution
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Age, Growth & Reproduction
- Behavior & Feeding
- Ecology
- Mudskipper Husbandry

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By: Zeehan Jaafar(Editor), Edward O Murdy(Editor), Douglass F Hoese(Foreword By)
390 pages, 152 colour & 80 b/w photos and illustrations, 29 tables
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