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Do Fish Sleep?
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ISBN: 1283370018 9786613370013 0813551099 9780813551098 9780813549415 0813549418 Year: 2011 Publisher: New Brunswick, NJ

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From the fifty-one-foot whale shark Rhincodon typus to a less-than-one-half-inch fish in the minnow family--the tiny Paedocypris progenetica--fish certainly carry a lot of weight . . . or do they? A fish's heft in water may vary, but these diverse aquatic animals certainly carry a lot of weight in our ecosystems and environment. From freshwater to ocean habitats, Judith S. Weis offers a fascinating look at these deceptively simple creatures. Fishes may appear to live a dull existence, but appearances change once we understand more about how they survive. These wonders actually possess attributes that would make us superpowers--they can change color, sex, produce light and electricity, regenerate injured fins, prevent themselves from sinking, and some can even walk on land. Do Fish Sleep? is organized in an easy-to-read and accessible question-and-answer format, filled with more than 55 photographs and over 100 interesting facts from fish biology basics to the importance of preserving and restoring fish diversity and healthy populations. A captivating read for fish enthusiasts of all ages--naturalists, environmentalists, aquarists, scuba divers, and students--this is also the perfect primer for those just about to get their feet wet. Dive in!

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Fishes --- Fish --- Pisces --- Aquatic animals --- Vertebrates --- Fisheries --- Fishing --- Ichthyology


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Fishes
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ISBN: 1421403447 9781421403441 9781421402222 142140222X 9781421402239 1421402238 Year: 2011 Publisher: Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press

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Beautifully grotesque fish of the American West
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ISBN: 1496200063 9781496200044 1496200047 9781496200051 1496200055 9781496200068 0803265239 9780803265233 9780803265233 Year: 2017 Publisher: Lincoln

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Fishes --- Fish --- Pisces --- Aquatic animals --- Vertebrates --- Fisheries --- Fishing --- Ichthyology

Pollution ecology of estuarine invertebrates
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ISBN: 0123284406 0323151078 Year: 1979 Publisher: New York Academic Press

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Environmental Biology of Fishes
ISSN: 15735133 03781909

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Ichthyological research
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ISSN: 16163915 13418998

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Fish physiology and biochemistry
ISSN: 15735168 09201742

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The rise of marine mammals : 50 million years of evolution
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ISBN: 1421423251 142142326X 9781421423265 9781421423258 Year: 2017 Publisher: Baltimore, Maryland Johns Hopkins University Press

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"Marine mammals have long captured the attention of humans. Ancient peoples etched seals and dolphins on the walls of Paleolithic caves; today, engineers develop microprocessors to track these denizens of the deep. This groundbreaking book from highly respected marine mammal paleontologist Annalisa Berta delves into the story of the extraordinary adaptations that gave the world these amazing animals. The Rise of Marine Mammals reveals remarkable fossil record discoveries that shed light on the origins, relationships, and diversification of marine mammals. Focusing on evolution and paleobiology, Berta provides an overview of marine mammal species diversity, enhanced with gorgeous life restorations by Carl Buell, Robert Boessenecker, William Stout, and Ray Troll and extensive line drawings by graphics editor James L. Sumich. The book also considers ongoing conservation challenges, demonstrating how the fossil record of adaptation in response to past environmental shifts may illuminate the way that marine mammals respond to global climate change. This invaluable evolutionary framework is essential for helping us understand how best to protect and conserve today's polar bears, whales, dolphins, seals, and fellow warm-blooded ocean dwellers. The Rise of Marine Mammals also describes exciting breakthroughs that rely on new techniques of study, including 3-D imaging, and molecular, finite element, and morphometric analyses, which have enhanced scientists' understanding of everything from the anatomy of fetal whales to the genes behind limb loss in cetaceans. Mammalogists, paleontologists, and marine scientists will find Berta's insights absorbing, while developmental and molecular biologists, geneticists, and ecologists exploring integrative research approaches will benefit from her fresh perspective."--Publisher's description.


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Biodiversity of fishes in Arunachal Himalaya : systematics, classification, and taxonomic identification
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ISBN: 0128158379 0128155566 9780128158371 9780128155561 Year: 2019 Publisher: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,

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"Biodiversity of Fishes in Arunachal Himalaya: Systematics, Classification, and Taxonomic Identification provides a detailed piscatorial resource of the fish species living in the rich mountain waterbodies of the eastern Himalayan region. It presents the latest classifications and updated taxa of fish dwelling in high-altitude cold waters, mid-altitude cold and warm waters, and warm waters in the low altitude foothill regions of the Arunachal Himalaya. The book includes the scientific and vernacular names of more than 200 fish species, as well as coloration, distributional and conservational status. It addresses increasing threats to the endemic fishes of this region, including habitat shrinkage, habitat destruction, and more. This book will be a valuable resource for biodiversity and conservation researchers, especially those specializing in ichthyo-faunal diversity. Fishery researchers and students will also find the information presented on taxonomic and classification very useful to their initiatives"--


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Experimental hydrodynamics of fast-floating aquatic animals
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ISBN: 0128226285 0128210257 9780128226285 9780128210253 Year: 2020 Publisher: London, England : Academic Press,

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Experimental Hydrodynamics of Fast-Floating Aquatic Animals presents the latest research on the physiological, morphological, and evolutionary factors in aquatic animal locomoation--

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