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The physiology of fishes.
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ISBN: 0849320224 9780849320224 Year: 2006 Publisher: Boca Raton CRC

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Sensory Systems Neuroscience, Volume 25
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ISBN: 012350449X 9780123504494 9786610751457 1280751452 0080469612 9780080469614 9781280751455 0123504295 9780123504296 Year: 2006 Publisher: Burlington Elsevier

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Fish sensory systems have been extensively studied not only because of a wide general interest in the behavioral and sensory physiology of this group, but also because fishes are well suited as biological models for studies of sensory systems. This volume describes how fish are able to perceive their physical and biological surroundings, and highlights some of the exciting developments in molecular biology of fish sensory systems. Volume 25 in the Fish Physiology series offers the only updated thorough examination of fish sensory systems at the molecular, cellular and systems le

Field guide to freshwater fishes of California
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ISBN: 1282359649 9786612359644 0520936965 9780520936966 0520237285 9780520237285 0520237277 9780520237278 Year: 2006 Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. University of California Press

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This popular book is the only field guide to all of California's 130 freshwater fish species, both native and introduced. Revised and updated throughout, the guide now features the only complete collection of color illustrations of California freshwater fishes available anywhere. These color illustrations, coupled with a set of highly detailed black-and-white drawings, provide a quick and easy method for identifying fish in the field. Detailed natural history accounts for each species give a wealth of information, including the current endangered or threatened status of many native species. * Includes angling tips for each sport fish species * Features an expanded section on cooking freshwater fish

Fish diseases and disorders -
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ISBN: 9781845935542 0851990150 9780851990156 9781845935535 Year: 2006 Publisher: Wallingford : CABI,

The physiology of tropical fishes
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ISBN: 0123504457 9786610633432 1280633433 0080454275 1429409169 9781429409162 9780080454276 9780123504456 Year: 2006 Publisher: Amsterdam Boston Elsevier Academic

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The Physiology of Tropical Fishes is the 21st volume of the well-known Fish Physiology series and consists of 12 chapters. The purpose of the book is to consolidate and integrate what is known about tropical fishes (marine and freshwater species). The twelve chapters focus on the physiological adaptations acquired during the evolutionary process to cope with warm and shallow hypoxic waters from tropical and neotropical hydrographic basins as well as with the intertidal and coral reef habitats which occur in abundance in tropical seas. The special characteristics of tropical fish fauna w

Special issue : age and growth of chondrichthyan fishes : new methods, techniques and analysis
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ISBN: 1280816821 9786610816828 1402055706 1402055692 Year: 2006 Volume: 25 Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer,

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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 of a population is important for effective conservation and management because this information is often utilized for determination of natural mortality and longevity. Ultimately age and growth information is used for calculation of vital rates in population models. Over the last few years there have been advances in the quantitative study of age and growth of chondrichthyan fishes. Novel approaches to ageing of various chondrichthyan fishes continue to arise. This volume is a collection of papers on several of these topics that include new hard parts (e.g. caudal thorns) for assessments of age, new techniques for validation (e.g. bomb radiocarbon) and reexaminations of previous age and growth models. This volume also contains papers on the importance of assessing the precision and accuracy of statistical formulas, analyses, and models that are used in age and growth studies. There is currently a great deal of research being conducted, some of which is truly "pushing the envelope," in attempts to assess the life history parameters of numerous chondrichthyan fishes.

Review of recreational fisheries survey methods
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ISBN: 1280542527 9786610542529 0309660750 9780309660754 030910193X 9780309101936 030910193X 9780309101936 0309180252 9781280542527 661054252X Year: 2006 Publisher: Washington, D.C. National Academies Press

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Recreational fishing in the United States is an important social and economic component of many marine fisheries, with an estimated 14 million anglers making almost 82 million fishing trips in 2004. Although each individual angler typically harvests a small number of fish, collectively these sport fisheries can take a significant fraction of the yearly catch -- in some cases more than commercial fisheries. For example, in 1999, recreational fishing accounted for 94% of the total catch of spotted sea trout, 76% of striped bass and sheephead, and 60% of king mackerel. It is important that systems used to monitor fishing catch are adequate for timely management of recreational fisheries. However, the large number of anglers and access points makes monitoring recreational fishing much more difficult than monitoring commercial fishing. This report reviews the types of survey methods used to estimate catch in recreational fisheries, including state/federal cooperative programs. The report finds that both telephone survey and onsite access components of the current monitoring systems have serious flaws in design or implementation. There are also several areas of miscommunication and mismatched criteria among designers of surveys, data collectors, and recreational fisheries. The report recommends that a comprehensive, universal sampling frame with national coverage should be established, and that improvements should be made in statistical analysis of the data collected and in the ways the data are communicated. A permanent and independent research group should be established and funded to evaluate the statistical design and adequacy of recreational fishery surveys and to guide necessary modifications or new initiatives.

Fish biomechanics
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ISBN: 9780123504470 0123504473 9786611050412 1281050415 0080477763 9780080477763 Year: 2006 Publisher: Amsterdam Boston Academic Press

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The first in two decades to exclusively integrate physiological and biomechanical studies of fish locomotion, feeding and breathing, making this book both comprehensive and unique. This book reviews and integrates recent developments in research on fish biomechanics, with particular emphasis on experimental results derived from the application of innovative new technologies to this area of research, such as high-speed video, sonomicrometry and digital imaging of flow fields. The collective chapters, written by leaders in the field, provide a multidisciplinary view and synthesis of the latest i

Review of the draft research and restoration plan for Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (western Alaska) salmon
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ISBN: 1280349360 9786610349364 0309657393 9780309657396 0309101077 9780309101073 0309181003 Year: 2006 Publisher: Washington, D.C. National Academies Press

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