TY - BOOK ID - 1038971 TI - Migration of freshwater fishes AU - Lucas, Martyn C. AU - Baras, Etienne AU - Thom, Timothy J. PY - 2001 SN - 0632057548 9780632057542 PB - Oxford Blackwell DB - UniCat KW - Fishes KW - Animal ethology and ecology. Sociobiology KW - Freshwater fishes KW - Migration. KW - Fishes, Fresh-water KW - Fresh-water fishes KW - Inland fishes KW - Inland water fishes KW - Freshwater animals KW - Migration KW - Freshwater fishes - Migration. KW - Animal migration KW - Animaux KW - Poissons d'eau douce. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1038971 AB - Recent studies have increasingly demonstrated the widespread existence of spatio-temporal variations in the abundance and distribution of species of freshwater fishes, previously assumed not to move between habitats. These movements are often on a seasonal or ontogenetic basis, for spawning, feeding and refuge, and in many cases are fundamental for the successful completion of lifecycles.This important book provides a single source for a range of previously widely dispersed information on these movements of fish in fresh waters, covering potamodromous fishes as well as the more familiar diadromous species, worldwide. Contents include full descriptions of types of migration and spatial behaviour, the stimulus and capacity for fish to migrate, the effects of climate on patterns of migratory behaviour, a taxonomic analysis (mostly by family) of freshwater fish migration, methods for studying migration, and details of the impacts of man's activities on freshwater fish migration. "Migration of Freshwater Fishes" provides an excellent and comprehensive reference to which the river manager, biologist or student can now refer to obtain information, advice and current opinion on the migratory behaviour of most taxonomic groups of fishes occurring in fresh water. University libraries and aquatic research stations should also have copies of this essential reference book on their shelves. ER -