Fish: An Enthusiast's GuideEngagingly written, with both learning and humor, Fish bridges the gap between purely pictorial books and scholarly texts, and provides a succinct summary of fish biology and conservation for students and fish enthusiasts. |
Contents
| 1 | |
2 Fish from the Outside | 13 |
3 Fish from the Inside | 35 |
4 Behavior | 47 |
5 Diversity | 65 |
6 Ecology | 99 |
7 Trout Streams | 116 |
8 Warmwater Streams | 131 |
11 Estuaries | 163 |
12 Between the Tides | 173 |
13 The Continental Shelf and Beyond | 184 |
14 Tropical Reefs | 197 |
15 Conservation | 211 |
16 Resources for the Aquatic Naturalist | 234 |
Illustration Credits and Acknowledgments | 249 |
Bibliography for Illustrations | 261 |
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