| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 399 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / M.H. Horn, K.L.M. Horn, M.A. Chotkowski -- Methods for studying intertidal fishes / R.N. Gibson -- Vertical distribution patterns / Claus Dieter Zander, Jürgen Nieder, Karen Martin -- Respiration in water and air / Karen L.M. Martin, Christopher R. Bridges -- Osmoregulation, acid-base regulation, and nitrogen excretion / David H. Evans, J.B. Claiborne, Gregg A. Kormanik -- Movement and homing in intertidal fishes / R.N. Gibson -- Sensory systems / Kurt Kotrschal -- Intertidal spawning / Edward E. DeMartini -- Parental care in intertidal fishes / Ronald M. Coleman -- Recruitment of intertidal fishes / Catherine A. Pfister -- Herbivory / Michael H. Horn, F. Patricio Ojeda -- Predation by fishes in the intertidal / Stephen F. Norton, Amy E. Cook -- Intertidal fish communities / R.N. Gibson, R.M. Yoshiyama -- Systematics of intertidal fishes / Michael A. Chotkowski, Donald G. Buth, Kim Prochazka -- Biogeography of rocky intertidal fishes / Kim Prochazka, Michael A. Chotkowski, Donald G. Buth -- Convergent evolution and community convergence : research potential using intertidal fishes / Michael H. Horn -- The fossil record of the intertidal zone / Hans-Peter Schultze. |
| Summary |
Intertidal Fishes describes the fishes inhabiting the narrow strip of habitat between the high and low tide marks along the rocky coastlines of the world. It analyzes the specialized traits of these fishes that have adapted to living in the dynamic and challenging space where they are alternately exposed to the air and submerged in water with the ebb and flow of the tides. This book provides a comprehensive account of fishes largely overlooked in many previous studies of intertidal organisms and emphasizes how they differ from fishes living in other deeper-water habitats. Coverage includes air breathing, movements and homing, sensory systems, spawning and parental care, feeding habits, community structure, systematic relationships, distribution patterns, and the fossil record in the intertidal zone. Key Features * Written by an international team of 21 experts on intertidal fish biology * Worldwide coverage of intertidal fishes * Comprehensive phylogenetic listing of all fish families with intertidal members * Global biogeographic analysis involving over 700 species from 86 sites * Outlines field and laboratory methods pertinent to studying intertidal fishes * Thorough ecological coverage with chapters on vertical distribution, movements and homing, reproduction, feeding, and community structure * Covers the physiology of aerial and aquatic respiration, osmoregulation, and sensory systems. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Intertidal fishes.
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Intertidal fishes. |
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Intertidal fishes -- Ecology.
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Ecology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Horn, Michael H.
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Martin, Karen L. M.
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Chotkowski, Michael Anthony.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Intertidal fishes. San Diego : Academic Press, ©1999 0123560403 9780123560407 (DLC) 98085619 (OCoLC)40402629 |
| ISBN |
9780080534930 (electronic book) |
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0080534937 (electronic book) |
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0123560403 (Cloth) |
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9780123560407 |
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