Author: Melanie L.J. Stiassny
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0080534929
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
Comprising by far the largest and most diverse group of vertebrates, fishes occupy a broad swathe of habitats ranging from the deepest ocean abyss to the highest mountain lakes. Such incredible ecological diversity and the resultant variety in lifestyle, anatomy, physiology and behavior, make unraveling the evolutionary history of fishes a daunting task. The successor of a classic volume by the same title, Interrelationships of Fishes, provides the latest in the "state of the art" of systematics and classification for many of the major groups of fishes. In providing a sound phylogenetic framework from leading authorities in the field, this book is an indispensable reference for a broad range of biologists, especially students of fish behavior, anatomy, physiology, molecular biology, genetics and ecology--in fact, anyone who wishes to interpret their work on fishes in an evolutionary context. Provides thorough and comprehensive treatment of the Phylogency of fishes Assembles an International team of expert contributors Useful to a wide variety of fish biologists
Interrelationships of Fishes
Functional Morphology and Classification of Teleostean Fishes
Author: William A. Gosline
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Gonorynchiformes and Ostariophysan Relationships
Author: Terry Grande
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000737969
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
An understanding of gonorynchiform morphology and systematic inter- and intra-relationships has proven vital to a better understanding of the evolution of lower teleosts in general, and more specifically of groups such as the clupeiforms (e.g., herrings and anchovies), and ostariophysans (e.g., carps, minnows and catfishes). This book examines the
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000737969
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
An understanding of gonorynchiform morphology and systematic inter- and intra-relationships has proven vital to a better understanding of the evolution of lower teleosts in general, and more specifically of groups such as the clupeiforms (e.g., herrings and anchovies), and ostariophysans (e.g., carps, minnows and catfishes). This book examines the
Gonorynchiformes and Ostariophysan Relationships
Author: Terry Grande
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 143984268X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
An understanding of gonorynchiform morphology and systematic inter- and intra-relationships has proven vital to a better understanding of the evolution of lower teleosts in general, and more specifically of groups such as the clupeiforms (e.g., herrings and anchovies), and ostariophysans (e.g., carps, minnows and catfishes). This book examines the
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 143984268X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
An understanding of gonorynchiform morphology and systematic inter- and intra-relationships has proven vital to a better understanding of the evolution of lower teleosts in general, and more specifically of groups such as the clupeiforms (e.g., herrings and anchovies), and ostariophysans (e.g., carps, minnows and catfishes). This book examines the
Interrelationships of Higher Euteleostean Fishes
Author: Donn Eric Rosen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Origin and Phylogenetic Interrelationships of Teleosts
Author: Gloria Arratia Fuentes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Evolution and Development of Fishes
Author: Zerina Johanson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107179440
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
World-class palaeontologists and biologists summarise the state-of-the-art on fish evolution and development.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107179440
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
World-class palaeontologists and biologists summarise the state-of-the-art on fish evolution and development.
Electrocommunication in Teleost Fishes
Author: Bernd Kramer
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783642840289
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Some fishes test their environment by generating electric fields outside their bodies (man's first contact with electricity). To send and receive electric signals, one's own or those from a neighbor, is the basis of some bony fishes' unusual sensory capacities that enable them to lead a secret, nocturnal life. This volume provides the reader with a detailed account of these fishes' biology and behavior and their sophisticated sensory capacities. The phylogenetic relationships of the fish taxa involved are discussed as well as the physiology and anatomy of the electrosensory-motor-system and the integration to form an efficient intelligence system. The main emphasis is on the descriptive and experimental analysis of electric communication behavior in a variety of species, including studies of digital signal synthesis. Whenever possible, mechanisms of communication are indicated.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783642840289
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Some fishes test their environment by generating electric fields outside their bodies (man's first contact with electricity). To send and receive electric signals, one's own or those from a neighbor, is the basis of some bony fishes' unusual sensory capacities that enable them to lead a secret, nocturnal life. This volume provides the reader with a detailed account of these fishes' biology and behavior and their sophisticated sensory capacities. The phylogenetic relationships of the fish taxa involved are discussed as well as the physiology and anatomy of the electrosensory-motor-system and the integration to form an efficient intelligence system. The main emphasis is on the descriptive and experimental analysis of electric communication behavior in a variety of species, including studies of digital signal synthesis. Whenever possible, mechanisms of communication are indicated.
Intersexuality in the Animal Kingdom
Author: R. Reinboth
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 364266069X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
When Richard Goldschmidt' coined the term "intersexuality" in 1915, he intended it to apply to normally dioecious species which exhibit some kind of mixture between male and female characters. However, as knowledge of the bewildering variability present in the sexual orga nization of members of the animal kingdom has increased, the original meaning of the word has changed. Today many authors define inter sexuality as "the presence of both male and female characteristics, or of intermediate sexual characteristics, in a single individual".2 This more extensive and widely accepted concept justifies the title of our book •. Among all the anatomical and physiological features of living organisms the reproductive system has a unique importance for the perpetuation of the species. Conversely, reproductive processes are of little or no account for the viability of the individual. Therefore, within the framework of general biology reproduction has all too often been looked at solely from the point of view of genetics. Lively discussions about genotypic versus phenotypic sex determination long dominated the sci entific literature on sexuality in animals; this one-sided emphasis has tended to obscure many important facets of an organism's ability to reproduce. Recent developments in current biological research have brought the classic problem of sex differentiation into focus again, and the rapid progress being made in comparative endocrinology has added a new di mension to the study of reproductive biology.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 364266069X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
When Richard Goldschmidt' coined the term "intersexuality" in 1915, he intended it to apply to normally dioecious species which exhibit some kind of mixture between male and female characters. However, as knowledge of the bewildering variability present in the sexual orga nization of members of the animal kingdom has increased, the original meaning of the word has changed. Today many authors define inter sexuality as "the presence of both male and female characteristics, or of intermediate sexual characteristics, in a single individual".2 This more extensive and widely accepted concept justifies the title of our book •. Among all the anatomical and physiological features of living organisms the reproductive system has a unique importance for the perpetuation of the species. Conversely, reproductive processes are of little or no account for the viability of the individual. Therefore, within the framework of general biology reproduction has all too often been looked at solely from the point of view of genetics. Lively discussions about genotypic versus phenotypic sex determination long dominated the sci entific literature on sexuality in animals; this one-sided emphasis has tended to obscure many important facets of an organism's ability to reproduce. Recent developments in current biological research have brought the classic problem of sex differentiation into focus again, and the rapid progress being made in comparative endocrinology has added a new di mension to the study of reproductive biology.
The Intermuscular Bones and Ligaments of Teleostean Fishes
Author: Colin Patterson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description