Limit search to available items
Book Cover
Book
Author Lucas, Martyn C.

Title Migration of freshwater fishes / Martyn C. Lucas, Etienne Baras ; with contributions from Timothy J. Thom, Annie Duncan, and Ondrej Slavik
Published Oxford : Blackwell Science, 2001

Copies

Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 W'BOOL  597.176 Luc/Mof  AVAILABLE
Description xvii, 420 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents 1.Migration and Spatial Behaviour -- 2.The Stimulus and Capacity for Migration -- 3.Types of Migration -- 4.Effects of Climate on Patterns of Migratory Behaviour -- 5.Taxonomic Analysis of Migration in Freshwater Fishes -- 6.Methods for Studying the Spatial Behaviour of Fish in Fresh and Brackish Water -- 7.Applied Aspects of Freshwater Fish Migration -- 8.Conclusion -- References -- Geographical index -- Taxonomic index -- Subject index
Summary Many fish species that occur in fresh water make journeys between habitats in response to seasonal changes, reproductive patterns, feeding needs and so on. Many workers are familiar with the migrations made by salmon and anguillid eels for example, but may be less so with many other freshwater species. This new title redresses this balance by providing comprehensive information on the nature and extent of migration by freshwater fishes, including diadromous species, world-wide. Covering topics such as the incidence and types of migration exhibited by freshwater fishes, the capacity and stimulus to migrate, the methods used to study the spatial behaviour of freshwater fishes, and applied issues of freshwater fish migration, this important book will be invaluable for a wide range of fish biologists and fisheries managers.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [314] - 392) and index
Subject Freshwater fishes -- Migration.
Author Thom, Tim
Duncan, A. (Annie)
Baras, Etienne.
SlavĂ­k, Ondrej
LC no. 2001043569
ISBN 0632057548