Ecology of North American freshwater fishes / Stephen T. Ross.

Author/creator Ross, Stephen T.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, [2013]
Descriptionx, 460 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
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Subjects
Freshwater fishes--Ecology. --North America.

Contents Part 1. Faunal origins, evolution, and diversity -- Origin and derivation of the North American freshwater fish fauna -- Reshaping North American fish faunas : the role of late Cenozoic climatic and tectonic events -- Part 2. Formation, maintenance, and persistence of local populations and assemblages -- Responses of populations and assemblages to biotic and physical factors -- The formation and maintenance of populations and assemblages -- Persistence of fish assemblages in space and time -- Part 3. Form and function -- Morphology and functional ecology of the fins and axial skeleton -- Form and function in the feeding of fishes -- Life history and reproductive ecology -- Part 4. Interactions among individuals and species -- Communication among individuals -- Interactions in resource acquisition I : Niches, competition, and trophic position -- Interactions in resource acquisition II : Predation, avoiding predation, and predator effects on ecosystems -- Getting along : Mutualism, facilitation, and coevolution -- Part 5. Issues in conservation -- Streams large and small -- Ponds, lakes, and impoundments.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 373-436) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012043368
ISBN9780520249455 (cloth : alkaline paper)
ISBN0520249453 (cloth : alkaline paper)

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