The Ecology of Marine Fishes: California and Adjacent Waters
Larry Allen
Abstract
Marine fishes have been intensively studied, and some of the fundamental ideas in the science of marine ecology have emerged from the body of knowledge derived from this diverse group of organisms. This book provides a synthesis and interpretation of the large, often daunting, body of information on the ecology of marine fishes. The focus is on the fauna of the eastern Pacific, especially the fishes of the California coast, a group among the most diverse and best studied of all marine ecosystems. This volume sheds new light on the study of marine fish ecology worldwide. The contributors touch ... More
Marine fishes have been intensively studied, and some of the fundamental ideas in the science of marine ecology have emerged from the body of knowledge derived from this diverse group of organisms. This book provides a synthesis and interpretation of the large, often daunting, body of information on the ecology of marine fishes. The focus is on the fauna of the eastern Pacific, especially the fishes of the California coast, a group among the most diverse and best studied of all marine ecosystems. This volume sheds new light on the study of marine fish ecology worldwide. The contributors touch on many fields in biology, including physiology, development, genetics, behavior, ecology, and evolution. The book includes sections on the history of research, both published and unpublished data, sections on collecting techniques, and references to important earlier studies.
Keywords:
marine fishes,
marine ecology,
marine ecosystems,
eastern Pacific,
Californian coast,
marine fish ecology,
ecologists,
evolutionary biologists,
ichthyologists
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2006 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780520246539 |
| Published to California Scholarship Online: March 2012 |
DOI:10.1525/california/9780520246539.001.0001 |
