The Ocean Sunfishes: Evolution, Biology and Conservation

ISBN-13: 9780367359744 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 300 str.

Tierney Thys; Graeme C. Hays; Jonathan David Roy Houghton

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The Ocean Sunfishes: Evolution, Biology and Conservation is the first book to gather into one comprehensive volume our fundamental knowledge of the world-record holding, charismatic ocean behemoths in the family Molidae.

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Evolution and Fossil Record of the Ocean Sunfishes. Phylogeny, Taxonomy and Size Records of Ocean Sunfishes. Genetic Insights Regarding the Taxonomy, Phylogeography and Evolution of Ocean Sunfishes (Molidae Tetraodontiformes). Overview of the Anatomy of Ocean Sunfishes (Molidae Tetraodontiformes). Locomotory Systems and Biomechanics of Ocean Sunfish. Reproductive Biology of the Ocean Sunfishes. Ocean Sunfish Larvae: Detections, Identification and Predation. Movements and Foraging Behavior of Ocean Sunfish. The Diet and Trophic Role of Ocean Sunfishes. Parasites of the Ocean Sunfishes. Biotoxins, Trace Elements, and Microplastics in the Ocean Sunfishes (Molidae). Fisheries Interactions, Distribution Modeling and Conservation Issues of the Ocean Sunfishes. Sunfish on Display: Husbandry of the Ocean Sunfish Mola mola. Ocean Sunfishes and Society. Unresolved Questions About the Ocean Sunfishes, Molidae—A Family Comprising Some of the World’s Largest Teleosts.