Kategoria BISAC: Nature >> Animals - Fish

This important new book will go a long way to rectify this situation by providing a thorough review of the genetics of...

Most guides to animals in parks are intended primarily as identification aids and include relatively little on the biology of the species. Dodd s book is much more, with detailed information on all aspects of the natural history of these species. Biologists, students, and visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park will find this an indispensable guide.
Arthur C. Echternacht
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Tennessee
The Amphibians of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the first book devoted entirely to the natural history of the...

Where was the largest bass caught in Mississippi? What streams are sometimes home to the gulf sturgeon? How can an angler tell a grass pickerel from a walleye?

In Inland Fishes of Mississippi, Stephen T. Ross answers these questions and many more.

Mississippi waters are some of the richest inland fish habitats in the United States. In fact, only four states have more native fish than Mississippi's 204. Inland Fishes of Mississippi is for anglers and nature lovers who want to learn more about this thriving diversity.

Introductory chapters present the history of the study of...

The cookie cutter shark lives in the deep Gulf, looks like an Italian sausage with bulging eyes, and glows in the dark. It feeds by attaching itself to a sperm whale and gnawing hunks of flesh.

Often misidentified as a shark, the smalltooth sawfish is really a ray and may be in danger of disappearing in Gulf environs. The twenty to thirty teeth on each side of its snout work well for rooting up food from the sandy bottom or slashing through schools of prey. But the teeth tangle easily in commercial fishing nets.

In Sharks, Skates, and Rays of the Gulf of Mexico: A Field Guide,...

Full-color illustrations of 278 of the most common fresh- and salt-water fishes accompany clear and concise descriptions that tell:

-Where different fishes live and what they eat
-Their sizes, shapes, and other identifying features
-Their intriguing and various ways of life

Fishes is a fascinating guide for everyone interested in learning about underwater life.