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Fish Swimming

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. John J. Videler

    1. Department of Marine Biology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Interactions between fish and water

    • John J. Videler
    Pages 1-22

  3. The structure of the swimming apparatus: muscles

    • John J. Videler
    Pages 23-39

  4. The structure of the swimming apparatus: body axis and fins

    • John J. Videler
    Pages 41-70

  5. The structure of the swimming apparatus: shape, skin and special adaptations

    • John J. Videler
    Pages 71-92

  6. Fish kinematics: history and methods

    • John J. Videler
    Pages 93-112

  7. Fish kinematics: swimming movements stride by stride

    • John J. Videler
    Pages 113-137

  8. Swimming dynamics: work from muscles

    • John J. Videler
    Pages 139-164

  9. Swimming dynamics: exchange of forces between fish and water

    • John J. Videler
    Pages 165-184

  10. The costs of swimming

    • John J. Videler
    Pages 185-205

  11. Ecological implications

    • John J. Videler
    Pages 207-226

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 227-260
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About this book

Among the fishes, a remarkably wide range of biological adaptations to diverse habitats has evolved. As well as living in the conventional habitats of lakes, ponds, rivers, rock pools and the open sea, fish have solved the problems of life in deserts, in the deep sea, in the cold antarctic, and in warm waters of high alkalinity or of low oxygen. Along with these adaptations, we find the most impressive specializations of morphology, physiology and behaviour. For example we can marvel at the high-speed swimming of the marlins, sailfish and warm-blooded tunas, air-breathing in catfish and lung­ fish, parental care in the mouth-brooding cichlids and viviparity in many sharks and toothcarps. Moreover, fish are of considerable importance to the survival of the human species in the form of nutritious, delicious and diverse food. Rational exploitation and management of our global stocks of fishes must rely upon a detailed and precise insight of their biology. The Chapman & Hall Fish and Fisheries Series aims to present timely volumes reviewing important aspects of fish biology. Most volumes will be of interest to research workers in biology, zoology, ecology and physiology but an additional aim is for the books to be accessible to a wide spectrum of non-specialist readers ranging from undergraduates and postgraduates to those with an intrerest in industrial and commercial aspects of fish and fisheries.

Reviews

`...a book that we have long been waiting for.'
Archive of Fishery and Marine Research
`[This] is the 10th book in the Fish and Fisheries series and draws together new information on fish swimming, including details of morphology, physiology and evolution.'
Bookseller (August 1993)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Marine Biology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

    John J. Videler

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fish Swimming

  • Authors: John J. Videler

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1580-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-412-40860-1Published: 31 July 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4687-9Published: 09 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-1580-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 260

  • Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Animal Physiology, Animal Ecology, Evolutionary Biology

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