Ecomorphology of fishes

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-5

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2. Prelude to ecomorphology of fishes

   1. Prelude to ecomorphology of fishes

      • Eugene K. Balon, Karel F. Liem

      Pages 7-8

3. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-10

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   2. Perspectives on the ecomorphology of bony fishes

      • Philip J. Motta, Stephen F. Norton, Joseph J. Luczkovich

      Pages 11-20

4. Review

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-22

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   2. Development of ecomorphology of fishes in Russia

      • Sergei A. Smirnov, Alla P. Makeyeva, Aleksandr I. Smirnov

      Pages 23-33

5. Full papers

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-36

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   2. Ecomorphological correlates in ten species of subtropical seagrass fishes: diet and microhabitat utilization

      • Philip J. Motta, Kari B. Clifton, Patricia Hernandez, Bradley T. Eggold

      Pages 37-60

   3. A functional approach to ecomorphological patterns of feeding in cottid fishes

      • Stephen F. Norton

      Pages 61-78

   4. The influence of oral anatomy on prey selection during the ontogeny of two percoid fishes, Lagodon rhomboides and Centropomus undecimalis

      • Joseph J. Luczkovich, Stephen F. Norton, R. Grant Gilmore Jr.

      Pages 79-95

   5. Predicting patterns of prey use from morphology of fishes

      • Peter C. Wainwright, Barton A. Richard

      Pages 97-113

   6. Ecomorphology of retinal structures in zooplanktivorous haplochromine cichlids (Pisces) from Lake Victoria

      • Henny J. van der Meer, Gerrit Ch. Anker, Cornelis D. N. Barel

      Pages 115-132

   7. Ecomorphological adaptations to bioluminescence in Porichthys notatus

      • Allen F. Mensinger

      Pages 133-142

   8. Ecomorphology of solitary chemosensory cell systems in fish: a review

      • Kurt Kotrschal

      Pages 143-155

   9. Tradeoffs between respiration and feeding in Sacramento blackfish, Orthodon microlepidotus

      • Joseph J. Cech Jr., Michael J. Massingill

      Pages 157-163

   10. Time and tide wait for no fish: intertidal fishes out of water

       • Karen L. M. Martin

       Pages 165-181

   11. Papyrus swamps and the respiratory ecology of Barbus neumayeri

       • Lauren J. Chapman, Karel F. Liem

       Pages 183-197

   12. Morphology, mechanics, and locomotion: the relation between the notochord and swimming motions in sturgeon

       • John H. Long Jr.

       Pages 199-211

   13. Evolutionary interplay between ecology, morphology and reproductive behavior in threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus

       • Susan A. Foster, John A. Baker

       Pages 213-223

   14. Armor morphology and reproductive output in threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus

       • John A. Baker, Susan A. Foster, Michael A. Bell

       Pages 225-233

Ecomorphology is the comparative study of the influence of morphology on ecological relationships and the evolutionary impact of ecological factors on morphology in different life intervals, populations, species, communities, and evolutionary lineages. The book reviews early attempts at qualitative descriptions of ecomorphological patterns in fishes, especially those of the Russian school. More recent, quantitative studies are emphasised, including multivariate approaches to ecomorphological analysis, the selection of functionally important ecological and morphological variables to analyze, an experimental approach using performance tests to examine specific hypotheses derived from functional morphology, and the evolutionary interpretations of ecomorphological patterns. Six major areas of fish biology are focused on: feeding, sensory systems, locomotion, respiration, reproduction, and phylogenetic relationships. The 18 papers in the volume document: (1) how the morphologyof bony fishes constrains ecological patterns and the use of resources; (2) whether ecological constraints can narrow the niche beyond the limits imposed by morphology (fundamental vs. realized niche); (3) how communities of fishes are organized with respect to ecomorphological patterns; and (4) the degree to which evolutionary pressures have produced convergent or divergent morphologies in fishes. A concluding paper summarizes ecomorphological research in fishes and points out taxa that are underrepresented or are especially promising for future research.

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• anatomy
• biology
• biomechanics
• development
• ecology
• evolution
• fish
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• morphology
• reproduction
• systematics

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