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Cyprinid Fishes

Systematics, biology and exploitation

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Ian J. Winfield

    1. Windermere Laboratory, Institute of Freshwater Ecology, Ambleside, Cumbria, UK

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  2. Joseph S. Nelson

    1. Department of Zoology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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Part of the book series: Fish & Fisheries Series (FIFI, volume 3)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Systematics and biogeography: an overview

    • G. J. Howes
    Pages 1-33

  3. The fossil record of the Cyprinidae

    • T. M. Cavender
    Pages 34-54

  4. Morphometric investigations in cyprinid biology

    • S. A. Schaefer
    Pages 55-82

  5. Molecular and cytological investigations

    • D. G. Buth, T. E. Dowling, J. R. Gold
    Pages 83-126

  6. Cyprinids of Eurasia

    • P. Bănărescu, B. W. Coad
    Pages 127-155

  7. Cyprinids of South East Asia

    • W. J. Rainboth
    Pages 156-210

  8. Cyprinids of Africa

    • P. H. Skelton, D. Tweddle, P. B. N. Jackson
    Pages 211-239

  9. Cyprinids of the New World

    • R. L. Mayden
    Pages 240-263

  10. Cyprinids of Australasia

    • A. R. Brumley
    Pages 264-283

  11. Brain and sensory systems

    • K. Kotrschal, R. Brandstätter, A. Gomahr, H. Junger, M. Palzenberger, M. Zaunreiter
    Pages 284-331

  12. Acoustico-lateralis system

    • M. Chardon, P. Vandewalle
    Pages 332-352

  13. Diets and feeding behaviour

    • E. H. R. R. Lammens, W. Hoogenboezem
    Pages 353-376

  14. Food capture and oral processing

    • F. A. Sibbing
    Pages 377-412

  15. Digestion

    • R. Hofer
    Pages 413-425

  16. Physiological energetics and ecophysiology

    • W. Wieser
    Pages 426-455

  17. Growth and production

    • R. H. K. Mann
    Pages 456-482

  18. Reproduction and life history

    • C. A. Mills
    Pages 483-508

  19. Social behaviour, homing and migration

    • R. J. F. Smith
    Pages 509-529

  20. Interspecific interactions

    • L. Persson
    Pages 530-551
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About this book

Among the fishes. a remarkably wide range ofbiological adaptations to diverse habitats has evolved. As weIl 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 lungfish. parental care in the mouth-brooding cichlids and viviparity in many sharks and toothcarps. Moreover. fish are of considerable importance of the survival of the human species in the form ofnutritious and delicious food ofnumerous kinds. Rational exploitation and management of our global stocks of fishes must rely upon a detailed and precise insight of their biology. The Chapman and 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 interest in industrial and commercial aspects of fish and fisheries.

Reviews

`It is a magnificent and stimulating piece of work ...'
The Biologist
`There is no doubt that Cyprinids is an important book which should be in all University and other libraries where fish biology is the chief occupation.'
Journal of Fish Biology
` ...draws the knowledge of over thirty international experts to provide the first comprehensive account of the biology of the family.'
Aquaculture News
`The importance of cyprinids in world fisheries and aquaculture ensures that this book will be of great interest to many working in these fields.'
Aquaculture News
` ...succeeds remarkably well in its aim to review the vast literature of cyprinid biology in a readable form...should be, and probably is already, a standard reference for ichthyologists and their students.'
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Windermere Laboratory, Institute of Freshwater Ecology, Ambleside, Cumbria, UK

    Ian J. Winfield

  • Department of Zoology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    Joseph S. Nelson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cyprinid Fishes

  • Book Subtitle: Systematics, biology and exploitation

  • Editors: Ian J. Winfield, Joseph S. Nelson

  • Series Title: Fish & Fisheries Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3092-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Ian J. Winfield and Joseph S. Nelson 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-412-34920-1Published: 31 May 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5369-3Published: 22 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-3092-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2542-890X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8926

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 667

  • Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Ecology, Zoology

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