Jawless fishes of the world. Volume 2 / edited by Alexei Orlov and Richard Beamish ; reviewers, Arturo Acero [and nineteen others] ; contributors, Noel Alfonso [and fourteen others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Orlov, Alexei, editor.

Beamish, R. J. (Richard James), 1942- editor.

Acero, Arturo, contributor.

Alfonso, Noel, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lampreys.

Agnatha.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, [England] : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

Hagfishes and lampreys, both examples of jawless fishes, are elongated, eel-like animals lacking paired fins, and are the only living representatives of ancient creatures that gave rise to current species of fish and, eventually, humans. This volume provides an overview of the current status of knowledge on a variety of topics related to jawless fishes, including their taxonomy, zoogeography, phylogeny, molecular biology, evolution, life history, role in the ecosystem, and fisheries and management of hagfishes and lampreys worldwide. This is the first book dealing exclusively with the various

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Part 3: Demography, Stock Assessment, Fisheries and Conservation

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty One

Chapter Twenty Two

Part 4: Species Interactions

Chapter Twenty Three

Chapter Twenty Four

Chapter Twenty Five

In Memoriam: Dr. Philip A. Cochran (1955-2015)

In Memoriam: Dr. Sako B. Tuniyev (1983-2015)

In Memoriam: Dr. Yuriy K. Kuznetsov (1937-2015)

List of Reviewers

List of Contributors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 30, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-9240-8

OCLC:

951223456