Explorations in the Life of Fishes / N. B. Marshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marshall, N. B., Author.

Series:

Harvard Books in Biology

Harvard Books in Biology ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Convergence (Biologie).

Convergence (Biology).

Deep-sea fishes.

Faune marine.

Fishes.

Poissons.

Tiere (Zoologie).

SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology.

Local Subjects:

Convergence (Biology).

Deep-sea fishes.

Fishes.

SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.) : 1 chart, 54 line Illustrations

Edition:

Reprint 2014

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Exploring what he considers to be the outstanding aspects of fish biology, Mr. Marshall surveys the present knowledge in the field and suggests possibilities for future investigation. He considers the causes of the overwhelming predominance of the teleost fishes, discusses the biology of deep-sea fishes, and studies such aspects of dynamic design as body form, fin pattern, muscular organization, and certain neural features in relation to movement and water. His last chapter, on convergent evolution, deals with convergences among fishes as well as with convergences among fishes and invertebrates, particularly crustaceans and cephalopods. The volume is illustrated with a chart on evolutionary relationships of fishes and over fifty line drawings.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

1. The Success of Teleostean Fishes

2. Features of Dynamic Design

3. The Life of Deep-Sea Fishes

4. Life and Pressure in the Deep Sea

5. Aspects of Convergent Evolution

Appendix. Classification and Evolution of Teleost Fishes

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

0-674-86512-X

OCLC:

900842714