This text covers the structure and physiology, evolution and taxonomy, zoogeography, and ecology and conservation of fish. Broad in perspective and flexibly arranged, it integrates the basics with recent developments in other areas. (view table of contents)

Provides information on the natural history, identification, and management of the fish of California's lakes and streams, noting each species' distribution, habitat, behavior, and status (view table of contents)

Discusses the advances in knowledge of fish biology and behavior over the last twenty years, the classification of fish, the delicately balanced habitats in which they live, and the problems caused by water development and pollution

Product Description: This much-needed text, a companion to Fisheries Techniques, is designed as both a reference and a handbook for the study of fishes. It is a source of methods commonly used to research fish genetics, systematics, anatomy, physiology, developmental biology, toxicology, behavior, and ecology...read more