Air-breathing fishes : evolution, diversity, and adaptation / Jeffrey B. Graham.
Air Breathing Fishes: Evolution, Diversity, and Adaptation is unique in its coverage of the evolution of air-breathing, incongruously because it focuses exclusively on fish. This important and fascinating book, containing nine chapters that present the life history, ecology, and physiology of many a...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | San Diego : Academic Press, ©1997. |
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| Summary: | Air Breathing Fishes: Evolution, Diversity, and Adaptation is unique in its coverage of the evolution of air-breathing, incongruously because it focuses exclusively on fish. This important and fascinating book, containing nine chapters that present the life history, ecology, and physiology of many air-breathing fishes, provides an exceptional overview of air-breathing biology. Each chapter provides a historical background, details the present status of knowledge in the field, and defines the questions needing attention in future research. Thoroughly referenced, containing more than 1,000 citati. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 299 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-288) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780080525495 0080525490 9780122948602 0122948602 |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |