Ecology of North American freshwater fishes / Stephen T. Ross.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Ross, Stephen T.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: x, 460 p. :; ill., maps.

Table of Contents

Part 1. Faunal origins, evolution, and diversity -- Origin and derivation of the North American freshwater fish fauna -- Reshaping North American fish faunas : the role of late Cenozoic climatic and tectonic events -- Part 2. Formation, maintenance, and persistence of local populations and assemblages -- Responses of populations and assemblages to biotic and physical factors -- The formation and maintenance of populations and assemblages -- Persistence of fish assemblages in space and time -- Part 3. Form and function -- Morphology and functional ecology of the fins and axial skeleton -- Form and function in the feeding of fishes -- Life history and reproductive ecology -- Part 4. Interactions among individuals and species -- Communication among individuals -- Interactions in resource acquisition I : Niches, competition, and trophic position -- Interactions in resource acquisition II : Predation, avoiding predation, and predator effects on ecosystems -- Getting along : Mutualism, facilitation, and coevolution -- Part 5. Issues in conservation -- Streams large and small -- Ponds, lakes, and impoundments.