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

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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:x, 460 p. :; ill., maps.
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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.