Paperback. Exactly 20 years after the publication of the 1st edtiion, New World Publications is releasing a new, updated and enlarged 2nd edition. The new, 448-page edition includes 588 photos, emphasises reef fish life cycles, reproduction, cleaning symbiosis, colors & camouflage, senses and sound communications, marine wildlife management plus 17 fish family overviews. Since the publication of the first edition, notable advances in science have lead to greater understanding of reef fish behavior. DNA markers for tracking fish larvae have helped our understanding of larval transport and its crucial role establishing and maintaining reef fish communities. Lab and field studies in the Pacific have revealed a more complex relationship between species in cleaning behavior. Science and local conservation efforts in the Cayman Islands and Belize have also yielded new information on grouper and snapper spawning aggregations. Reef Fish Behavior presents an overview of what is presently known about the nature of reef fishes for recreational divers, underwater naturalists, photographers, and budding marine biologists. It is also meant to serve as a companion reference to Reef Fish Identification Florida Caribbean Bahamas 4th edition. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Reef Fish Behavior (Paperback)
Publisher: New World Publications Inc.,U.S., Jacksonville
Publication Date: 2019
Language: English
ISBN 10: 187834868X
ISBN 13: 9781878348685
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: new

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2019 Printing - Reef Fish Behavior presents an overview of what is presently known about the nature of reef fishes for recreational divers, underwater naturalists, photographers, and budding marine biologists.
The 448-page edition includes 588 photos, emphasizes reef fish life cycles, reproduction, cleaning symbiosis, colors & camouflage, senses and sound communications, marine wildlife management plus 16 fish family overviews. It is meant to serve as a companion reference to Reef Fish Identification Florida Caribbean Bahamas 4th edition.

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Ned DeLoach is co-author with Paul Humann of nine marine life identification books including the three-volume Caribbean Reef Set. A veteran of 50 years of underwater adventure Ned has also written Reef Fish Behavior and 11 editions of Diving Guide to Underwater Florida. When not traveling the world diving, Ned and his wife Anna makes their home in Jacksonville, Florida.

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