ECOLOGICAL STUDIES IN TROPICAL FISH COMMUNITIES

Lowe-McConnell, R.H.

ISBN 10: 0521280648 / ISBN 13: 9780521280648

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1987

About this Item

382 pages. White and black lettering on the spine and pictorial front cover. A minor crease to the upper corner. Spine has two creases, otherwise the book looks unread. A very good copy of this Cambridge Tropical Biology Series book, covering both freshwater and marine environments throughout the tropics. Illustrated with a few b/w tables and line drawings.

Seller Inventory # 002455

Bibliographic Details

• Title: ECOLOGICAL STUDIES IN TROPICAL FISH COMMUNITIES
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521280648
• ISBN 13: 9780521280648
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Printing: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good +
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biology

About this title

Synopsis

Tropical fish present some of the best examples of how new species evolve and how complex ecological communities are maintained. Their study has generated important new ideas on the roles of ecology and behaviour in the evolution of species and communities. This book brings together for the first time the results of widely scattered research on fish in tropical rivers, lakes and seas, research that has been stimulated by the splendid opportunities to observe the behaviour of fish in their natural habitats in the clear warm waters. The book opens with an overview of the ecology of tropical freshwater and marine environments and their associated fish faunas, and then presents a number of freshwater studies drawn from the African, South American, Asian and New Guinea tropics. Special consideration is given to the new man-made lakes which have provided large-scale experiments on the change of riverine fish communities to lacustrine ones, and to the great lakes of East Africa for examples of recent species evolution.

Book Description

The result of compiling widely scattered research on fish in tropical rivers, lakes and seas. A comprehensive overview of the ecology of fish communities in freshwater as well as marine environments.