Fishes Out of Water Biology and Ecology of Mudskippers CRC Marine Science Series
Coordonnateurs : Jaafar Zeehan, Murdy Edward O.
Mudskippers are amphibious fishes native to the Indo-West Pacific and tropical western Africa. Unlike most fishes, mudskippers emerse to forage, find mates, and defend territories. Adaptations to their morphology, physiology and behavior enable mudskippers to accommodate both aquatic and terrestrial habitats. For these traits, mudskippers have long captured the fascination of scientists, naturalists, and fish hobbyists. Some mudskipper taxa (e.g. Periophthalmodon spp., Periophthalmus spp., Boleophthalmus spp.) are readily observed on mudflats and mangrove forests during the ebb tide. Correspondingly, these conspicuous and widespread taxa are relatively well-studied. The autecology and basic biology for the remaing taxa (e.g. Apocryptodon spp. and Oxuderces spp.) are still poorly understood.
Fishes Out of Water: Biology and Ecology of Mudskippers is the first comprehensive book to synthesize published scientific information and observation on these fishes. Two dozen subject experts present thorough overviews in fifteen distinct chapters. Contents span mudskipper anatomy, distribution, systematics, physiology, ecology, and conservation. Unique adaptations to terrestriality are discussed within the context of each chapter foci.
This authoritative reference equips the reader with the basic foundation to understand mudskipper biology and ecology, while providing a framework in which emerging data are discussed. The book will be of interest to a broad range of students, researchers, and professionals in ichthyology, evolution, ecology, animal behavior, and comparative physiology.
Zeehan Jaafar, Edward O. Murdy
Date de parution : 06-2020
17.8x25.4 cm
Date de parution : 08-2017
17.8x25.4 cm
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Mots-clés :
Periophthalmodon Schlosseri; Olfactory Sensory Neurons; Mangroves and mudflats; Genus Periophthalmus; Systematics and taxonomy; Periophthalmus; Evolution; Oxudercine Gobies; Phylogeny; Periophthalmus Argentilineatus; Ecology and autoecology; Dorsal Fin; Conservation biology; Periophthalmus Barbarus; Edward O; Murdy; Pelvic Fins; Lynne R; Parenti; Solitary Chemosensory Cells; Ken Maeda; Egg Chamber; Yuko Tsuhako; Periophthalmus Modestus; Katsunori Tachihara; Gas Bladder; Atsushi Nanami; Mudskipper Species; Atsushi Ishimatsu; Gobioid Fishes; Michał Kuciel; Boleophthalmus Boddarti; Krystyna Żuwała; Pelvic Fin Length; Eugenia R; Lauriano; Total FAA Concentration; Gianluca Polgar; Length Weight Relationship; Stefano Malavasi; Taste Buds; Giacomo Zaccone; Pectoral Fin; Shit F; Chew; MR Cell; Yuen K; Ip; Olfactory Canal; Cinnamon Pace; Length Frequency Analysis; Karen L; M; Martin; Efferent Branchial Artery; David Clayton; Kathy Townsend; Richard Mleczko; Hans-Georg Rupp; Beth Polidoro; Helen K; Larson