Fish locomotion : an eco-ethological perspective /: an eco-ethological perspective. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Paolo Domenici, B.G. Kapoor.
• Other Names: Domenici, P (Paolo); Kapoor, B. G
• Contents: 1. Waves and eddies : effects on fish behavior and habitat distribution / Paul W. Webb, Aline Cotel and Lorelle A. Meadows -- 2. Biomechanics of rheotactic behaviour in fishes / R.W. Blake and K.H.S. Chan -- 3. Fish guidance and passage at barriers / Theodore Castro-Santos and Alex Haro -- 4. Swimming strategies for energy economy / Frank E. Fish -- 5. Escape responses in fish : kinematics, performance and behavior / Paolo Domenici -- 6. Roles of locomotion in feeding / Aaron N. Rice and Melina E. Hale -- 7. Ecology and evolution of swimming performance in fishes : predicting evolution with biomechanics / R. Brian Langerhans and David N. Reznick -- 8. Sexual selection, male quality and swimming performance / Astrid Kodric-Brown -- 9. Environmental influences on unsteady swimming behaviour : consequences for predator-prey and mating encounters in teleosts / R.S. Wilson [and others] -- 10. The effects of environmental factors on the physiology of aerobic exercise / D.J. McKenzie and G. Claireaux -- 11. Swimming speeds in larval fishes : from escaping predators to the potential for long distance migration / Rebecca Fisher and Jeffrey M. Leis -- 12. The role of swimming in reef fish ecology / Christopher J. Fulton -- 13. Swimming behaviour and energetics of free-ranging sharks : new directions in movement analysis / David W. Sims -- 14. The eco-physiology of swimming and movement patterns of tunas, billfishes, and large pelagic sharks / Diego Bernal [and others] -- 15. Swimming capacity of marine fishes and its role in capture by fishing gears / Pingguo He.
• Publisher Details: Enfield, N.H : Science Publishers
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 534 pages, [14] pages of plates), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 597.157 F532; Fishes -- Locomotion; NATURE -- Animals -- Fish; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ichthyology & Herpetology; Fishes -- Locomotion; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439843123; 1439843120
• Related ISBNs: 9781578084487; 1578084482
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.