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Ichthyology
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Wiley
Publication Date
[1962]
Language
English
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Table of Contents
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1. Fish, animals, and man: what fish are
Fish as ancestors to man
Where fish live
How fish live
How and why fish are studied
Opportunities in ichthyology
2. The major groups of fishes: scope of classification
Aims of classification
Method of classification
Position of fishes among the chordates
Major groups of living fishes
Characterization of living fish groups
Major groups of extinct fishes
Relationships of the major groups of fishes
List of common and representative families of living fishes
3. Basic fish anatomy: gross external anatomy
Skeleton
Muscles
Gills and gas bladders
Digestive tract
Circulatory system
Kidneys
Reproductive glands-gonads
Endocrine organs
Nervous system
4. Skin: structure
Squamation
Barbels and flaps
Coloration
Light organs
Poison glands
5. Foods, digestion, nutrition, and growth: natural food of fishes
Feeding habits
Digestion, absorption, and utilization of foods
Nutrition of fishes
Growth of fishes
6. Skeleton, build, and movement: skeleton
Locomotion
Body form and locomotion
Fins and locomotion
Body movement and swimming
Myomeres and swimming
Non-swimming locomotion
Speed of travel
Migrations
7. Blood and circulation: heart and circulatory vessels
Blood, tissue fluids, and blood-forming organs
Body temperature
8. Respiration: structure and function of gills
Fish blood as a gas carrier
Adaptions for air breathing among fishes
The gas bladder
9. Excretion and osmotic regulation: osmoregulatory and excretory organs
Endocrine control of excretion and osmoregulation
10. Reproduction: types of reproduction
The reproductive system
Spermatozoa and their formation
Eggs and their formation
Sex differences
Sexual maturity
Reproductive cycles
Breeding
Care of eggs and young
Development
11. Integration: the role of the nervous and endocrine systems
The nervous system
The spinal cord
The spinal nerves
The autonomic nervous system
Supporting tissues of the central nervous system
Intelligence and behavior
Endocrine organs
The senses (sense organs) of fishes
12. Genetics and evolution: inheritance in fishes
Hybridization
Mechanisms of evolution
Isolating mechanisms
Parallel evolution or convergence
Time rate of evolution
13. Systematics and nomenclature: introduction
Suitability of fishes
Historical background
Tasks of the systematist
Taxonomic concepts
The data of classification
Study collections
Zoological nomenclature
14. Ecology and Zoogeography: definitions
Water
Organic productivity in aquatic ecosystems
Ecological classifications of fishes
Ecological factors
Marine ecosystems
Estuarine ecosystem
Freshwater ecosystem
Zoogeography
Geography of freshwater fishes
Geography of marine fishes
Bipolarity.
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