Behavioural Ecology of Teleost Fishes
Seiten
1997
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-854784-6 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-854784-6 (ISBN)
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A review of the latest advances in behavioural adaptations for survival and reproduction in fishes. The book proposes new directions for future research, and focuses on behavioural strategies and tactics of habitat selection and space use, foraging, predator avoidance and evasion, and reproduction.
Teleost (bony) fishes represent the most abundant taxonomic group of vertebrates. They are found in all conceivable types of aquatic environment and are extremely diverse behaviourally. Their evolutionary success as a taxonomic group is partly due to their striking behavioural plasticity. As such they are also extremely useful organisms on which to test mechanistic and functional models of behaviour. Considerable progress has been made over the past decade in understanding how behaviour, ecology, and genetics interact to determine individual survival and reproductive success in fishes, and thus the evolution of their behaviour. This text reviews the latest advances in behavioural adaptations for survival and reproduction in fishes, and proposes new directions and approaches for future research. The book focuses on behavioural strategies and tactics of habitat selection and space use, foraging, predator avoidance and evasion, and reproduction. It also considers how the behaviour of individuals affects ecological processes at population and community levels.
Teleost (bony) fishes represent the most abundant taxonomic group of vertebrates. They are found in all conceivable types of aquatic environment and are extremely diverse behaviourally. Their evolutionary success as a taxonomic group is partly due to their striking behavioural plasticity. As such they are also extremely useful organisms on which to test mechanistic and functional models of behaviour. Considerable progress has been made over the past decade in understanding how behaviour, ecology, and genetics interact to determine individual survival and reproductive success in fishes, and thus the evolution of their behaviour. This text reviews the latest advances in behavioural adaptations for survival and reproduction in fishes, and proposes new directions and approaches for future research. The book focuses on behavioural strategies and tactics of habitat selection and space use, foraging, predator avoidance and evasion, and reproduction. It also considers how the behaviour of individuals affects ecological processes at population and community levels.
Chapter 1 - Behavioural ecology of fishes: adaptations for survival and reproduction. Part 1: Use of Space. Chapter 2 - Fish migration: an evolutionary perspective. Chapter 3 - Habitat selection: patterns of spatial distribution from behavioural decisions. Chapter 4 - Territoriality. Part 4: Foraging. Chapter 5 - Foraging tactics. Chapter 6 - Diet selection. Part 3: Antipredation. Chapter 7 - Avoiding and deterring predators. Chapter 8 - Evading predators. Part 4: Reproduction. Chapter 9 - Mating systems and sex allocation. Chapter 10 - Sexual selection. Chapter 11 - Parental care. Part 5: Ecological Implications of Individual Behaviour. Chapter 12 - Flexibility in fish behaviour: consequences at the population and community levels
| Zusatzinfo | 50 line figures, bibliography |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 730 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-854784-6 / 0198547846 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-854784-6 / 9780198547846 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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