Methods for Fish Biology

This book is designed both as a reference and a handbook for the study of fishes. The book is a source of methods commonly used to research fish genetics, systematics, anatomy, physiology, developmental biology, toxicology, behaviour, and ecology. Each chapter provides a comprehensive introduction to the literature of its field. The main emphasis is on methodology, but the pros and cons of alternative procedures are also treated, as are the uses and misuses of data generated by the techniques.

Table of Contents: List of Fish Species Preface; Research Methods: Concept and Design; Genetics; Systematics; Taxonomic Methods: Morphology; Starch Gel Electrophoresis and Species Distinctions; Chromosome Preparation and Analysis; Histological Techniques; Anesthesia, Surgery, and Related Techniques; Blood and Circulation; Respirometry; Growth; Bioenergetics; Nervous System; Stress and Acclimation; Aquatic Toxicology; Reproduction; Behavior; Autecology; Community Ecology; Maintaining Fishes for Research and Teaching; Symbols and Abbreviations Index. Useful as a teaching text and reference book.

704 pages. 20 chapters. Hardcover. Reprinted in 2002. A companion to Fisheries Techniques.

ISBN: 0-913235-58-X; ISBN-13: 978-0-913235-58-4

Price: US$64.00