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Fish Behavior in the Aquarium and in the Wild

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Description for Fish Behavior in the Aquarium and in the Wild Paperback. Series: Comstock books. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.

A home aquarium seems a peaceful place. Gazing at its inhabitants as they swim slowly through their small universe is a soothing, even hypnotic, experience. But this seeming tranquillity is only surface deep. Like their wild counterparts, these tiny, glittering beings exhibit a wide array of fascinating behaviors.

Stéphan Reebs provides a delightfully entertaining, yet scientifically grounded, look at what fishes do and how they do it. From defending their young, to seeking out the perfect sexual partner, to telling time, fishes display a variety of behaviors that may not be readily apparent to the casual observer. Reebs not only ... Read more

Fish Behavior in the Aquarium and in the Wild introduces us to damselfishes that sing like birds, elephantfishes that communicate electrically, and sticklebacks that deceive other fish into believing they have found food. Drawing on the experimental evidence behind such intrinsically interesting responses, Reebs demonstrates how science is conducted in the field of animal behavior.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Comstock books
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801487729
SKU
V9780801487729
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Stephan Reebs
Stéphan Reebs is Professor of Biology at the University of Moncton, Canada. He has published numerous articles on animal behavior.

Reviews for Fish Behavior in the Aquarium and in the Wild
'A book written for hobbyists that is also useful for professionals.' Well, yes, this might be one: written by an ethnologist to popularize facts from the scientific literature.
Fisheries
Although serious and scientific in tone, the book is written in a way that even high school students working on a science project could understand. Reebs also describes some ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Fish Behavior in the Aquarium and in the Wild


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