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Fish locomotion [electronic resource] : an eco-ethological perspective / editors, Paolo Domenici, B.G. Kapoor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Enfield, N.H. : Science Publishers, c2010.Description: xv, 534 p., [14] p. of plates : ill. (some col.)ISBN:
  • 9781439843123 (ebook : PDF)
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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 ... [et al.] -- 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 ... [et al.] -- 15. Swimming capacity of marine fishes and its role in capture by fishing gears / Pingguo He.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 ... [et al.] -- 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 ... [et al.] -- 15. Swimming capacity of marine fishes and its role in capture by fishing gears / Pingguo He.

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