Freshwater Fish Distribution [Hardcover]

Tim M. Berra (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 29, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0120931567 | ISBN-13: 978-0120931569

This book clearly identifies nearly 170 families of fishes through the use of high-quality illustrations and includes an accurate account of selected members of that particular fish family, as well as a distribution map and accompanying commentary on classification, distribution, and diversity.

Key Features
* High-quality illustrations of representatives from each family
* Distribution map provided for each family
* Commentary for each family

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Freshwater Fish Distribution is a worthwhile reference. The book is clearly written and it fulfills the objectives stated by the author."
—Noel M. Burkhead for JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY (January 2003)
"...an excellent guide to the distribution of fishes in fresh waters...an informative text...highly recommended [for] all those interested in fish, including students and professionals."
—Joseph S. Nelson, University of Alberta
"...vast improvement...filled with just those nuggets of information that every professor will want to pass on to their student. ...reflect[s] the major changes in classification that have taken place over the last 20 years."
--Bruce B. Collette, National Museum of Natural History
"...of critical importance to anyone interested in fishes and biogeography."
--Gene Helfman, University of Georgia

From the Back Cover

Fish occupy virtually every lake, stream, pond, river, creek, and tributary known. Because of their global distribution and their sensitivity to pollution and other sorts of disturbance, fish are excellent indicators of aquatic environmental health. Freshwater Fish Distribution includes details of the classification, identification, and distribution of nearly 170 families of fish. Each account includes an accurate and high-quality illustration of selected members of that group as well as a distribution map and accompanying commentary on classification, distribution, and diversity.

Key Features
* High-quality illustrations of representatives from each family
* Distribution map provided for each family
* Commentary for each family

Praise for the Book
"...an excellent guide to the distribution of fishes in fresh waters. . . . an informative text . . . highly recommended [for] all those interested in fish, including students and professionals."
Joseph S. Nelson, University of Alberta

". . . vast improvement . . . filled with just those nuggets of information that every professor will want to pass on to their student. . . . reflect[s] the major changes in classification that have taken place over the last 20 years."
Bruce B. Collette, National Museum of Natural History

". . . of critical importance to anyone interested in fishes and biogeography."
Gene Helfman, University of Georgia

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 604 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press (August 29, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0120931567
• ISBN-13: 978-0120931569
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,744,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Tim M. Berra is Professor Emeritus of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology at The Ohio State University. He received the Ph.D. in Biology from Tulane University in 1969. He is a three-time recipient of Fulbright Fellowships to Australia in 1969,1979, and 2009. He taught at the University of Papua New Guinea before joining the faculty of OSU in 1972. Over the last 40 years he has spent over 8 years doing fieldwork in Australia.

He is the author of over 75 scientific papers and 6 books including Evolution and the Myth of Creationism published by Stanford University Press in 1990. His book A Natural History of Australia (Academic Press, 1998) features 200 of his color photographs, 220 line drawings and maps, and over 500 references. Freshwater Fish Distribution featuring 169 maps, 324 fish drawings and 1,700 references was published by University of Chicago Press in 2007. His latest book, Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man, was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2009 and features 60 b/w illustrations and 16 color plates.

In 1992 he was visiting professor at the University of Concepcion in Chile, and in 1996 he was visiting professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand. He took early retirement from The Ohio State University in July 1995 to devote full time to research and writing.

Dr. Berra is the former editor of The Ohio Journal of Science and was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium where he also served on the Conservation and Collection Management Committee. He was also the ichthyological book review editor of Copeia, the journal of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. He resigned these positions at the end of 2000 to pursue fieldwork supported by the National Geographic Society and the Columbus Zoo in Australia in 2001.

He is a member of the Board of Governors of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and Research Associate at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin, Australia where he spent most of 2001 working on the life history of the nurseryfish. He returned to Darwin in 2003, 2004, and 2005 to continue his nurseryfish research. He was back in Darwin to keynote the bicentennial celebrations of Charles Darwin's birthday at Charles Darwin University in Sept. 2009. He is University Professorial Fellow at Charles Darwin University and a Fellow of the Linnean Society. Dr. Berra's paper in BioScience (May 2010) on inbreeding in the Darwin/Wedgwood families attracted international media attention including a story in the NY Times and NPR interview.

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This review is from: Freshwater Fish Distribution (Paperback)

I'm a biology student with great interest in fish in general so I bought this book to expand my knowledge. It is so easy to understand and gives essential info on every known fish family regarding distribution, along with some general ecological facts.