Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage: Percidae - Perch, Pikeperch, and Darters, Volume 4 (Reproductive ... History of Fish in the Ohio River Drainage) [Hardcover]

Thomas P. Simon (Author), Robert Wallus (Author)

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Series: Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fish in the Ohio River Drainage | Publication Date: December 15, 2005

Knowledge of the early life stages of fishes is crucial for the effective monitoring and management of fish populations and habitats, and the evaluation of environmental impacts and recovery of endangered species. Unfortunately, the proper identification of targeted species has stunted the development of the field.

Now a series has emerged that stands as the leading resource on the reproduction and development of many North American fishes. Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage fills immense gaps in knowledge of issues related to early life development of fishes in the Ohio Basin. Volume 4 addresses the developmental and morphological issues of Perch, Pikeperch, and Darters.

This volume describes the characteristics of the family Percidae, and provides a detailed pictorial guide to the young of all fish families present in the Ohio River drainage. Subtopics within each species description include range, distribution, occurrence, spawning, eggs, development, ecology of early life phases, and more.

This book serves as both a handbook to help identify individual larval fish, and as a reference for those concerned with the overall health of the ecosystems or fisheries that they are monitoring.

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Bloomington, Indiana, USA Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 648 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (December 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 084931920X
• ISBN-13: 978-0849319204
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,674,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Thomas P. Simon (1959- ) was born and raised in southeastern Michigan. His academic training in Biology includes a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Michigan, Master of Science from the University of Wisconsin, and doctoral degree from the University of Illinois. His ichthyological training at the University of Michigan was under Karl F. Lagler, who studied under Carl Hubbs, while at the University of Illinois he studied under Lawrence M. Page. He is a third generation academic descendent from David Starr Jordan. For twenty-five years he was employed as a Federal government scientist by the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. He is a National expert in biological assessment and criteria and was honored with three bronze medals for his studies. His research program includes applied research on the ecology and conservation of aquatic systems with emphasis on North American freshwater fish and crayfish. He is a coauthor of the "Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage" series and has published 10 books. His research emphasis is on solving practical problems in water pollution and resource management. His studies involve applied research focused on anthropogenically modified habitats affected by landscape change, contaminants, and watershed stressors. His studies involve the use of aquatic biological assemblages to evaluate patterns, develop indicators, and evaluate biological response. He is a Fellow of the Indiana Academy of Science and former Director of the Indiana Biological Survey. He currently resides in Bloomington, Indiana, with his wife Beth and four children.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Definitive Work on the Subject, April 8, 2006

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This review is from: Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage: Percidae - Perch, Pikeperch, and Darters, Volume 4 (Reproductive ... History of Fish in the Ohio River Drainage) (Hardcover)

This monumental seven volume work covers the early life of most of the fishes in the Ohio River Basin. This is volume 4 and covers the percidae family. This includes fish such as the perch, pikeperch and darters that are found not only in the Ohio but throughout much of the rest of the United States.

The book concentrates on the early life of the fish, which is distinctly different from the life of the adult fish. This provides invaluable information for anyone interested in protecting the spawning grounds or habitat of the fish.

This is a very large book, it reports on extensive research on these fish including drawings, measurements, distinguishing characteristics, and more. These books represent the definitive authority on the subject and represent a type of research that has been all to infrequent in these days of bioinformatics and concentrations on things like gene analysis.