Encyclopedia of Fishes (Natural World)

ISBN 10: 0125476604 / ISBN 13: 9780125476607

Edité par Academic Press Inc, 1997

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Synopsis :

A thoughtfully conceived, abundantly illustrated reference (produced by Weldon Owen Pty Limited, Australia), with general coverage of the "world of fishes" followed by 38 contributed chapters devoted to various kinds of fishes. Lavishly illustrated with color photos, paintings, and maps, in an over

À propos des auteurs: John R. Paxton is a senior research scientist at the Australian Museum, Sydney. He has conducted fieldwork in many South Pacific countries, and has taken part in numerous deep-sea expeditions. His current work involves attempts to unravel the mysteries of the biology and evolutionary relationships of the deep-sea whalefishes. He has served as foundation secretary and president of the Australian Society for Fish Biology, and has written more than 60 scientific papers and popular articles.

William N. Eschmeyer is Director of Research and Curator of the Department of Ichthyology at the California Academy of Sciences, a major natural history museum in San Francisco, California. His research specialty is scorpionfishes and their allies. Since 1982 he has been involved with the preparation of databases, summarizing information about fishes on a worldwide basis.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Encyclopedia of Fishes (Natural World)
Éditeur : Academic Press Inc
Date d'édition : 1997
Reliure : hardcover
Etat : Used; Good
Edition : 2ème Édition