Fishes of the WorldJohn Wiley & Sons, 16. mar. 2016 - 752 strani Take your knowledge of fishes to the next level Fishes of the World, Fifth Edition is the only modern, phylogenetically based classification of the world’s fishes. The updated text offers new phylogenetic diagrams that clarify the relationships among fish groups, as well as cutting-edge global knowledge that brings this classic reference up to date. With this resource, you can classify orders, families, and genera of fishes, understand the connections among fish groups, organize fishes in their evolutionary context, and imagine new areas of research. To further assist your work, this text provides representative drawings, many of them new, for most families of fishes, allowing you to make visual connections to the information as you read. It also contains many references to the classical as well as the most up-to-date literature on fish relationships, based on both morphology and molecular biology. The study of fishes is one that certainly requires dedication—and access to reliable, accurate information. With more than 30,000 known species of sharks, rays, and bony fishes, both lobe-finned and ray-finned, you will need to master your area of study with the assistance of the best reference materials available. This text will help you bring your knowledge of fishes to the next level.
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Joseph S. Nelson, Terry C. Grande, Mark V. H. Wilson. Cover image: Mark V. H. Wilson Cover design: Wiley This book is ... Nelson, Terry C. Grande, Mark V. H. Wilson. Description: Fifth edition. | Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons ...
Joseph S. Nelson, Terry C. Grande, Mark V. H. Wilson. Contents. MEMORIES OF JOE NELSON xxix FOREWORD xxxiii PREFACE xxxvii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxxix INTRODUCTION 1 Taxonomic Diversity 3 Importance to People 4 Systematics and Classification 4 ...
... Nelson published the first edition of his book, Fishes of the World, involving all living and extinct groups of fishes. The work was widely recognized as the definitive source of information on fish classification, and a “must have ...
... Nelson?” His positive response elicited an expression of awe, and in subsequent years this incidentled to our referring to Joe as “The Joe Nelson.” As noted, Joe and I were regular attendees at the annual ASIH meetings. We were ...
... Award for long-term distinguished service to the Society. Although he was unable to attend the meetings, an arrangement was made by which members could communicate visually with Joe via the Memories of Joe Nelson xxxi.