Classifications of fish swimming are reviewed as a prelude to discussing functional design
and performance in an ecological context. Webb (1984a, 1998) classified fishes based on …

Over the past two decades, comparative biological analyses have undergone profound
changes with the incorporation of rigorous evolutionary perspectives and phylogenetic …

Behavior is one of the major architects of evolution: by behaviorally modifying how they
interact with their environments, organisms can influence natural selection, amplifying it in …

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 …

The VitalBook e-book version of Biology of Fishes is only available only in the US and
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Sea turtles are basically creatures that spend their entire lives in marine or estuarine
habitats. Their only remaining reptilian ties to terrestrial habitats are for nesting and …

Global climate change is impacting and will continue to impact marine and estuarine fish
and fisheries. Data trends show global climate change effects ranging from increased …

Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 184–193 Abstract Metabolic energy fuels all biological
processes, and therefore theories that explain the scaling of metabolic rate with body mass …

We introduce the concept of many-to-one map** of form to function and suggest that this
emergent property of complex systems promotes the evolution of physiological diversity. Our …

Detailed data on the physiological abilities and habitat requirements of some tuna species
have now been collected. Laboratory and field studies show tunas are not strictly prisoners …