Darwin's Fishes: An Encyclopedia of Ichthyology, Ecology, and Evolution
- ISBN-10
- 1139451812
- ISBN-13
- 9781139451819
- Category
- Science
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-08-27
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Daniel Pauly
Description
In Darwin's Fishes, Daniel Pauly presents an encyclopaedia of ichthyology, ecology and evolution, based upon everything that Charles Darwin ever wrote about fish. Entries are arranged alphabetically and can be about, for example, a particular fish taxon, an anatomical part, a chemical substance, a scientist, a place, or an evolutionary or ecological concept. The reader can start wherever they like and are then led by a series of cross-references on a fascinating voyage of interconnected entries, each indirectly or directly connected with original writings from Darwin himself. Along the way, the reader is offered interpretation of the historical material put in the context of both Darwin's time and that of contemporary biology and ecology. This book is intended for anyone interested in fishes, the work of Charles Darwin, evolutionary biology and ecology, and natural history in general.
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