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Idioma: inglés
Editorial: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 2019
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Paperback. A beautifully illustrated guide to the diverse and numerous freshwater fish species in Virginia.In Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia, the foremost experts on Commonwealth fishes bring their decades of field experience to readers, offering a complete reference to the fishes of the entire state of Virginia. Gathering information that until now could only be found scattered across numerous reference works and online databases, this book provides everything you need to know to identify fish families and species in the Virginia region. Covering how to collect, handle, observe, conserve, and protect these unique fishes, the book's key features include more than 175 vibrant, full-color illustrations, set side by side with descriptions of each fish helpful line drawings that depict the most reliable diagnostic characteristics for field identifications (e.g., snout shape, pigment patterns, mouth morphology) descriptions of Virginia's freshwater habitats examples of incredible fish spawning and feeding behavior tips on observing fish in the wild and in captivity a chapter on the taxonomy of family and common names of the fish species most common throughout Virginia up-to-date fish distribution maps a complete glossary of termsProviding a fascinating foray into the wonders of the Commonwealth's swimmers, Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia will appeal to scientists, naturalists, teachers, native fish aquarists, students, anglers, and fish collectors. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…
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- Título
- Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia (Paperback)
- Autor
- Corbin D. Hilling
- Editorial
- Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD
- Año de publicación
- 2019
- Estado
- new
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 10
- 1421433052
- ISBN 13
- 9781421433059
- Ilustrador
- Kells, Valerie A.; Tomelleri, Joseph R.
A beautifully illustrated guide to the diverse and numerous freshwater fish species in Virginia.
In Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia, the foremost experts on Commonwealth fishes bring their decades of field experience to readers, offering a complete reference to the fishes of the entire state of Virginia. Gathering information that until now could only be found scattered across numerous reference works and online databases, this book provides everything you need to know to identify fish families and species in the Virginia region.
Covering how to collect, handle, observe, conserve, and protect these unique fishes, the book's key features include
• more than 175 vibrant, full-color illustrations, set side by side with descriptions of each fish
• helpful line drawings that depict the most reliable diagnostic characteristics for field identifications (e.g., snout shape, pigment patterns, mouth morphology)
• descriptions of Virginia's freshwater habitats
• examples of incredible fish spawning and feeding behavior
• tips on observing fish in the wild and in captivity
• a chapter on the taxonomy of family and common names of the fish species most common throughout Virginia
• up-to-date fish distribution maps
• a complete glossary of terms
Providing a fascinating foray into the wonders of the Commonwealth's swimmers, Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia will appeal to scientists, naturalists, teachers, native fish aquarists, students, anglers, and fish collectors.
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Val Kells (KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC) is an award-winning marine science illustrator. She is the coauthor and illustrator of A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes: From Maine to Texas and A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes: From Alaska to California.
Michael J. Pinder is an aquatic biologist with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Derek A. Wheaton is a hatchery tech for Conservation Fisheries, Inc.
Donald J. Orth is the Thomas H. Jones Professor in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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