Ecology of Fishes/G.V. Nikolsky. Reprint. 1999, 351 p., figs., tables, $36.
Contents: Preface. Introduction. I. Inter-Relationships Between Fishes and their Abiotic and Biotic Environment: 1. Adaptations of fishes of abiotic environmental factors. 2. Density and pressure of the water. 3. Salinity of the water. 4. Temperature of the water. 5. Salt content of the water. 6. Gases in solution. 7. Light, sound, other vibrations and forms of radiant energy. 8. Light. 9. Sound and other vibrations. 10. Electrical currents, electromagnetic vibrations. 11. X-Rays and radioactivity. 12. Bottom deposits and particles suspended in the water. 13. Movement of the water and modes of movement in fishes. 14. Biotic inter-relationships among fishes. 15. Intraspecific relationships among fishes. 16. Interspecific inter-relationships among fishes. 17. Interspecific relationships between fishes and other organisms. 18. Bacteria and viruses. 19. Plants. 20. Fishes and other animals. II. Fundamental Links in the Life Cycles of Fishes: 1. Reproduction and development of fishes. 2. The size, growth, and age of fishes. 3. Population dynamics of fishes. 4. The migrations of fishes. 5. Spawning migrations. 6. Feeding migrations. 7. Overwintering migrations. 8. The overwintering and hibernation of fishes. 9. Feeding and the feeding relationships among fishes. III. The Significance of Fishes in the Life of Mankind and the Biological Basis of a Rational Fishery: Bibliography. Subject index.