02361nam a2200325 a 4500 ebr10691841 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 130226s2013 cauabd sb 001 0 eng d 2012043368 9780520249455 (cloth : alkaline paper) 9780520955196 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)841809808 n------ QL625 .R67 2013eb 597.176 23 Ross, Stephen T. Ecology of North American freshwater fishes [electronic resource] / Stephen T. Ross. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013. x, 460 p. : ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references and index. Part 1. Faunal origins, evolution, and diversity -- Origin and derivation of the North American freshwater fish fauna -- Reshaping North American fish faunas : the role of late Cenozoic climatic and tectonic events -- Part 2. Formation, maintenance, and persistence of local populations and assemblages -- Responses of populations and assemblages to biotic and physical factors -- The formation and maintenance of populations and assemblages -- Persistence of fish assemblages in space and time -- Part 3. Form and function -- Morphology and functional ecology of the fins and axial skeleton -- Form and function in the feeding of fishes -- Life history and reproductive ecology -- Part 4. Interactions among individuals and species -- Communication among individuals -- Interactions in resource acquisition I : Niches, competition, and trophic position -- Interactions in resource acquisition II : Predation, avoiding predation, and predator effects on ecosystems -- Getting along : Mutualism, facilitation, and coevolution -- Part 5. Issues in conservation -- Streams large and small -- Ponds, lakes, and impoundments. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Freshwater fishes Ecology North America. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10691841 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 10083 10083