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This book provides a comprehensive and current source of information on fishes—including systematics, zoogeography, behavior, and conservation of fishes—that is often needed by professionals as background for writing accurate reports. This book covers the structure and physiology, evolution and taxonomy, zoogeography, and ecology and conservation of fishes. For fisheries biologists, conservation biologists, and aquatic ecologists that need an up-to-date reference on Ichthyology.
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A total waste.......2007-09-01
This "outline" consists of terms with definitions which would be okay if the terms matched the text or if the definitions matched ichthyology! In practically every chapter, you'll be given the term, "water column." In chapter 18 when you see the term "water column" yet one more time, you wonder where the information is about the minnow family that is supposed to be the subject of the chapter. In chapter 36, you see the term, "surface water" for the umpteenth time, but nothing about Arctic fishes or their adaptations. In summary, there is NO OUTLINE-FORM for ANYTHING!, just the same old elementary biology terms over and over again.
Be sure to note that the online access has NO additional information from the text, so DO NOt pay for online access--IT'S WORTHLESS TOO!
Only terms might be okay, except they don't match the text. For example the term "operculum" has several definitions; and in ichthyology it means the bony covering of a gill. But this book reports the definition of "operculum" to be: "The operculum is partly in the most posterior portion of the inferior frontal gyrus of the frontal lobe in the brain. One famous part of the operculum is Broca's area which plays an important role in converzation [sic] or speech production, reading and writing" (page 8). Clearly one can see that this text does not match my ichthyology texbook about fish! Speech reading, writing and speaking in fish? This is total rip-off!
Wrong Book.......2006-08-19
I had to return this item because it was incorrectly represented on the website. It is advertised as the book but, in reality, it is a study guide that it made to accompany the book. It is important that Amazon make that distinction on the website.
Very Accessible Introduction Even for a Non-Specialist.......2005-05-21
Moyle and Cech's text reads like two books, Cech's introduction to fish anatomy and Moyle's discussion of behavior and conservation (which is precisely how they use the text in their UC Davis classes). While first half of the book is much more technical than the second half, both are accessible to the non-specialist. I hadn't taken Biology since High School and was able to process most of the material with minimal referencing of secondary sources. Both authors are good writers who incorporate subtle humor and have the ability to convey some of their passion for fish making this a somewhat less dry text book than the general tendency. I learned an incredible amount from these pages and highly recommend this text.
Great book.......2005-03-03
This is really a great text book that covers everything from anatomy, behaviour and fish senses, passing through each fish order, until reach valiable aspects of fish comprehension, like zoogeography and aquatic ecology. Because it's scientific writing, the book is fullfilled with graphics and diagrams, so in the beginning the unaware reader should feel such level of difficulty, but it doesnt compromises at all the inner knowledge the book wants to pass.
Sure an awesome title!
THE text on the fishes..........2001-10-30
I am an avid fish fanatic. Moyle and Cech have produced what should be the greatest book of scientific interest on the subject. Seems like there is a but there? There is, this is a text book. If you are taking ichthyology, an upper level (sometimes graduate level) course on fishes this book will be your best friend. It is critical to understanding the largest group of vertebrates. It is well organized, fact filled and well cited. But, if you don't have Biology one and two, some chemistry, physiology and an introductory zoology course behind you it will lose you at the introduction. Even though I rate it high I would wait until a professor says you have to buy it.
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Introduction to the General Principles of Aquaculture
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Stocking and Introduction of Fish ("Fishing News" Books)
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Introduction to Fish Technology
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The global scale of alien species invasions is becoming increasingly evident at the beginning of the new millennium. This book is the first attempt to provide an overall picture of aquatic species invasions in Europe. Its geographical scope stretches from Irish waters in the west to the Volga River and the Caspian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the south up to the Arctic coast of Europe. Not all parts of the continent could be covered equally, as in some countries species invasions are not yet studied. The book represents the array of all major European aquatic systems in the broadest geographical and ecological scope possible, from fully saline seas, semi-enclosed brackish water bodies and coastal lagoons to freshwater lakes, major river systems and waterways. The key objectives include the present status and impacts on economy and environment caused by non-native aquatic species in European waters. Altogether more than 100 scientists from 24 countries have joined together to synthesize the available information on bio-invasions.
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Water quality is essential to the welfare of humans and aquatic ecosystems. The study of water quality draws information from a variety of disciplines including chemistry, biology, mathematics, physics, engineering, and resource management. University training in water quality often is limited to specialized courses in engineering, ecology, and fisheries curricula. Therefore, many professionals who need a basic understanding of water quality are not formally trained in the subject.
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Changes in fish assemblages, Solomon River basin, Kansas: habitat alterations, extirpations, and introductions.: An article from: Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science
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This digital document is an article from Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, published by Kansas Academy of Science on October 1, 2002. The length of the article is 5855 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Changes in fish assemblages, Solomon River basin, Kansas: habitat alterations, extirpations, and introductions.
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Introduction to Tropical Fish Stock Assessment PT. 1: Manual (Fao Fisheries Technical Paper)
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Mathematical Models of Hysteresis and their Applications: Second Edition (Electromagnetism)
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This new edition has been significantly revised and updated to reflect advances in the field since the publication of the first edition, such as the systematic experimental testing of Preisach models of hysteresis. The author has, however, retained the two most salient features of the original, the emphasis on the universal nature of mathematical models of hysteresis and their applicability to the description of hysteresis phenomena in various areas of science, technology and economics and its accessibility to a broad audience of researchers, engineers, and students.
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Advanced Field Theory: Micro, Macro, and Thermal Physics
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This book describes how modern quantum field theory is capable of treating not only quantum field particles, but also objects with classical and quantum mechanical degrees of freedom, including thermal degrees of freedom. It thus provides a unified overview of many areas of physics on the basis of the concept of macroscopic quantum vacuum.
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This text introduces the theoretical framework for describing the quark-gluon plasma, an important new state of matter. The first part of the book is a self-contained introduction to relativistic thermal field theory. Topics include the path integral approach, the real and imaginary time formalisms, fermion fields and gauge fields at finite temperature. The author illustrates useful techniques such as the evaluation of frequency sums and the use of cutting rules. The second part of the book is devoted to recent developments, and gives a detailed account of collective excitations (bosonic and fermionic), showing how they give rise to energy scales that imply a reorganization of perturbation theory. The author also explains the relation with kinetic theory. He works out in detail applications to processes that occur in heavy ion collisions and in astrophysics. Each chapter ends with exercises and a guide to the literature. Graduate students and researchers in nuclear, particle, and astrophysics will benefit from this book.
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Tanguy Altherr was a Fellow in the Theory Division at CERN, on leave from LAPP (CNRS) Annecy. At the time of his accidental death in July 1994, he was only 31.A meeting was organized at CERN, covering the various aspects of his scientific interests: thermal field theory and its applications to hot or dense media, neural networks and its applications to high energy data analysis. Speakers were among his closest collaborators and friends.
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This is a ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A690173. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: Polymer-matrix composite material and structural adhesive repair and manufacturing have significant environmental cost. These costs are documented based on current and anticipated future Department of Defense use of these materials. This special report first establishes an environmental baseline by identifying the hazardous materials encountered during composite repair and manufacturing operations and presents conservative estimates of usage and waste production. The principal issues for reducing the environmental impact and its associated cost are: (1) reduction in hazardous waste by eliminating shelf-life limitations; (2) reduction in nitrogen oxides by replacing global heating of the part with localized heating; (3) reduction in volatile organic compound emissions by accelerated curing and containment; and (4) reduction in hazardous waste by minimizing production debris through processing step management. The effect of addressing these issues is evaluated from both environmental and cost perspectives based on the assumption that the necessary technology advances can be made.
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Thermal Field Theories and Their Applications
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Thermal field theory is the study of quantum field theory at non-zero temperature. This proceedings introduces both retrospect and prospect for various aspects of thermal field theory as well as their extensive applications to condensed matter physics, high energy physics, cosmology, nuclear physics, etc. Also included are speeches memorizing the recently lamented Professor Hiroomi Umezawa, a leading physicist in thermal field theory, by his former students and colleagues.
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This digital document is a journal article from Analytica Chimica Acta, published by Elsevier in 2005. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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The benefits of the miniaturization of the separation channel for Thermal field-flow fractionation (TFFF) are analyzed theoretically and studied experimentally. It is found that the operational variables influencing the efficiency and resolution of the separation can be optimized and that the concept of a micro-TFFF is meaningful. A miniaturized TFFF channel was proposed and constructed. It has been demonstrated experimentally that micro-TFFF allows one to carry out high-performance separations under carefully chosen experimental conditions. This new technique is highly competitive in comparison with size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) of macromolecules with molar masses up to roughly one million gram per mole. However, the versatility of micro-TFFF is superior to SEC for macromolecules of ultra-high molar masses, as well as colloidal sub-micron, and micron-sized particles of synthetic, natural, or biological origin. The free choice of the carrier liquids without any modification of the separation system affords an advantage to micro-TFFF. The experimental implementation and application to polymer and particle analysis confirmed the potential of micro-TFFF.
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From the bestselling author of Azur Like it and Farm Fatale comes a domestic comedy set in the world of coupledom and new parenthood
Bath, England—the swanky town once home to ancient Roman spas and Jane Austen heroines—is the setting for this brilliant new novel. Birthing class brings together two sets of expectant parents, who couldn't be more different. Hugo and his spoiled wife Amanda plan to throw money at the problems of parenthood, making use of private hospitals and nurses, while environmentally friendly Jake and Alice have arranged a home-delivery complete with birthing pool and whale music.
When Amanda decides she's not cut out for motherhood and Hugo must look elsewhere for a sympathetic ear, the couples are inextricably drawn together once again, resulting in hilarious social comedy, as only Wendy Holden can write it.
“Fans of her writing know that Holden's skill, wit, and aplomb make her stand out in the oft-sugary genre.”
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“Holden is very good indeed.”
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Like junk food.......2006-06-12
Reading The Wives of Bath is like eating a candy bar that isn't your favorite; it's fine while you're reading it -- entertaining enough -- but after you're done, you're still unsatisfied. The characters are a little too extreme (the environmentalist is way over the top with his reusing prophylactics, the magazine writer a little too self-absorbed to be real), the situations beyond contrived. Nonetheless, it's not the worst way to spend an afternoon -- provided you really have nothing better to do.
Loved It!.......2006-03-31
Most chick-lit revolves around young singles trying to find their perfect someone. This book, however, delves into new parenthood and the challenges surrounding it. I thought this book was very well written, funny, poignant, and captivating. I couldn't wait to pick it up each night. If you want a good story to get caught up in, I highly recommend this one!
Wickedly funny, surprisingly sad, and with a few startling twists in the tale........2005-06-25
Real estate wizard Hugo Fine and his wife Amanda attend birthing class only to encounter Amanda's nemesis, Alice, and Alice's husband Jake. The expectant mothers had met previously when they worked for an American magazine and thoroughly despised each other. The hatred does not abate during the prenatal course. The couples' differences are summed up in their birthing plans. Jake, editor of the environmental magazine Get Trashed, and Alice expect to deliver at home, complete with whale music and birthing pool. Amanda is opting for first-class delivery all the way, including an elective Caesarean at the most exclusive hospital.
Amanda's plans are all for naught when she goes into labor early, and the high-class hospital refuses to admit her. She ends up at the public hospital, protesting, "I'm too posh to push." But push she does.
Meanwhile, Alice also has gone into labor and her all-natural home birth plans are not going smoothly. The birthing pool is not put together. Jake struggles at length to assemble it. But while he's still deciphering the instructions, news comes that the midwives aren't available. Amazingly, Alice's insurance from her old job still covers her --- and lands her at the exclusive hospital Amanda had yearned for. So off the two environmentalists go, in the hospital limousine. Hugo runs into Jake at the fancy hospital after Amanda demands to convalesce there. In spite of common ground, the two new fathers continue to detest each other.
When the babies come home, it's still rough sailing for both couples, and their lives continue to intertwine in unexpected ways. Becoming parents intensifies the personalities of all four, and actually sets frivolous Hugo on a sweetly redemptive path. In fact, THE WIVES OF BATH is truly Hugo's story. The book honors his transformation, which was splendid.
Descriptions of Jake and Alice recycling toilet paper tubes as napkin holders, calling the worm hotline when their garbage-recycling worms prove to be anorexic, and serving lentil soup in recycled cottage cheese containers are hilarious, as are some of Hugo's antics as he learns to be a good father. Although Amanda is so constantly a horror that the reader wonders why Hugo stays with her for ten minutes, never mind marrying her and having a baby with her, it's all in good (sometimes, very black) fun.
This was not the superficial silliness I somehow expected from the book cover, but rather a thoroughly enjoyable read that managed to be wickedly funny, surprisingly sad, and had a few startling twists in the tale. Now that I've discovered this author, I'll definitely search out her other books.
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Light and quick, but imperfect.......2005-06-05
Wendy Holden's The Wives of Bath follows the parallel lives of two expecting couples from the pre-natal class the four adults attend together through the marital rifts that grow up during their babies' first years. The females of the foursome, Alice and Amanda, were acquainted with one another pre-pregnancy: their mutual animosity sets the tone in turn for their husband's dislike of one another.
Former career-woman Alice, impregnated by and quickly wed to her one-afternoon-stand Jake, is a likeable, accomplished woman, but she suppresses her own interests and personality to live up to her handsome new husband's demanding expectations: Jake is an extreme environmentalist who goes to absurd lengths to minimize his family's impact on the environment, using colanders salvaged from the dump as lampshades, for example, and (unrealistically, I should think) refashioning the metal from spiral notebooks into coat hangers. His plans for Alice's upcoming childbirth--to be endured without benefit of anesthesia, of course--approach the barbaric. Amanda, on the other hand, roughly Jake's opposite on the eco-conscious spectrum, is a self-absorbed careerist for whom family is hardly a priority: she plans to use her baby as a fashion accessory, and to use her husband Hugo as the baby's primary caregiver. Amanda has carefully plotted out her own childbirth, from scheduled elective cesarean to live-in maternity nurse. But all laid plans being, as we know, subject to fickle fortune, neither Jake's nor Amanda's visions of their birth experiences quite work out. Nor do their respective marriages thrive in the sleep-deprived months to follow, when disagreements over the division of labor in their households inevitably arise.
The Wives of Bath is a diverting romantic comedy that hits a few new-parenthood nails squarely on the head. The book can boast of some nice writing, and it is for the most part carefully plotted. The problem is that the characters of Jake and Amanda are far too over-the-top to be credible, the near-abusive Jake nothing more than the caricature of an eco-fanatic, while Amanda is, as the author puts it, the personification of a "baby-hating career bitch." ("What do I care about some effing celebrity kids?" she spits at Alice. "Or any kids, come to that? Kids, schmids. Anyone who has them deserves all they've got coming to them.") No one short of Cruella de Ville is this unabashedly nasty. One can also fault the book for the deus ex machina that arrives at the book's end to resolve the problems between Jake and Alice.
The Wives of Bath is far from perfect, but if you're looking for a light, quick read, you might grab this one.
Reviewed by Debra Hamel, author of Trying Neaira: The True Story of a Courtesan's Scandalous Life in Ancient Greece
A great read........2005-05-13
This is not your typical Wendy Holden novel. All of your favorite characters are not in this book, and the story line is in a different vein than her other novels. None-the-less it is a wonderful story and worth the read.
The Wives of Bath is about two couples that are pregnant and having babies at the same time. The trials of new families and working parents. The characters are funny and loving. It is amazing how Wendy has you falling for characters that you thought you never would. Enjoy the journey of these struggling British families and love Wendy's corky writing.
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