The Fishes of the Western North Atlantic series, which began publication in the 1940s by Yale University’s Sears Foundation for Marine Research, was from its beginnings conceived to synthesize and make accessible the wealth of information in widely scattered published accounts of the fish fauna of the region for both the layman and the specialist, presenting critical reviews rather than compilations. These reference works are still considered valuable and of interest today to both general audiences and the academic community. As described in the Preface to the first volume, the series was “written on the premise that it should be useful to those in many walks of life—to those casually … interested …, to the sportsman …, to the fisherman …, as well as to the amateur ichthyologist and the professional scientist.” These books remain authoritative studies of the anadromous, estuarine, and marine fishes of the waters of the western North Atlantic from Hudson Bay southward to the Amazon, ranking as primary references for both amateurs and professionals interested in fishes, and as significant working tools for students of the sea.
By:
Eugenia B. Böhlke, James E Böhlke, Mark M Leiby, John E McCosker, E. Bertelsen Imprint: Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 276mm,
Width: 203mm,
Spine: 37mm
Weight: 454g ISBN:9781933789194 ISBN 10: 1933789190 Series:Fishes of the Western North Atlantic Pages: 674 Publication Date:08 January 2019 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active