Fish and Fisheries 2nd Revised and Enlarged edn

by Yadav, B N

ISBN: 9789390259403
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 13195.00
Biblio : v+366p., 117 figs., tabls., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. B.N. Yadav received his Ph.D. degree in 1973 from Maghadh University, Body Gaya and since then he is actively engaged in teaching and research. He has been teaching Endocrinology and Fish and Fisheries in the post-graduate classes for several years. He has to his credit a total teaching experience of more than thirty two years. He has many standard research publication to his credit and some of them have been published in the reputed foreign journals like “Mikroskopie” (Germany), “Z. mikroskanat. Forschung” (Germany), “Journal of Endocrinology” (U.K.) and “Folia Morphologica (Czechoslovakia).

About The Book

This book comprises thirty four chapters which include both Ichthyology and Fisheries. Selected topics from fish anatomy, fish physiology, identification of fishes and fisheries have been incorporated in this book which are extremely useful for the Hons. and Post-graduate students of Indian Universities studying fishery science. Some fresh water fishes of India have been described with latest classification, diagnostic features, distribution and fin formula in the book. The book has been thoroughly revised and enlarged. Some new chapters like “Food Feeding Habits and Alimentary Canal”, “Skeleton”, “Common Biota of Fish Ponds of India”, “Fish and Pesticides” and “Fisheries Institutions in India” have been added. Some old sketches have been replaced and also some new have been added. This will be quite useful for the students particularly for their practical classes. Matters described in this book are comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date. All efforts have been made to make the book of prime utility for the students.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Fishes and their Evolutionary History <br/> Chapter 2: Food, Feeding Habits, and Alimentary Canal <br/> Chapter 3: Skeleton <br/> Chapter 4: Migration of Fishes <br/> Chapter 5: Air Bladder and Weberian Ossicles in Fishes <br/> Chapter 6: Respiration in Fishes <br/> Chapter 7: Excretion adn Osmoregulation <br/> Chapter 8: Fish Diseases <br/> Chapter 9: Electric Organs in Fishes <br/> Chapter 10: Sound Production in Fishes <br/> Chapter 11: Bioluminescence <br/> Chapter 12: Breeding, Development and Parental Care in Fishes <br/> Chapter 13: Larvivorous (Larvicidal) Fishes <br/> Chapter 14: Hill-Stream Fishes <br/> Chapter 15: Exotic and Transplanted Fishes <br/> Chapter 16: Class: Dipnoi <br/> Chapter 17: Class: Holocephali <br/> Chapter 18: Skin and Scales <br/> Chapter 19: Endocrine Glands in Fishes <br/> Chapter 20: Indian Fisheries <br/> Chapter 21: Reservoir Fishery Management <br/> Chapter 22: Economic Importance of Fish <br/> Chapter 23: Fishing Technology <br/> Chapter 24: Preservation and Processing of Fish <br/> Chapter 25: Transport and Marketing of Fish <br/> Chapter 26: Pons: Its Management and Productivity <br/> Chapter 27: Common Biota of Fish Ponds of India <br/> Chapter 28: Induced Breeding <br/> Chapter 29: Preparation and Maintenance of Aquarium <br/> Chapter 30: Shapes of Tail, Median and Paired Fins <br/> Chapter 31: Fish and Pesticides <br/> Chapter 32: Some Preliminary Methods in Fishery Science Study <br/> Chapter 33: Some Common Fresh Water Fishes of India <br/> Chapter 34: Fisheries Institutions in India <br/>