Behavioural Ecology of Teleost Fishes [Paperback]

Teleost (bony) fishes are found in all types of aquatic environment and are extremely diverse behaviorally. Their evolutionary success is partly due to their striking behavioral plasticity; as such they are also extremely useful organisms for the study of mechanistic and functional models of behavior. Considerable progress has been made over the past decade in understanding how behavior, ecology, and genetics interact to determine individual survival and reproductive success in fishes, and thus the evolution of their behavior.Behavioural Ecology of Teleost Fishesreviews the latest advances in behavioral adaptations for survival and reproduction in fishes, and proposes new directions and approaches for future research. The book focuses on habitat selection and space use, foraging, predator avoidance and evasion, and reproduction. It also considers how the behaviour of individuals affects ecological processes at population and community levels.

The book benefits students, teachers, and researchers interested in the behavior and ecology of fishes, as well as those with a general interest in behavioral ecology. It is also a valuable reference source for biologists, aquaculturists, and conservationists.

List of contributors
1. Behavioural ecology of fishes: adaptations for survival and reproduction,Jean-Guy J. Godin
2. Fish migration: an evolutionary perspective,Julian J. Dodson
3. Habitat selection: patterns of spatial distribution from behavioural decisions,Donald L. Kramer, Robert W. Rangeley and Lauren J. Chapman
4. Territoriality,James W. A. Grant
5. Foraging tactics,Paul J. B. Hart
6. Diet selection,Roger N. Hughes
7. Avoiding and deterring predators,R. Jan F. Smith
8. Evading predators,Jean-Guy J. Godin
9. Mating systems and sex allocation,Anders Berglund
10. Sexual selection,Lee Alan Dugatkin and Gerald J. FitzGerald