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| | | Spanish | Home » » » » Fishes of Alabama | | | | | | | Description: | | An enormous, superbly illustrated book that reveals the astounding diversity of Alabama’s fishes through brilliant color plates by Joseph Tomelleri and incredibly detailed information from the authors. These two leading scientists have dedicated years to documenting the diets, growth rates, reproduction, sizes, distribution, and status of Alabama’s fishes, and they present this wealth of information in a helpful, user-friendly format. Keys to the species provide fast, accurate identification and allow anglers to determine the species of fish they have just caught. Ideal for everyone interested in the diversity of our world. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Edward O. Wilson | | Hardcover:
| 960 pages | | Publisher:
| Smithsonian Books | | Publication Date:
| July 08, 2004 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 158834004X | | Product Length:
| 11.38 inches | | Product Width:
| 2.19 inches | | Product Height:
| 10.34 inches | | Product Weight:
| 8.9 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 8.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Amazing illusrations, packed with informationAug 20, 2004
By G. Jones
"GJ"
This is an excellent reference book. Joe Tomelleri is a remarkable artist with a talent I have never seen before. His illustrations are so close to looking at the fish in a stream. He is a master at capturing life. The information in this book is very complete and concise. A great buy for the money and just a beautiful book to look at even if you are not extremely interested in fish.
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Fishes of AlabamaMar 12, 2007
By Andrea A. Sikora
This is the most beautiful text book I have ever seen! With this book I am learning to "key out" fish for identification. A whole new world is opening before my eyes!
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
This may be the OPTIMAL fish guide to date...Feb 28, 2008
By Michael B. Anders
This may very well be the best fish guide we've seen yet. The organization and utility of "Fishes of Alabama" has clearly been influenced by the best previous titles which use a similar format (such as "Fishes of Arkansas"). For each species, national range maps are given in addition to Alabama dot localities overlaid on a state watershed map.
Perhaps the most important aspect of this title is the illustration. Some artistically uninclined individuals will prefer photographs, an opinion to which they're entitled, even though photographs are, for most vertebrate groups, inferior to accomplished artwork in both a functional and appreciable sense. Truly landmark wildlife compendiums tend to use quality artwork over photos - that's an historically-substantiated fact. "Fishes of Alabama" is no exception here. Each species account is headed by a beautiful, small specimen painting that showcases important identification features. Each account's painting is duplicated in large plate format in the book's center. The artwork, for those with enough culture to appreciate such achievement and an eye for depiction of important detail , is worth twice the purchase price on its own.
Throw in the consideration that the biological information on each species will help not only sportfishers, baitfishers and ichthyologists active in Alabama, but also in additional states inhabited by the species covered, plus a better-than-average foreward, and you've got yourself a must-have title. "Fishes of Alabama" is likely one of those books for which the timeless esteem and utility that it beckons will cause the price it commands to increase substantially once it's out-of-print.
High Value BookFeb 01, 2011
By SquareAce
The "Fishes of Alabama" is a great book. I am a college senior and am taking Ichthyology this semester. The book has the best identification key that I've seen so far. The key is dichotomous with pictures to illustrate the two choices. I actually photocopied the family key to take into the field with me instead of my Audubon guide. The color illustrations are top notch.
2 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Brilliant BookMar 20, 2006
By JK
This book is a great reference for any ichthyologists or anyone who loves fishes and art. It contains a lot of information and citations for each species.
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