Discovery of Australia's fishes : a history of Australian ichthyology to 1930 /
This book traces the discovery of Australia's fishes from the earliest days of taxonomy to the first part of the 20th century. It provides a unique insight into the diverse pathways by which Australia's fish were discovered and outlines the history of early maritime explorations in Austral...
| Основен автор: | Saunders, Brian. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Collingwood, VIC :
CSIRO Pub.,
℗♭2012.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=456467 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Discovery of Australia's fishes. |
| Резюме: |
This book traces the discovery of Australia's fishes from the earliest days of taxonomy to the first part of the 20th century. It provides a unique insight into the diverse pathways by which Australia's fish were discovered and outlines the history of early maritime explorations in Australia that collected natural history specimens. The book covers the life and work of each of the most important discoverers, and assesses their accomplishments and the limitations of their work. Discovery of Australia's Fishes is distinctive in that a biographic approach is integrated with chronological description. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (520 pages) |
| ISBN: |
9780643106710 0643106715 |