{"product_id":"symbiosis-in-fishes-isbn-9781405185899","title":"Symbiosis in Fishes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSymbiosis in Fishes\u003c\/i\u003e provides comprehensive coverage of the biology of partnerships between fishes and invertebrates, ascending the phylogenetic scale, from luminescent bacteria, sponges and coelenterates to molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms. Both facultative and obligatory partnerships are reviewed with emphasis on the behavioral, ecological and evolutionary aspects of fish symbiosis. Each of the eight chapters of this book focuses on a different group of partners. The structure, physiology and anti-predatory strategies of each group are described to provide the necessary background for the understanding of their partnerships with fishes. The formation of the associations, the degree of partner specificity and its regulation, as well as the benefits and costs for the fishes and their associates, communication between partners and their possible co-evolution are discussed in each chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the first attempt to critically review in a single volume all associations of fishes with invertebrates based on the latest studies in these areas, together with studies published many years ago and little cited since then.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSymbiosis in Fishes\u003c\/i\u003e provides a huge wealth of information that will be of great use and interest to many life scientists including fish biologists, ecologists, ethologists, aquatic scientists, physiologists and evolutionary biologists. It is hoped that the contents of the book will stimulate many to further research, to fill in the gaps in our knowledge in this fascinating and important subject. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where biological sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this exciting book.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface x\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Associations between Fishes and Luminescent Bacteria 6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuminescent Bacteria 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymbiotic Luminescent Bacteria in Fish Light Organs 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlashlight Fishes 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaxonomy and Distribution 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Light Organs 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Eye and the Light Organ 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReproduction, Larval and Light Organ Development 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Photophobic Response 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Use of Light by Flashlight Fishes 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchool Formation 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerritorial Defense 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexual Signaling 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeep Sea Ceratioid Anglerfishes 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure, Diversity and Distribution 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReproductive Strategies 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObligatory Sexual Parasitism 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemporary Associations 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacultative Sexual Parasitism 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight Organ Structure and Development: Light and the Mechanisms Controlling its Emission 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Use of Lures by Anglerfishes 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePonyfishes 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure, Distribution and Taxonomy 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Light Organ System (LOS) and Diversity of the Generated Light Patterns 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisruptive Illumination 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscrete Projected Luminescence (DPL) 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVentral Body Flash 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpercular Flash 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuccal Luminescence 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSex-Specific Signaling 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInception of the Association between Luminescent Bacteria and Ponyfishes 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexual Dimorphism of the LOS, Sex-Specific Signaling and the Role of Sexual\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelection in the Evolution of Leiognathid Fishes 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecificity of the Partnerships between Luminescent Bacteria and Fishes 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimization of the Benefits to Fishes from their Association with Bacteria 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evolution of the Partnerships between Fishes and Luminescent Bacteria 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Associations between Fishes and Sponges 58\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSponges 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredator Deterrence by Sponges 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple Species Assemblages in Sponges 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObligatory Fish Symbionts and Adaptations for Living in Association with Sponges 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutrition, Reproduction and Sponge Occupation by Obligatory Symbiotic Fishes 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartner Specificity and Sponge Sharing by Obligatory Symbiotic Fishes 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution of the Partnership Between Obligatory Fish Symbionts and Sponges 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSponges as Living Incubators of Fish Eggs 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacultative Partnerships Between Fishes and Sponges 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Associations between Fishes and Anthozoans 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSea Anemones 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Stinging Cells and their Release Mechanism 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObligatory Associations with Sea Anemones of Fishes of the Genera Amphiprion and Premnas 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Taxonomy, Distribution and Ecology of Host Sea Anemones and their Associated Fishes 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Protection of Anemone Fishes from Sea Anemones 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognition, Attraction to and Selection of Sea Anemones by Anemone Fishes 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartner Specificity 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHost Preference 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompetitive Interactions 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStochastic Processes 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHabitat Preference 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographical Overlap 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtection from Sea Anemones 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecies Coexistence 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdaptations of Anemone Fishes for Living with Sea Anemones 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtandric Sex Reversal 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonogamy and Mate Recognition 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep-fathering 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Control of Growth and the Tolerance of Nonbreeders by the Breeders 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFish Territoriality, Aggression and the Sea Anemone 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimited Larval Dispersal and Natal Recruitment 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefits and Costs to Anemone Fishes and Sea Anemones from being Associated and their Short-term Mutual Impacts 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evolution of the Anemone Fish–Sea Anemone Partnership 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Facultative Associations Between Fishes and Sea Anemones 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtection from Sea Anemones 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartner Specificity 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSettlement and Recruitment of D. trimaculatus to Sea Anemones 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sharing of Sea Anemones with Anemone Fishes 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefits and Costs to Facultative Fish Partners and Sea Anemones 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Associations Between Fishes and Scleractinian Corals 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScleractinian Corals 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicrohabitat Selection by Coral Dwelling Fishes 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttraction of Pomacentrid Fishes to Corals 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttraction of Pomacentrids to Corals Inhabited by Conspecifics 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoral Occupation, Competiton and Coexistence of Coral dwelling Gobies 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdaptations to Habitat by Coral Dwelling Gobies 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmall Size and Morphology 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNoxious Skin 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHypoxia Tolerance and Air Breathing 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBidirectional Sex Reversal 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonogamy 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Control of Growth 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple Species Assemblages Involving Coral Dwelling Gobies and Crustaceans 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefits and Costs to Fishes and Corals for being Associated 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefits to Fishes 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCosts to Fishes 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefits to Corals 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCosts to Corals 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Structure and Mating System Evolution in Coral Dwelling Damselfishes of the genus Dascyllus 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Associations between Fishes and Siphonophores 202\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSiphonophores 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysalia physalis −the Portuguese Man-of-War 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFishes Associated with Siphonophores other than Physalia physalis 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFishes Associated with Physalia physalis 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Associations between Fishes and Scyphozoan Medusae 212\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScyphozoan medusae 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredation on Scyphozoan Medusae and their Structural and Behavioral Antipredator Defenses 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFishes Associated with Scyphozoan Medusae 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Protection of Fishes from Scyphozoan Medusae 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognition and Attraction to Scyphozoan Medusae by Associated Fishes 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartner Specificity, Duration of the Medusa–Fish Bond and the Effects of the Medusae Size on the Associated Fishes 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefits and Costs to Fishes and Medusae from being Associated 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effects of Medusae on Fish Recruitment 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Association of Fishes with Floating Objects and the Fish–Medusa Partnership 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Associations between Fishes and Molluscs 230\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Association between Fishes and Cephalopods 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCephalopods 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOctopus Dens, Foraging and Antipredatory Behavior 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScavenging Fishes Associated with Octopus Dens 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFishes Associated with Foraging Octopuses 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOctopuses and Cleaning Symbiosis 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransport Associations between Octopuses and Fishes 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFishes Associated with Squid Schools 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Association between Fishes and Gastropods 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGastropods 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredation on Conchs, Antipredatory Strategies and Foraging in Conchs 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Association between Cardinal Fishes and Conchs 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Association between Nudibranchs and Gobiid Fishes 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Association between a Pearlfish and an Opisthobranch Gastropod 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Association between Fishes and Bivalves 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBivalves 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Glochidia Larvae of Freshwater Mussels and their Host Fishes 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBitterlings and their Freshwater Mussel Hosts 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttraction of the European Bitterling to Mussels and Choice of Oviposition Sites 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdaptations of Bitterling for Development Inside Freshwater Mussels 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMale Reproductive Behavior and the Mussel 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFemale Reproductive Behavior and the Mussel 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHost Utilization by Sympatric Bitterling Species 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCosts and Benefits for the Mussel and Possible Coevolution of the\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBitterling–Mussel Partnership 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePearl Fishes Associated with Bivalves 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Association of Snailfish and Red Hake with Sea Scallops 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Associations between Fishes and Crustaceans 276\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Associations between Fishes and Cleaner Shrimps 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCleaning Symbiosis and Shrimp 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaxonomy, Morphology, Coloration and Distribution of Cleaner Shrimp 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCleaner Shrimp Activity 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssociations between Cleaner Shrimp and Sea Anemones 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication between Fishes and Cleaner Shrimp 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRemoval of Parasites versus Mucus by Cleaner Shrimp 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCosts and Benefits for Cleaner Shrimp and Fish Clients and the Proximate Mechanisms for Cleaning 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evolution of the Cleaner Shrimp–Fish Partnership 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeeding associations between fishes and crustaceans 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMixed Species Schools of Fishes and Crustaceans 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiparid Fishes Associated with Lithodid Crabs 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Associations between Fishes and Burrowing Brachyuran Crabs 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGobiid Fishes Associated with Burrowing Thalassinid Shrimp 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThalassinid Shrimp and their Burrows 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Facultative Association of Clevelandia ios with Callianassa californiensis and Upogebia pugettensis 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Obligatory Association of the Blind Goby Typhlogobius californiensis with Callianassa affinis 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Obligatory Association of Austrolethops wardi with Neaxius acanthus 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Obligatory Association of Didogobius amicuscardis with Axiopsis serratifrons 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGobiid Fishes Associated with Burrowing Alpheid Shrimps 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystematics of Gobies and Shrimps 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiogeography 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiet and Feeding Behavior 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHabitat Specificity 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation Structure and Dynamics 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBurrow Structure, Construction and Dynamics 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity Rhythms 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAggressive Behavior and Territoriality of Goby and Shrimp 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReproduction of Goby and Shrimp 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterspecific Communication 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication under Natural Conditions in Indo-Pacific Partnerships 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWarning Signal Generation by Indo-Pacific Gobies in Response to\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredators and Models of Predators 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSequence and Information Analyses in Indo-Pacific Partnerships 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilm Analysis of the Communication between the Goby Amblyeleotris steinitzi and the Shrimp Alpheus purpurilenticularis 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication between Gobies and Shrimp in the Western Atlantic 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartner Specificity 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eField Observations 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaboratory Experiments 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mechanism Regulating Specificity 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoby–Shrimp Phylogeography 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCosts and Benefits for Goby and Shrimp 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Associations between Fishes and Echinoderms 371\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Association between Fishes and Sea Urchins 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSea Urchins 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSea Urchin Structural Defenses, Predation by Fishes and Antipredatory Strategies 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssociated Fishes, their Size, Coloration and Sea Urchin Hosts 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Attraction of Associated Fishes to Sea Urchins 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefits and Costs of the Fish–Sea Urchin Partnership 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartner Specificity in the Fish–Sea Urchin Association 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evolution of the Fish–Sea Urchin Partnership 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMimicry of Sea Urchins by Fishes 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Association between Fishes and Crinoids 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrinoids 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredation on Crinoids by Fishes and Antipredatory Strategies of Feather Stars and Sea Lilies 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple Species Assemblages in Crinoids 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssociated Fishes and Adaptations for Living with Crinoids 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttraction of Associated Fishes to Crinoids and Partner Specificity 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefits and Costs of the Fish–Crinoid Partnership 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScarcity of Knowledge 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Association between Fishes and Sea Cucumbers 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSea Cucumbers 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredation on Sea Cucumbers by Fishes and their Structural and\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehavioral Antipredatory Defenses 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFishes Associated with Sea Cucumbers and their Life Cycles 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHost Location, Penetration and Occupation by Pearlfishes 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePearlfish Nutrition 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePearlfish Reproductive Biology 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcology and Partner Specificity of Pearlfish–Holothurian Associations 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcoustic Communication in Pearlfishes 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMorphological and Physiological Adaptations to Inquilism 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefits and Costs of the Pearlfish–Sea Cucumber Partnership 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evolution of the Partnership between Pearlfishes and their Hosts 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Association between Fishes and Sea Stars 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSea Stars 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSea Star Structural and Behavioral Antipredatory Defenses 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeeding Associations between Sea Stars and Fishes 420\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCardinal Fishes Sheltering among Sea Star Spines 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePearlfishes Associated with Sea Stars 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecies Index 431\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubject Index 443\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e�Overall, Symbiosis in Fishesis a valuable scientific contribution because although symbiotic interactions interactions involving fish are common worldwide and can affect the dynamics of many ecosystems, this is the first comprehensive review of the topic.�  (\u003ci\u003eThe Quarterly Review of Biology\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 June 2015)  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Overall, the book reflects an exceptional breadth of knowledge and depth of integrative thinking, together with a deep appreciation for the subject of interspecific partnerships in fishes. As such, the book provides a superb resource and foundation for learning, teaching and further scientific inquiry.\" (\u003ci\u003e Journal of Fish Biology\u003c\/i\u003e, 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Ilan Karplus\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired Senior Researcher of the Aquaculture Research Unit of the Volcani Research Center, Israel. Over the last 30 years, Ilan has extensively studied interspecific associations between gobies and alpheid shrimps, predator recognition among reef fishes, and social control of growth in fishes and crustaceans. Ilan developed new techniques for edible and ornamental fish guidance by training, social facilitation and by taking advantage of innate behavioral responses to allow sorting by computer vision.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSymbiosis between Fishes and Invertebrates\u003c\/i\u003e provides comprehensive coverage of the biology of partnerships between fishes and invertebrates, ascending the phylogenetic scale, from luminescent bacteria, sponges and coelenterates to molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms. Both facultative and obligatory partnerships are reviewed with emphasis on the behavioral, ecological and evolutionary aspects of fish symbiosis. Each of the eight chapters of this book focuses on a different group of partners. The structure, physiology and anti-predatory strategies of each group are described to provide the necessary background for the understanding of their partnerships with fishes. The formation of the associations, the degree of partner specificity and its regulation, as well as the benefits and costs for the fishes and their associates, communication between partners and their possible co-evolution are discussed in each chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the first attempt to critically review in a single volume all associations of fishes with invertebrates based on the latest studies in these areas, together with studies published many years ago and little cited since then.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSymbiosis between Fishes and Invertebrates\u003c\/i\u003e provides a huge wealth of information that will be of great use and interest to many life scientists including fish biologists, ecologists, ethologists, aquatic scientists, physiologists and evolutionary biologists. It is hoped that the contents of the book will stimulate many to further research, to fill in the gaps in our knowledge in this fascinating and important subject. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where biological sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this exciting book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990121464037,"sku":"NP9781405185899","price":192.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405185899.jpg?v=1761786594","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/symbiosis-in-fishes-isbn-9781405185899","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}