The Fishes of Alberta
- Publisher
- The University of Alberta Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1992
- Category
- General, Fishing, Fish
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888642363
- Publish Date
- Jan 1992
- List Price
- $24.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780888642356
- Publish Date
- Jan 1992
- List Price
- $34.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781772122640
- Publish Date
- Jan 1992
- List Price
- $24.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
This completely revised edition includes up-to-date information on distribution, new species and biology of the 59 species of fish found in Alberta. Information on identification, distribution, biology, taxonomic history, and, where appropriate, angling is included. Fishes of Alberta will be useful to anyone interested in Alberta's fishes, from anglers to scientists, as well as students of biology.
About the authors
Born in San Francisco, California, Joseph S. Nelson grew up in British Columbia and received his Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia. A professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta, his research focuses on systematics, classification and taxonomy of fishes. He wrote the foreword to Lake, River, and Sea-Run Fishes of Canada.
