History of the Coelacanth Fishes

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 440 pages
• Published by: Springer
• Edition: 1st Edition 1997
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0412784807
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0412784804
• Book Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.2 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 2 pounds

Product Review
`Collaboration between Chapman & Hall and the Natural History Museum has produced this rich and erudite volumeare to be congratulated on their commitment. elegantly written and easy enough to assimilate. Most palaeoichthyologists will have it on their wish-list.'
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 13:8 (1998)


Product Description
This book evaluates the reputation of the coelacanth, presenting up-to-date accounts of the structure of fossil coelacanths, and suggests a family history to show that there have been subtle but significant changes in coelacanth history.

Reader Reviews
Having just finished my dissertation on a related topic, I thought a review was in order. It's well written and very in depth, but could do with a revision, given the recent discovery of a new species of Latimeria. That said, I doubt that are any other books that have as much information on coelacanths as this, and no topic is skimmed over. Perhaps the only problem is that it does assume a fairly high level of background knowledge on anatomy and palaeontology, I'm an undergraduate student and I still found many of the terms unfamiliar. I wouldn't recommend it to those with only a casual interest in the subject, especially with the hefty price tag.