Displaying 1 of 1 2002 Format: Book Author: McPhee, John, 1931- Title: The founding fish / John McPhee. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002. Description: 358 pages ; 22 cm Summary: A study of the American shad traces its annual migrations and life cycle in both freshwater rivers and the ocean, focusing on those living in the Delaware River and discussing issues related to tidal power and catch-and-release campaigns. Subjects: American shad. Shad fishing -- North America -- History. Contents: They're in the river -- A selective advantage -- Amending nature -- Farewell to the nineteenth century -- Spawning and the outmigration -- A competitive advantage -- The shad alley -- The founding fish -- The portable rock -- The compensatory response -- Absent without leave -- The shad city -- Inside the cavity -- Catch-and-dissect -- Inside the head -- Catch-and-release. Web Site: Sample text Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2002025012 ISBN: 0374104441 9780374104443 0374528837 9780374528836 9780374104443 0374528837 9780374528836 Other Number: 49558590 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 117513 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 597.45 McPhee Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
