the philosophy of biology has existed as a distinct sub-discipline within the philosophy of science for about thirty years. the rapid growth of the field has mirrored that of the biological sciences in the same period. today the discipline is well represented in the leading journals in philosophy of science, as well as in several specialist journals. there have been two generations of textbooks...

alburnus chalcoides , caspian shemaya, is found in the river systems of the aral, black and caspian sea basins and is an economically valuable cyprinid from the southern caspian sea. this species has been reported as near threatened species in this basin due to damming, over and illegal fishing, destruction of its spawning grounds and water pollution. the caspian shemaya is an important species...

Restoration ecology is undergoing rapid growth as an academic discipline, similar to that experienced by conservation biology over the last 15 years. Restoration ecology and conservation biology share many underlying biodiversity goals, but di€er in striking ways. Using data from published literature in these two ®elds, I document that conservation biology has been more zoological, more descrip...

1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2 Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 3 Department of Environmental Studies, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA 4 Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA 5 Department of Ecology and Evo...

Differences in Information Use and Preferences Among Recreational Salmon Anglers: Implications for Management Initiatives to Promote Responsible Fishing Vivian M. Nguyen a b , Murray A. Rudd b , Scott G. Hinch c & Steven J. Cooke d a Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada b Environment Department, University of York, H...

He received his B.Sc. degree in Biology (1990) from Department of Biology, University of British Columbia, Canada, also M.Sc. in Botany (1993) from Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Canada and Ph.D. in Plant Ecology (1996) from Department of Animal & Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, England.Dr. Fraser's expertise is in grassland and wetland ecosystems, with a focus o...