Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
アユの話 (岩波新書 青版 386)
A science book based on field research that explains the ayu's life cycle, movement between river and sea, territorial behavior, and its relation to traditional fishing. Through a familiar fish, it clearly shows the link between animal behavior and environment.
Work Information
Following a year in the life of the ayu, the book presents its appeal from both ecological and cultural perspectives.
Denzaburo Miyaji's Iwanami Shinsho volume explains the ayu's life cycle and behavior through field observation. Later editions add findings after the first publication, and the book is read not only as popular science but also as a reflection on river culture.
Review Summaries
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The work is valued for turning specialist observation into prose accessible to general readers. Its appeal lies in the way ecological explanation overlaps with the relationship between rivers and people, and with affection for nature.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 岩波書店
- Published
- 1960-06-23
- Pages
- 226 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784004160977
- ISBN-10
- 4004160979
- Price
- 9 JPY
- Category
- 本/科学・テクノロジー/生物・バイオテクノロジー
Amazon.co.jp: アユの話 (岩波新書 青版 386) : 宮地 伝三郎: 本
Reviews
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素晴らしい
とても状態が良かったです。 機会がござましたら、是非利用したいですね。
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鮎についての源典
この後、１９８２年「アユの博物誌」（川那部浩哉）、１９９２年「アユと日本人」（秋道智彌）など、名著が出版されるが私にとってのアユ源典。転居続きで紛失していたものが戻ってきた。