Sharks
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4214-1309-9 (ISBN)
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Sharks: The Animal Answer Guide presents a perfect mix of current science, history, anthropology, intriguing facts, and gripping photographs. Whether your fascination with sharks stems from fear or curiosity, your knowledge of these animals will improve immensely when you consult this book.
Gene Helfman is a professor emeritus at the Odum School of Ecology's Program in Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development, University of Georgia. He is co-author of Fishes: The Animal Answer Guide, also published by Johns Hopkins. George H. Burgess is coordinator of museum operations and director of the Florida Program for Shark Research at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Introducing Sharks, Skates, Rays, and Chimaeras
2. Form and Function of Sharks
3. Shark Colors
4. Shark Behavior
5. Shark Ecology
6. Reproduction and Development
7. Foods and Feeding
8. Sharks and Humans
9. Shark Problems (from a human's viewpoint)
10. Human Problems (from a shark's viewpoint)
11. Sharks in Stories, Media, and Literature
12. "Sharkology"
Appendix A: Sharks, Skates, Rays, and Chimaeras of the World
Appendix B: Organizations That Promote the Study and Conservation of Sharks
Appendix C: Websites That Provide Useful and Accurate Information on Sharks
Bibliography
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.7.2014 |
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Reihe/Serie | The Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist |
Zusatzinfo | 10 Line drawings, black and white; 72 Halftones, black and white; 34 Illustrations, color |
Verlagsort | Baltimore, MD |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
Gewicht | 612 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer | |
Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4214-1309-4 / 1421413094 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4214-1309-9 / 9781421413099 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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