The biology of sharks and rays / by A. Peter Klimley ; with illustrations by Steven Oerding.
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TextPublication details: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 512 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780226923086
- 0226923088
- 0226923088
- 9781299619401
- 1299619401
- 567/.3 23
- QL638.9 .K568 2013eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-489) and index.
An introduction to the cartilaginous fishes -- Evolutionary history -- Body design and swimming modes -- Water and ionic regulation -- Warming of the body -- Sense of smell: chemoreception -- Sense of hearing: mechanoreception -- Sense of sight: photoreception -- Sense of electromagnetic fields: electroreception/magnetoreception -- Brain organization and intelligence -- Courtship and reproduction -- Feeding behavior and biomechanics -- Diet and growth -- Daily movements, home range, and migration -- Cartilaginous fishes and humans -- Fisheries and conservation.
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This is a comprehensive resource on the biological and physiological characteristics of the cartilaginous fishes: sharks, rays, and chimaeras. In 16 chaptersm organized by theme, Klimey covers a broad spectrum of topics, including taxonomy, morphology, ecology, and physiology.
English.
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