| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 512 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-489) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sharks -- Anatomy.
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Sharks -- Anatomy. |
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Sharks -- Behavior.
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Sharks -- Behavior. |
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Rays (Fishes) -- Anatomy.
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Rays (Fishes) |
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Anatomy. |
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Rays (Fishes) -- Behavior.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Klimley, A. Peter. Biology of sharks and rays. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013 9780226442495 (DLC) 2012038999 (OCoLC)809978013 |
| ISBN |
9780226923086 (electronic book) |
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0226923088 (electronic book) |
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0226923088 (e-book) |
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9781299619401 |
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1299619401 |
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9780226442495 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0226442497 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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