Sharks of the World : : A Complete Guide / / Sarah Fowler, Marc Dando, David A. Ebert.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
• VerfasserIn: Ebert, David A.,; Dando, Marc,; Fowler, Sarah,
• MitwirkendeR: Jabado, Rima,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Wild Nature Press ; 19
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (624 p.) :; 2000+ color illus., photos, maps, and diagrams
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Photographic credits --; Foreword --; Introduction --; The evolution of fishes --; Biology --; Sharks and people --; Key to orders and families of living sharks --; Species accounts --; Order Hexanchiformes: frilled and cow sharks --; Order Echinorhiniformes: bramble sharks --; Order Squaliformes: dogfish sharks --; Order Pristiophoriformes: sawsharks --; Order Squatiniformes: angelsharks --; Order Heterodontiformes: bullhead sharks --; Order Orectolobiformes: carpetsharks --; Order Lamniformes: mackerel sharks --; Order Carcharhiniformes: ground sharks --; Appendices --; Sources for the introduction --; Further reading --; Further identification guides --; Scientific societies, research and conservation organisations --; Online information --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780691210872; 9783110754001; 9783110753776; 9783110754148; 9783110753912; 9783110739121
• DOI: 10.1515/9780691210872?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Sarah Fowler, Marc Dando, David A. Ebert.

The most comprehensive reference guide to the world's sharks—now fully revised and updatedSharks of the World is the essential illustrated guide for anyone interested in these magnificent creatures. Now fully revised and updated, it covers more than 525 of the world's shark species and is packed with colour illustrations, colour photos and informative diagrams. This comprehensive, easy-to-use reference guide incorporates the latest taxonomic revisions of many shark families, featuring many species that were only described in recent years. It also includes a completely revised and expanded introduction and updated line drawings throughout.Covers more than 525 shark species from around the worldFeatures updated species accounts, illustrations and mapsGives an illustrated overview of shark biology, ecology and conservationIncludes fin identification guidesProvides a colour distribution map for every species