A Pocket Guide to Sharks of the World : : Second Edition / / Marc Dando, Sarah Fowler, David A. Ebert.
An updated and comprehensive guide identifying all of the world's sharksSharks are some of the most misunderstood animals on the planet. We still have a lot to learn about these fascinating creatures, which are more seriously threatened with extinction and in greater need of conservation and ma...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Wild Nature Press ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 550 color illus., 100 line drawings |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
- TOPOGRAPHY
- TOOTH GUIDE
- FIN GUIDE
- KEY TO ORDERS AND FAMILIES OF LIVING SHARKS
- SPECIES ACCOUNTS
- FRILLED AND COW SHARKS Hexanchiformes
- BRAMBLE SHARKS Echinorhiniformes
- DOGFISH SHARKS Squaliformes
- SAWSHARKS Pristiophoriformes
- ANGELSHARKS Squatiniformes
- BULLHEAD SHARKS Heterodontiformes
- CARPETSHARKS Orectolobiformes
- MACKEREL SHARKS Lamniformes
- GROUND SHARKS Carcharhiniformes
- Glossary
- Oceans and seas
- Field observations
- Further reading
- Further identification guides
- Scientific societies and conservation organisations
- Species checklist
- Index