Screen LibrarySharks of the world : a complete guide /
"Sharks of the World is the essential illustrated guide for anyone interested in these magnificent creatures. Now fully revised and updated, it covers 536 of the world's shark species and is packed with colour illustrations, colour photos and informative diagrams. This comprehensive, easy-...
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Princeton University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton : |
| Publication Dates: | [2021] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Fully revised and updated. |
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| Summary: |
"Sharks of the World is the essential illustrated guide for anyone interested in these magnificent creatures. Now fully revised and updated, it covers 536 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." -- Amazon.com. |
| Item Description: | Previous edition: Plymouth: Wild Nature Press, 2013. |
| Carrier Form: | 607 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780691205991 069120599X |
| Index Number: | QL638 |
| CLC: | Q959.41 |
| Call Number: | Q959.41/E165-1/rev. & upd. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- The evolution of fishes -- Biology -- Sharks and people -- Key to orders and families of living sharks -- Appendix I: Glossary -- Appendix II: Oceans and seas -- Appendix III: Field observations -- Appendix IV: Fin identification -- Appendix V: Tooth identification. |