Sharks of the world / Leonard Compagno, Marc Dando, Sarah Fowler.

Compagno, Leonard J. V. (Author). Dando, Marc. (Added Author). Fowler, Sarah L. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Everyone's heard of the Great Whites. But most people know little of the hundreds of other types of sharks that inhabit the world's oceans. Written by two of the world's leading authorities and illustrated by wildlife artist Marc Dando, this is the first comprehensive field guide to all 440-plus species of shark. Color plates illustrate all species, and detailed accounts include diagnostic line drawings and a distribution map for each species. Introductory chapters treat physiology, behavior, reproduction, ecology, diet, and sharks' interrelationships with humans."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0691120722
ISBN: 9780691120720
ISBN: 0691120714
ISBN: 9780691120713
Physical Description: 368 pages, 64 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 20 cm.
Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2005]
Copyright: ©2005

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (page 342).

Formatted Contents Note:

Topography 12 -- What is a shark? 15 -- Evolution of fishes 17 -- Body structure 20 -- Skeleton 22 -- Skin and scales 24 -- Teeth and jaws 25 -- Movement and respiration 27 -- Warm blooded sharks 29 -- Osmoregulation 29 -- Senses 30 -- Feeding and digestion 34 -- Life history 38 -- Behaviour 42 -- Sharks and people 43 -- Truth, legend and fiction 44 -- Fisheries 45 -- Utilisation 46 -- Research 48 -- Conservation and management 49 -- Shark encounters 52 -- Key to orders and families of living sharks 54 -- Abbreviations used in plate text 63 -- Species accounts -- Order Hexanchiformes 65 -- Order Squaliformes 70 -- Order Pristiophoriformes 131 -- Order Squatiniformes 137 -- Order Heterodontiformes 150 -- Order Orectolobiformes 156 -- Order Lamniformes 175 -- Order Carcharhiniformes 186 -- Field observations 339 -- Scientific societies and conservation organisations 343 -- Museums and other research organisations 344.