E-Book, Englisch, 576 Seiten
Pietsch Oceanic Anglerfishes
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-520-94255-4
Verlag: Church Publishing Incorporated
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Extraordinary Diversity in the Deep Sea
E-Book, Englisch, 576 Seiten
ISBN: 978-0-520-94255-4
Verlag: Church Publishing Incorporated
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
No environment on Earth imposes greater physical and biological constraints on life than the deep oceanic midwaters. Near-freezing temperatures, the absence of sunlight, enormous pressure, and a low food supply make habitation by any living thing almost inconceivable. Yet 160 species of anglerfishes are found there in surprising profusion. Monstrous in appearance, anglerfishes possess a host of unique and spectacular morphological, behavioral, and physiological innovations. In this fully illustrated book, the first to focus on these intriguing fish, Theodore W. Pietsch delivers a comprehensive summary of all that is known about anglerfishes-morphology, diversity, evolution, geographic distribution, bioluminescence, and reproduction.




