Oceanic Anglerfishes – Extraordinary Diversity in the Deep Sea

TRAMA

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.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780520255425
• Dimensioni: 286 x 34.79 x 225 mm Ø 2094 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: 69 color illustrations, 15 b-w photographs, 226 line illustrations, 20 tables
• Pagine Arabe: 638