Deep-Sea Fishes: Volume 16 Contributor(s): Hoar, William S. (Editor), Randall, David J. (Editor), Farrell, Anthony |
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ISBN: 0123504406 ISBN-13: 9780123504401 Publisher: Academic Press OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1997 Annotation: The deep ocean is home to some of the most unusual of all fishes. This book is the first Fish Physiology volume devoted to these bizarre undersea creatures. Practically every organ system is affected by the constraints imposed by benthic pressure, the absence of light, and the relatively scarce supply of both food and mates. Deep Sea Fishes demonstrates how these fishes living in extremely harsh conditions metabolize, behave, and evolve. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Fishing - Nature | Animals - Fish - Science | Life Sciences - Marine Biology |
Dewey: 597 |
Series: Fish Physiology |
Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.26" W x 9.33" (1.64 lbs) 388 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The deep ocean is home to some of the most unusual of all fishes. This book is the first Fish Physiology volume devoted to these bizarre undersea creatures. Practically every organ system is affected by the constraints imposed by benthic pressure, the absence of light, and the relatively scarce supply of both food and mates. Deep Sea Fishes demonstrates how these fishes living in extremely harsh conditions metabolize, behave, and evolve. |