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Autore |
Helfman Gene S |
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Fishes : the animal answer guide / / Gene Helfman and Bruce Collette |
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Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (197 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Fishes |
Fishes - Identification |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Introducing Fishes; What are fishes?; What is the plural of fish?; How many kinds of fishes are there?; Why are fishes important?; What is the most important fish in America?; Why should people care about fishes?; Where do fishes live?; What is the current classification of fishes?; Why do we need a system of classification?; What is a species?; How are species arranged in a classification?; What characterizes the major groups of bony fishes?; When did fishes first evolve?; What is the oldest fossil fish?; 2 Form and Function of Fishes |
What are the largest and smallest living fishes?What is the shortest-lived fish?; What is the longest-lived fish?; Do all fishes have bones?; Do all fishes have fins?; Do all fishes have teeth?; Do all fishes have scales?; What is the metabolism of a fish?; How do fishes breathe under water?; How long can a fish live out of water?; Can fishes breathe air?; What is a gas bladder?; What are lungfishes?; Why do some fishes live in salt water and others in fresh water?; Do fishes sleep?; Can fishes see color?; Can any fishes fly?; What are electric fishes?; Can any fishes produce light? |
3 Fish ColorsWhy are so many fishes silver?; What causes the different colors of fishes?; Is there a reason for the color patterns of fishes?; What color are a fish's eyes?; Do fishes change colors as they grow?; Do a fish's colors change in different seasons?; Is there much geographic variation in the color of a fish species?; 4 Fish Behavior; Are fishes |
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