Oceanic anglerfishes [[electronic resource] ] : extraordinary diversity in the deep sea / / Theodore W. Pietsch |
Autore | Pietsch Theodore W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (571 p.) |
Disciplina | 597/.62 |
Soggetto topico | Anglerfishes |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-27715-8
9786613277152 0-520-94255-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. Introduction and Historical Perspective -- 2. What Makes an Anglerfish? -- 3. Biodiversity -- 4. Evolutionary Relationships -- 5. Geographic Distribution -- 6. Bioluminescence and Luring -- 7. Locomotion, Food, and Feeding -- 8. Reproduction and Early Life History -- Introduction -- Families, Genera, and Species of the Ceratioidei -- REALLOCATION OF NOMINAL SPECIES OF THE CERATIOIDEI BASED ON FEMALES -- REALLOCATION OF NOMINAL SPECIES OF THE CERATIOIDEI BASED ON FREE-LIVING MALES -- SYMBOLIC CODES FOR INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS -- GLOSSARY -- REFERENCES -- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459135003321 |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
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Oceanic anglerfishes [[electronic resource] ] : extraordinary diversity in the deep sea / / Theodore W. Pietsch |
Autore | Pietsch Theodore W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (571 p.) |
Disciplina | 597/.62 |
Soggetto topico | Anglerfishes |
Soggetto non controllato |
absence of sunlight
anglerfish behavior benthic fish biology bioluminescence bony fish deep sea diversity earth sciences enormous pressure environmentalism evolution geographic distribution habitation low food supply marine biology morphology near freezing temperatures oceanic mid waters pelagic fish physiology reproduction sexual dimorphism sexual symbiosis |
ISBN |
1-283-27715-8
9786613277152 0-520-94255-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. Introduction and Historical Perspective -- 2. What Makes an Anglerfish? -- 3. Biodiversity -- 4. Evolutionary Relationships -- 5. Geographic Distribution -- 6. Bioluminescence and Luring -- 7. Locomotion, Food, and Feeding -- 8. Reproduction and Early Life History -- Introduction -- Families, Genera, and Species of the Ceratioidei -- REALLOCATION OF NOMINAL SPECIES OF THE CERATIOIDEI BASED ON FEMALES -- REALLOCATION OF NOMINAL SPECIES OF THE CERATIOIDEI BASED ON FREE-LIVING MALES -- SYMBOLIC CODES FOR INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS -- GLOSSARY -- REFERENCES -- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791887303321 |
Pietsch Theodore W
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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