Author: Linnean Society of New South WalesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales
Author: Linnean Society of New South WalesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description
Frogfishes
Author: Theodore W. PietschPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421432536
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 619
Book Description
The authoritative expert's guide to fascinating frogfishes and their unusual lives. Winner of the PROSE Award for Best Single Volume Reference in Science by the Association of American Publishers Unique among the world's fishes, frogfishes display a bizarre combination of attributes and behaviors that make them a subject of fervent study. Through cunning and trickery, they turn would-be predators into prey; they "walk" across the ocean floor and jet-propel through open water; some lay their eggs in a floating mucoid mass, while others employ complex patterns of parental care; and they are certainly among the most colorful of nature's productions. In Frogfishes, two of the world's leading anglerfish experts, Theodore W. Pietsch and Rachel J. Arnold, bring together an enormous amount of information about these incredible creatures. The only detailed exploration of frogfishes in print, the book touches on everything from their morphology and biomechanics to their diets and habitats. Enhanced with more than 500 spectacular color images, the book also includes • a thorough look at about 5,000 preserved specimens; • an annotated synonymy for all extant taxa, as well as keys and tables to facilitate identification; • insights into frogfish feeding, locomotion, mimicry, and reproductive behavior; • descriptions of recent scientific advances, including the discovery of new species, shifts in geographic distribution, and emerging DNA sequencing techniques; and • tips for frogfish-seeking divers and aquarists that emphasize conservation. Unmasking the mysteries of frogfish evolution and phylogenetic relationships through close examination of their fossil record, morphology, and molecular reconstruction, Frogfishes demonstrates the surprising diversity and beauty of this remarkable assemblage of marine shorefishes.
Serial Publications Indexed in Bibliography of Agriculture
Author: National Agricultural Library (U.S.)Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Agricultural Library
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publications
Author: Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Museum
Author: Robyn StaceyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052187453X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
When the first British visitors arrived on Australia's shores at the end of the eighteenth century, it was not only the potential of its space that tantalised them, but the extraordinary living things that they found there. Every European collector worth his salt desired a kangaroo, a parakeet, a waratah, and ship after ship sailed north loaded with Australia's remarkable natural history specimens. In 1826, the most serious collector to make his own trip to the antipodes arrived - his name was Alexander Macleay, and over 70 years he and his family accumulated an unbelievably rich and diverse collection of specimens from Australia itself and beyond. Museum throws open the doors of a historically rich and rare collection, stunningly captured in the images of Robyn Stacey. It reclaims the stories of those specimens, and those obsessions, revealing another chapter of Australia's own very particular, passionate and unique history.
Bibliographical Bulletin
Author: United States. Dept. of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
List of Serials Currently Received in the Library of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Author: List of Serials Currently Received in the Library of the U. S. Department of Agriculture
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Department Circular
Author: United States. Department of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Suggestions to Growers for Treatment of Tobacco Blue-mold Disease in the Georgia-Florida District
Author: Erwin Frink SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tobacco
Languages : en
Pages : 956
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