The Sharks of North America

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

Av Jose Castro, Diane Peebles, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Castro, Jose (Fisheries Biologist, Fisheries Biologist, Jose I. Castro

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The Sharks of North America is a reference work that will serve as the standard work on sharks for the twenty-first century. This book covers the entire body of knowledge about each North American species, and dispels the numerous myths found in the scientific and popular literatures. The text covers all the 140 species known from North America, and includes a few extra-limital species from adjacent areas to complete the accounts of some families and to increase the area where this book can be used to identify sharks. Each species is illustrated with an anatomically correct, coloration-correct drawing, and outlines of the snout shape and teeth. This book will be the primary reference of anyone interested in sharks: from laymen and fishermen to biologists and conservationists.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-08-11
Mått282 x 218 x 43 mm
Vikt2 585 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor640
FörlagOUP USA
IllustratörPeebles, Diane Rome
ISBN9780195392944

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Jose I. Castro is a fisheries biologist with NOAA and a senior scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory. He received a B.S. from the University of Miami and a Ph.D. in Zoology from Clemson University. He is a shark specialist who has conducted research on different aspects of shark biology including their reproductive biology and their use of nursery areas, and has published numerous scientific articles and the well-known book The Sharks of North American Waters. He has been active in the management of shark fisheries and the conservation of sharks and lectures often at universities and research institutions throughout the world. Prior to his present position he worked as a shark biologist for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in the Caribbean.