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Oceanic Anglerfishes
Theodore W. Pietsch Ph.D.
其他書名
Extraordinary Diversity in the Deep Sea
出版University of California Press, 2009-04-22
主題Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ichthyology & HerpetologyScience / Life Sciences / Zoology / GeneralScience / Earth Sciences / Oceanography
ISBN05209425589780520942554
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=HiOq3dUk7jIC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋No environment on Earth imposes greater physical and biological constraints on life than the deep oceanic midwaters. Near-freezing temperatures, the absence of sunlight, enormous pressure, and a low food supply make habitation by any living thing almost inconceivable. Yet 160 species of anglerfishes are found there in surprising profusion. Monstrous in appearance, anglerfishes possess a host of unique and spectacular morphological, behavioral, and physiological innovations. In this fully illustrated book, the first to focus on these intriguing fish, Theodore W. Pietsch delivers a comprehensive summary of all that is known about anglerfishes—morphology, diversity, evolution, geographic distribution, bioluminescence, and reproduction.