TY  - BOOK
AU  - Klimley,A.Peter
TI  - The biology of sharks and rays
SN  - 9780226442495 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - QL638.9 .K568 2013
U1  - 567/.3 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Chicago, London
PB  - The University of Chicago Press
KW  - Sharks
KW  - Anatomy
KW  - Behavior
KW  - Rays (Fishes)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; An introduction to the cartilaginous fishes -- Evolutionary history -- Body design and swimming modes -- Water and ionic regulation -- Warming of the body -- Sense of smell: chemoreception -- Sense of hearing: mechanoreception -- Sense of sight: photoreception -- Sense of electromagnetic fields: electroreception/magnetoreception -- Brain organization and intelligence -- Courtship and reproduction -- Feeding behavior and biomechanics -- Diet and growth -- Daily movements, home range, and migration -- Cartilaginous fishes and humans -- Fisheries and conservation
ER  -