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9780761412670

Sharks

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  • ISBN13:

    9780761412670

  • ISBN10:

    0761412670

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-12-01
  • Publisher: Benchmark Books
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Summary

Provides information on sharks, including physical characteristics, social behavior, habitat, and discusses their relationship with humans.

Table of Contents

The World of Sharks
8(8)
Shark Habitats
Is a Shark a Fish---or Not?
16(16)
The Unchanging Shark
Bony Fishes
The Earliest Sharks
The Relatives
The Living Sharks
Shark Design
32(14)
Shark Skeletons
Shark Teeth
Keeping Afloat
Tails and Fins
Shark Muscles
Gills and Breathing
Diverse Species, Similar Body Forms
Shark Senses
46(8)
Sound
Smell
Electroreception
Taste
Shark Ways
54(12)
Shark Studies
What We've Learned
Mating and Reproduction
A Gallery of Sharks
66(16)
The Big
The Strange
The Deadly
Sharks and Us
82(20)
International Shark Attack File
Sharks As Food
Protecting Sharks
Living with Sharks
Statistics---Help or Hindrance?
Save the Sharks
Glossary 102(2)
Species Checklist 104(2)
Further Research 106(2)
Bibliography 108(1)
Index 109

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