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Sea Life

Sharks and People Exploring Our Relationship with the Most Feared Fish in the Sea

Peschak Thomas P.

ISBN: HB: 9780226047898, University of Chicago Press, October 2013
256 pp., 30.5x25.4 cm, 188 colour plates

At once feared and revered, sharks have captivated people since our earliest human encounters. Children and adults alike stand awed before aquarium shark tanks, fascinated by the giant teeth and unnerving eyes. And no swim in the ocean is undertaken...

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Sounding of the Whale Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century

Burnett Graham D.

ISBN: PB: 9780226100579, ISBN: HB: 9780226081304, University of Chicago Press, September 2013
824 pp., 23x15 cm, 16 colour plates, 86 halftones, 18 line illus.

From the Bible's "Canst thou raise leviathan with a hook?" to Captain Ahab's "From Hell's heart I stab at thee!", from the trials of Job to the legends of Sinbad, whales have breached in the human imagination as looming figures of terror, power, conf...

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Biology of Reefs and Reef Organisms

Goldberg Walter M.

ISBN: PB: 9780226301686, University of Chicago Press, September 2013
424 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, 328 colour plates, 36 halftones, 14 line illus.

Reefs provide a wealth of opportunity for learning about biological and ecosystem processes, and reef biology courses are among the most popular in marine biology and zoology departments the world over. Walter M. Goldberg has taught one such course f...

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Biology of Sharks and Rays

Klimley A. Peter

ISBN: HB: 9780226442495, University of Chicago Press, August 2013
528 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 57 colour plates, 87 halftones, 103 line drawings, 12 tables

"The Biology of Sharks and Rays" is a comprehensive resource on the biological and physiological characteristics of the cartilaginous fishes: sharks, rays, and chimaeras. In sixteen chapters, organized by theme, A. Peter Klimley covers a broad spectr...

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Billion-Dollar Fish The Untold Story of Alaska Pollock

Bailey Kevin M.

ISBN: HB: 9780226022345, University of Chicago Press, May 2013
288 pp., 23x15 cm, 33 halftones, 7 line illus.

Alaska pollock is everywhere. If you're eating fish but you don't know what kind it is, it's almost certainly pollock. Prized for its generic fish taste, pollock masquerades as crab meat in california rolls and seafood salads, and it feeds millions a...

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Swordfish A Biography of the Ocean Gladiator

Ellis Richard

ISBN: HB: 9780226922904, University of Chicago Press, April 2013
296 pp., 23x15 cm, 51 halftones, 3 line illus.

A perfect fish in the evolutionary sense, the broadbill swordfish derives its name from its distinctive bill – much longer and wider than the bill of any other billfish – which is flattened into the sword we all recognize. And though the majesty and...

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Common Edible Seaweeds in the Gulf of Alaska Second Edition

Garza Dolly

ISBN: PB: 9781566121682, University of Chicago Press, March 2013
61 pp., 21.6x14 cm, 44 halftones

Seaweed is fast becoming a new favorite snack, as eaters everywhere are realizing what Alaska Natives have known for millennia: seaweed can be a healthy and tasty treat. Found in abundance along Alaska's shores, it has been believed to do everything...

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Ecology

Bali Marine Rapid Assessment Program 2011

Kusuma Mustika Putu Liza, Ratha I Made Jaya, Purwanto Saleh

ISBN: PB: 9781934151518, University of Chicago Press, Conservation International, March 2013
135 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, 72 colour illus.

This report contains the findings from marine biological assessments of fifty-two sites around the coast of Bali. The purpose of the survey was to collect data on biodiversity and coral reef health in order to provide recommendations for the governme...

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