Shark biology and conservation. Essentials for educators, students, and enthusiasts

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Author(s): Daniel C. Abel, R. Dean Grubbs
Edition: 1
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2020

Language: English
Pages: 359
City: Baltimore
Tags: shark

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I Overview
1. Introduction
2. Evolution of Sharks
3. Diversity of Sharks
Part II Adaptational Biology: How Sharks Work
4. Functional Anatomy of Sharks
5. Sensory Biology
6. Reproduction
7. Circulation, Respiration, and Metabolism
8. Thermal Physiology, Osmoregulation, and Digestion
Part III Ecology and Behavior
9. Ecology
10. Behavior and Cognition / by Tristan Guttridge, PhD
Part IV Human Impacts
11. Fisheries
12. Climate Change and Other Human Impacts
Appendix Conservation: Efforts to Protect Sharks and Rays
Index