Howell, Steve N. G
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자료유형 | E-BOOK |
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서명/저자사항 | (The)Amazing World of Flyingfish [electronic resource]/ Steve N. G. Howell. |
개인저자 | Howell, Steve N. G, |
발행사항 | Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014. |
형태사항 | 1 online resource (61 pages). |
기타형태 저록 | Print version: Howell, Steve N.G. Amazing World of Flyingfish. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014 9780691160115 |
ISBN | 9781400853007 1400853001 9780691160115 0691160112 |
서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references (page 43) and index. |
내용주기 | Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; WHAT IS A FLYINGFISH?; WHERE DO FLYINGFISH LIVE?; HOW MANY KINDS ARE THERE?; HOW BIG ARE THEY?; HOW DO THEY FLY?; WHY DO THEY FLY?; WHAT COLORS ARE THEY?; HOW CAN I IDENTIFY THEM?; A NOTE ON THE PHOTOS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; INDEX. |
요약 | If you travel the open ocean anywhere in the tropics, you are very likely to see flyingfish. These beautifully colored "ocean butterflies" shoot out of the water and sail on majestic, winglike pectoral fins to escape from predators such as dolphins, swordfish, and tuna. Some can travel for more than six hundred feet per flight. Yet despite their prevalence in warm ocean waters and their vital role in the tropical food chain, surprisingly little is known about flyingfish-more than 60 species are said to exist, but nobody is sure of the number. This beautifully illustrated book presents flyin. |
일반주제명 | Flyingfishes. Fishes. Flyingfishes. NATURE --Animals --Fish. SCIENCE --Life Sciences --Zoology --Ichthyology & Herpetology. Flyingfishes. |
언어 | 영어 |
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