FROGFISHES Biodiversity, Zoogeography, and Behavioral Ecology

PIETSCH, T.W, ARNOLD, R.J.:
FROGFISHES Biodiversity, Zoogeography, and Behavioral Ecology
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Baltimore 2020, HC., dustjacket, large format, 624 pages, 472 colour- & 14 b/w-photos, 75 colour- & 119 b/w-illustrationen, 20 maps. Unique among the world's fishes, frogfishes display a bizarre combination of attributes and behaviours that make them a subject of fervent study. Through cunning and trickery, they turn would-be predators into prey; they "walk" across the ocean floor and jet-propel through open water; some lay their eggs in a floating mucoid mass, while others employ complex patterns of parental care; and they are certainly among the most colourful of nature's productions. In Frogfishes, two of the world's leading anglerfish experts, Theodore W. Pietsch and Rachel J. Arnold, bring together an enormous amount of information about these incredible creatures. The only detailed exploration of frogfishes in print, Frogfishes touches on everything from their morphology and biomechanics to their diets and habitats. Enhanced with more than 500 spectacular colour images, the book also includes a thorough look at about 5,000 preserved specimen, an annotated synonymy for all extant taxa, as well as keys and tables to facilitate identification, insights into frogfish feeding, locomotion, mimicry, and reproductive behaviour, descriptions of recent scientific advances, including the discovery of new species, shifts in geographic distribution, and emerging DNA sequencing techniques, and tips for frogfish-seeking divers and aquarists that emphasize conservation.

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Author PIETSCH, T.W, ARNOLD, R.J.:
Language English