Shark
Subtitle: in peril in the sea
By: David Owen
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Crows Nest, N.S.W
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781741760743; 9781741750324
Subjects: Sharks; Life Sciences; Animals; NATURE; SCIENCE; Fish; Ichthyology & Herpetology; Zoology
Description: From the truly scary to the completely harmless here's everything you need to know about the sophisticated guardians of our oceans.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Part title; Title page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Shark Attack: Controversy, Reality, Response; 2. The Way of the Shark Roads: Sharks and Indigenous Societies; 3. 'This Strange & Merueylous Fyshe': Sharks and Europeans; 4. Fathoming the Shark: Evolution, Classification; 5. Shark Biology: Form and Function; 6. 'Creatures of Extremes': Descriptions of Sharks, Rays, Skates and Chimaeras; 7. 'An Incredibly Bountiful Crop': Shark Exploitation; 8. Shark Conservation: Problems, Solutions; 9 Sharks and Creativity: Visions of Hunter and Hunted; Glossary; Notes; Index.