Life in the dark
Subtitle: illuminating biodiversity in the shadowy haunts of planet earth
By: Danté Fenolio
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9781421418636
Subjects: Adaptation (Biology); Deep-sea animals; Cave animals; Habitat (Ecology); Parasites
Description: Presents hundreds of creatures like the firefly squid, tarantula hawks, and blind spiny eels that have adapted to habitats devoid of light such as caves, the bottoms of oceans and lakes, and underground.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to life in the dark; title: The deep sea; title: Dark freshwater habitats; title: Fossorial wildlife; title: Subterranean life; title: The parasites within; title: Conservation; title: Appendix: Amphibian skin secretions and potential use by humans : a short bibliography.