Great white sharks in United States museums
By: Alessandro De Maddalena and Walter Heim ; foreword by Sean R. Van Sommeran.
Contributors: Heim, Walter
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780786441839
Subjects: White shark -- Collection and preservation -- United States; Zoological specimens -- United States; Zoological museums -- United States -- Catalogs
Genres: Catalogs
Description: "The complete guide to great white shark specimens preserved in the museums and aquariums of the United States catalogs 160 great white shark items in 26 institutions. Each entry details the methods of preserving the specimen, and creating a model. The work also includes a general introduction and more detailed accounts of the various preservation methods"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Biology, ethology, and ecology of the great white shark; title: Preserving and reconstructing great white sharks; title: Great white shark materials in museums; title: Great white sharks in aquariums.