The shark chronicles
Subtitle: a scientist tracks the consummate predator
By: John A. Musick and Beverly McMillan
Contributors: McMillan, Beverly
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Times Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780805070934
Subjects: Sharks
Description: A scientific exploration of sharks draws on the latest research to profile the shark's unique navigation instincts, body chemistry, and behaviors, while considering factors that are compromising their survival.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: 1; title: In the Beginning -- 5 -- 2; title: The Players -- 33 -- 3; title: Fearful Symmetry -- 57 -- 4; title: Sex, Sharks, and Videotape -- 81 -- 5; title: Eye, Ear, Nose, and Snout -- 103 -- 6; title: Shark Worlds -- 125 -- 7; title: The Carnivore Cafe -- 143 -- 8; title: Shark Eats Man -- 155 -- 9; title: The Shark Pharmacy -- 179 -- 10; title: Man Eats Shark-- 197.