Title:
Citizens of the sea : wonderous creatures from the census of marine life / Nancy Knowlton.
Author:
Knowlton, Nancy.
Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, ©2010.
Call Number:
QL121 .K56 2010
Abstract:
"The incredible variety of marine life--in numbers, body form, behavior, and more--is at the heart of Citizens of the Sea, an irresistible plunge into the surprising world beneath the waves."--Inside cover.
ISBN:
9781426206436
Physical Description:
209 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Names & numbers -- Appearances are everything -- Sense & sensibilities -- Ocean locomotion -- Settling down & growing up -- There's no place like home -- Sea food -- Best friends -- The more, the merrier -- Sex and the sea -- Deep time -- Dangerous encounters -- For what it's worth -- Bad new, good news.
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