Oceanic Anglerfishes: Extraordinary Diversity in the Deep SeaUniversity of California Press, 2009/04/22 - 576 ページ No environment on Earth imposes greater physical and biological constraints on life than the deep oceanic midwaters. Near-freezing temperatures, the absence of sunlight, enormous pressure, and a low food supply make habitation by any living thing almost inconceivable. Yet 160 species of anglerfishes are found there in surprising profusion. Monstrous in appearance, anglerfishes possess a host of unique and spectacular morphological, behavioral, and physiological innovations. In this fully illustrated book, the first to focus on these intriguing fish, Theodore W. Pietsch delivers a comprehensive summary of all that is known about anglerfishes—morphology, diversity, evolution, geographic distribution, bioluminescence, and reproduction. |
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A Classification of DeepSea Anglerfishes | 309 |
REALLOCATION OF NOMINAL SPECIES OF THE CERATIOIDEI BASED ON FEMALES | 511 |
REALLOCATION OF NOMINAL SPECIES OF THE CERATIOIDEI BASED ON FREELIVING MALES | 519 |
SYMBOLIC CODES FOR INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS | 521 |
GLOSSARY | 523 |
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ILLUSTRATION CREDITS | 547 |
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