Guide to the manta & devil rays of the world
Stevens, Guy, 1978-2023
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Abstract: Manta and devil rays are some of the most intriguing creatures in the ocean. Driven forward by powerful beats of wing-like pectoral fins, these filter feeders search the waters for prey, their horn-like head fins giving rise to ancient mariners' tales of fearsome devilfish dragging boats into the ocean depths.
Main title:
Guide to the manta & devil rays of the world / Guy Stevens, Daniel Fernando, Marc Dando and Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara.
Author:
Stevens, Guy, 1978-, authorNotarbartolo di Sciara, Giuseppe, authorFernando, Daniel, authorDando, Marc, illustratorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2018.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2022.
Collation:
1 online resource (55 entries) : 203 images ; digital files.
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Notes:
Includes index.Also available in print version.Description based on title page of print version.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Contents:
IntroductionAn introduction to manta and devil raysTaxonomy and evolutionMobulid geneticsFeeding strategiesLeaping devilsCleaning giantsPredators and wound healingIntestinal eversion and vomitingRemoras and hitchhikersCourtship and matingMating scarsGestation and puppingBig and brainyPatterning and morphsMorphologySpiraclesGill platesSexual dimorphismSpecies accountsSpecies keyReef Manta Ray, Mobula alfrediOceanic Manta Ray, Mobula birostrisLonghorned Pygmy Devil Ray, Mobula eregoodootenkeeWest Atlantic Pygmy Devil Ray, Mobula hypostomaShorthorned Pygmy Devil Ray, Mobula kuhliiSpinetail Devil Ray, Mobula mobularMunk's Pygmy Devil Ray, Mobula munkianaEast Atlantic Pygmy Devil Ray, Mobula rochebruneiSicklefin Devil Ray, Mobula tarapacanaBentfin Devil Ray, Mobula thurstoniCaribbean Manta Ray, Mobula cf. birostrisMobulids and peopleThreats to mobulidsFisheriesGill plate tradeBycatch and discardConserving mobulidsProtective legislationMarine Protected AreasCitizen scienceManta identificationSwimming with mobulidsCode of conductAppendicesData collection protocolsLaw enforcement and trade monitoring guide to the gill plates of mobulids.
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781803160405 (electronic version)0995567395 (print)9780995567399 (print)
Dewey class:
597.35
LC class:
QL638.85.M6
Language:
English
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BRN:
622916
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