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Sharks : The Animal Answer Guide /
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
The Johns Hopkins University Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introducing sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras
- What are sharks and how are they classified
- How many kinds of sharks are there
- How did sharks get their name
- Where do shards live
- When did sharks evolve
- What are the largest and smallest sharks alive today
- What is the fastest shark
- What is the largest shark that ever lived
- Where can I find fossil shark teeth
- How can you tell whether a fossil shark lived in a river, a lake, or an ocean
- Why are sharks important
- Why should people care about sharks
- 2. Form and function of sharks
- What is the metabolism of a shark
- Are sharks cold-blooded or warm-blooded
- What kind of teeth do sharks have
- How many teeth does a shark have during its lifetime
- Do a shark's teeth change during its life
- What is the skeleton of a shark made of
- Does a shark have senses like ours
- How good is a shark's sense of smell
- How well can sharks hear
- How well can sharks see
- Can sharks see color
- How do sharks detect electric fields
- Do sharks sleep
- Do sharks have scales like other fishes
- How do sharks breathe under water
- Must a shark keep swimming to breathe
- How do sharks swim
- How do a shark's fins function during swimming
- How long can a shark live out of water
- Why do hammerhead sharks have such strange heads
- What kind of brains do sharks have
- How large is a shark's brain
- 3. Shark colors
- Why are so many sharks dark on top and light on the bottom
- Which sharks aren't countershaded
- Are any sharks colorful
- Are any sharks colorless
- What causes the different colors of sharks
- Is there a reason for the color patterns of sharks
- What color are a shark's eyes
- Do a shark's colors change as it grows
- Do a shark's colors change at different times of the day or in different seasons
- Is there much geographic variation in the color of a shark species
- 4. Shark behavior
- Are sharks social
- Do sharks form schools
- Can sharks tell one another apart
- Do sharks fight
- Are any sharks territorial
- do sharks socialize with other kinds of animals
- Why do sharks swim at the surface with their dorsal fins sticking out
- How smart are sharks
- Do sharks use tools
- Do sharks play
- Do sharks talk
- What is "tonic immobility"
- 5. Shark ecology
- Do sharks migrate
- How do sharks navigate
- How many shark species live in rivers and lakes
- How far down in the ocean do sharks live
- Which geographic regions have the most species of sharks
- Which sharks are most or least abundant
- When during the day are sharks most active
- How do sharks survive the winter
- How do sharks survive droughts
- Are there sharks in the desert
- Do sharks have any enemies other than humans
- How do sharks avoid predators
- Do sharks get sick
- Do sharks have parasites
- How can you tell if a shark is sick
- Are sharks good for the environment.
- 6. Reproduction and development
- How do sharks reproduce
- Do sharks lay eggs or do they give birth to live young
- How long do female sharks hold young in their body
- How long does it take for a baby shark to hatch from an egg case
- Where do sharks lay their egg cases or give birth
- Do sharks give birth or lay their egg cases at the same times and places every year
- How many young does a mother shark produce
- How often do sharks reproduce
- What is a baby shark called
- Are all the baby sharks in a mother full siblings
- Do sharks care for their young
- How is the sex of a shark determined
- Can sharks reproduce asexually
- Is there such a thing as a hybrid shark
- Do male and female sharks live together
- At what size and age do sharks mature
- How long do sharks live
- How fast do sharks grow
- How can you tell the age of a shark
- 7. Foods and feeding
- What do sharks eat
- How do sharks find food
- How do sharks catch their prey
- When do sharks feed most
- How often must sharks feed
- Do sharks chew their food
- How do sharks eat hard-shelled animals
- Do sharks store their food
- Must a shark turn on its back to feed
- Do sharks cooperate with one another to feed
- 8. Sharks and humans
- Do sharks make good pets
- What is the best way to take care of a pet shark
- Are any medicines made from sharks
- Do sharks feel pain
- What should I do if I find an injured shark
- What should I do if I find a shark that looks diseases
- How can I see sharks in the wild
- How can I see sharks in captivity
- 9. Shark problems (from a human's viewpoint)
- Are some sharks pests
- Can there be too many sharks in an area
- Are sharks dangerous to people
- Why do sharks attack people
- How likely are shark attacks
- Can scientists estimate the size and species of a shark from bite marks
- How can sharks be repelled
- Do sharks have diseases and are they contagious
- Is it safe to eat sharks
- What should I do if I'm attacked or injured by a shark
- 10. Human problems (from a shark's viewpoint)
- Are any sharks endangered
- Will sharks be affected by global warming
- Are sharks affected by pollution
- How are sharks affected by litter
- How do people catch sharks
- Why do people hunt sharks
- How are shark fisheries managed
- What is bycatch and can it be reduced
- What is finning
- Is there such a thing as shark leather
- Is there such a thing as shark jewelry
- What other parts of sharks are used by humans
- Are boats dangerous for sharks
- What can an ordinary citizen do to help sharks
- 11. Sharks in stories, media, and literature
- What roles do sharks play in religion and mythology
- What roles do sharks play in Western religions
- Did early philosophers and naturalists mention sharks in their writings
- What roles do sharks play in various cultures
- What roles do sharks play in popular culture
- What roles have sharks played in are and literature
- 12. "Sharkology"
- Who studies sharks
- Can anyone study sharks
- Which species are best known
- Which species are least known
- How do scientists tell sharks apart
- How do scientists study the movements of large sharks
- Appendix A. Sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras of the world
- Appendix B. Organizations that promote the study and conservation of sharks
- Appendix C. Websites that provide useful and accurate information on sharks.