Sensuous seas: tales of a marine biologist
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2006].
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Book
ISBN:
0691125600, 9780691125602
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Description
Learning marine biology from a textbook is one thing. But take readers to the bottom of the sea in a submarine to discover living fossils or to coral reefs to observe a day in the life of an octopus, and the sea and its splendors come into focus, in brilliant colors and with immediacy. In Sensuous Seas , Eugene Kaplan offers readers an irresistibly irreverent voyage to the world of sea creatures, with a look at their habitats, their beauty and, yes, even their sex lives. A marine biologist who has built fish farms in Africa and established a marine laboratory in Jamaica, Kaplan takes us to oceans across the world to experience the lives of their inhabitants, from the horribly grotesque to the exquisitely beautiful. In chapters with titles such as "Fiddler on the Root" (reproductive rituals of fiddler crabs) and "Size Does Count" (why barnacles have the largest penis, comparatively, in the animal kingdom), Kaplan ventures inside coral reefs to study mating parrotfish; dives 740 feet in a submarine to find living fossils; explains what results from swallowing a piece of living octopus tentacle; and describes a shark attack on a friend. The book is a sensuous blend of sparkling prose and 150 beautiful illustrations that clarify the science. Each chapter opens with an exciting personal anecdote that leads into the scientific exploration of a distinct inhabitant of the sea world—allowing the reader to experience firsthand the incredible complexity of sea life. A one-of-a-kind memoir that unfolds in remarkable reaches of ocean few of us can ever visit for ourselves, Sensuous Seas brings the underwater world back to living room and classroom alike. Readers will be surprised at how much marine biology they have learned while being amused.
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Status
Last Check-In
ASU Main (3rd floor)
QH91.1 .K37 2006
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Apr 28, 2024
EPL Non-Fiction
578.77 KAPLAN, EUGENE
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Nov 5, 2019
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Physical Desc:
x, 271 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language:
English
UPC:
9780691125602
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Kaplan, E. H. 1. (2006). Sensuous seas: tales of a marine biologist. Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kaplan, Eugene H. 1932-. 2006. Sensuous Seas: Tales of a Marine Biologist. Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kaplan, Eugene H. 1932-, Sensuous Seas: Tales of a Marine Biologist. Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kaplan, Eugene H. 1932-. Sensuous Seas: Tales of a Marine Biologist. Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 2006.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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