Life in the Dark
Illuminating Biodiversity in the Shadowy Haunts of Planet Earth
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.
Format: Book
Description: 317 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Presents hundreds of creatures like the firefly squid, tarantula hawks, and blind spiny eels that have adapted to habitats devoid of light such as caves, the bottoms of oceans and lakes, and underground.
Contents:
An introduction to life in the dark -- The deep sea -- Dark freshwater habitats -- Fossorial wildlife -- Subterranean life -- The parasites within -- Conservation -- Appendix: Amphibian skin secretions and potential use by humans : a short bibliography.
ISBN:
9781421418636
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SCIENCE Life Fen | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.