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Author:

Ellis, Richard, 1938-

Title:

Great white shark / Richard Ellis and John E. McCosker ; with photographs by Al Giddings and others, and paintings by Richard Ellis.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

HarperCollins in collaboration with Stanford University Press,

Copyright Date:

1991

Description:

xi, 270 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 31 cm.

Subject:

White shark.
Sharks

Other Authors:

McCosker, John E.
Giddings, Al, 1937-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-260) and index.

Contents:

12. Index. In the cage off South Australia -- 2. Close and distant relatives -- 3. Megalodon : a giant ancient relative -- Megamouth : a bizarre recent discovery -- 4. The size of the great white shark -- Shark spotting from the air -- In search of the Azores giant -- The smallest white shark -- 5. Morphology and biology, or form and function -- The massively destructive first bite -- Taking the shark's temperature -- 6. Food and feeding -- The bite-an-spit hypothesis -- But who eats the apex predator? -- 7. Distribution of the great white shark -- 8. The white shark attacks -- The bull shark -- Of seals and surfboards -- 9. Fishing for the white shark --- 10. The white shark in captivity -- Sandy's visit to the Steinhart Aquarium -- 11. The predator as protagonist -- The "Jaws" phenomenon -- 12. Can we save the great white shark? -- Bibliography -- Illustration credits -- Index.

ISBN:

9780804725293 (pbk.)
0804725292 (pbk.)
0060164514 (cloth : acid-free paper)
9780060164515 (cloth : acid-free paper)
9780060164515 (cloth : acid-free paper) :
0060164514 (cloth : acid-free paper) :

LCCN:

89046528

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

HBPB755 -- Merrill Public Library (Merrill)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)