The billfish story
Ulanski, Stan L., 1946-
The billfish story swordfish, sailfish, marlin, and other gladiators of the sea / [electronic resource] : Stan Ulanski. - Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013 Athens [Georgia] : University of Georgia Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (1 PDF (x, 196 pages) :) illustrations, maps. - A Wormsloe Foundation nature book .
Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-192) and index.
List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The rise of billfish -- The interlocking web of ocean life : from plankton to billfish -- Billfish through the ages -- Anatomy of tournaments -- The ultimate billfish : blue marlin -- Night stalkers : swordfish -- Billfish bantamweights : spearfish, white marlin, and sailfish -- The fate of billfish -- Bibliography -- Index.
The billfish is fixed at the apex of the oceanic food chain. Noted for their speed, size, and acrobatic jumps, billfish have for centuries inspired a broad spectrum of society. Ulanski tells the saga of this unique group of fish-- and those who have formed bonds with them through their pursuit, study, and protection of these species.
9780820346335 0820346330
Billfishes.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QL638.I88 / U43 2013
597/.78
The billfish story swordfish, sailfish, marlin, and other gladiators of the sea / [electronic resource] : Stan Ulanski. - Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013 Athens [Georgia] : University of Georgia Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (1 PDF (x, 196 pages) :) illustrations, maps. - A Wormsloe Foundation nature book .
Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-192) and index.
List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The rise of billfish -- The interlocking web of ocean life : from plankton to billfish -- Billfish through the ages -- Anatomy of tournaments -- The ultimate billfish : blue marlin -- Night stalkers : swordfish -- Billfish bantamweights : spearfish, white marlin, and sailfish -- The fate of billfish -- Bibliography -- Index.
The billfish is fixed at the apex of the oceanic food chain. Noted for their speed, size, and acrobatic jumps, billfish have for centuries inspired a broad spectrum of society. Ulanski tells the saga of this unique group of fish-- and those who have formed bonds with them through their pursuit, study, and protection of these species.
9780820346335 0820346330
Billfishes.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QL638.I88 / U43 2013
597/.78