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020			_a9780820346335
020			_a0820346330
040			_aMdBmJHUP _cMdBmJHUP
050		4	_aQL638.I88 _bU43 2013
082	0	4	_a597/.78 _223
100	1		_aUlanski, Stan L., _d1946- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe billfish story _h[electronic resource] : _bswordfish, sailfish, marlin, and other gladiators of the sea / _cStan Ulanski.
260			_aBaltimore, Maryland : _bProject Muse, _c2013 _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
260			_aAthens [Georgia] : _bUniversity of Georgia Press, _c[2013] _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (1 PDF (x, 196 pages) :) _billustrations, maps.
490	1		_aA Wormsloe Foundation nature book
500			_aIssued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 183-192) and index.
505	0		_aList 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.
520			_aThe 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.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aBillfishes.
655		0	_aElectronic books.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse, _edistributor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _w(DLC) 2013014747 _z0820341916 _z9780820341910
710	2		_aProject Muse.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780820346335/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c32873 _d32873