Biology of Sharks and Their RelativesJeffrey C. Carrier, John A. Musick, Michael R. Heithaus CRC Press, 2004 M03 29 - 616 pages Winner of Choice Magazines Outstanding Academic Title award, January 2005! Sharks and their relatives are the subjects of tremendous interest. The publics fascination is influenced by their roles in movies and popular literature, while the media races to cover stories of predators endangering helpless humans. The alarming threat to shark popul |
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