Sensuous Seas

Zusatztext "Kaplan offers readers an irresistibly irreverent voyage through the world of sea creatures. . . . This one-of-a-kind memoir allows the reader to experience the incredible complexity of sea life." ---Sarah Jane Abbott, Off the Shelf Informationen zum Autor Eugene H. Kaplan is Axinn Distinguished Professor of Conservation and Ecology at Hofstra University. A recipient of the Herman Melville award for writing on marine subjects! he is the author of nine books! including Problem Solving in Biology and two Peterson Field Guides! one on coral reefs of the Caribbean and the other on seashores of the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean. Klappentext "Kaplan actually does the things that many others will ultimately have left on their 'to do' lists. He chases octopuses with his students! dives to the edge of the abyss in a research submarine! and eats things most travelers would never consider. He is part Indiana Jones! part Richard Feynman! and part Woody Allen."--Paul Billeter! College of Southern Maryland "Highly entertaining. This book really is a celebration of biodiversity."--John Kricher! Wheaton College Zusammenfassung Offers readers a voyage to the world of sea creatures, with a look at their habitats, their beauty and, yes, even their sex lives. This title takes us to oceans across the world to experience the lives of their inhabitants, from the horribly grotesque to the exquisitely beautiful.

Product details

• Authors: E. Kaplan, Eugene Kaplan, Eugene H Kaplan, Eugene H. Kaplan, Kaplan Eugene H.
• Assisted by: Susan L. Kaplan (Illustration), Sandy Chichester Rivkin (Illustration)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.07.2006
• EAN: 9780691125602
• ISBN: 978-0-691-12560-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 242 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Marine Biology, Marine Biology