What a fish knows : the inner lives of our underwater cousins /

The author of Second Nature challenges popular misconceptions to explore the complex lives of the planet's diverse fish species, drawing on the latest understandings in animal behavior and biology to reveal their self-awareness, elaborate courtship rituals and cooperative intelligence.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balcombe, Jonathan, 1959- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scientific American/Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
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Description
Summary:The author of Second Nature challenges popular misconceptions to explore the complex lives of the planet's diverse fish species, drawing on the latest understandings in animal behavior and biology to reveal their self-awareness, elaborate courtship rituals and cooperative intelligence.
Physical Description:viii, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780374288211 (hardcover)
0374288216 (hardcover)