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Life in the Dark

Name: Life in the Dark
Brand: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9781421418636
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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESSISBN: 9781421418636

Illuminating Biodiversity in the Shadowy Haunts of Planet Earth

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By Dante Fenolio
Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: June 14, 2016
Format: HARDBACK
Pages: 312

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Deep inside caves, at the bottoms of oceans and lakes, beneath the ground: these concealed habitats are absent of light. This strange and fascinating world of complete darkness is not a solitary placeit is inhabited by millions of life forms. Yet most humanscreatures of daylighthave never seen any of them. Until now.

In this fascinatingsometimes eeriebook, extreme wildlife photographer and scientist Danté Fenolio brings the denizens of these shadowy haunts into focus. Life in the Dark shows us the many ways that life forms have adapted to lightless environments, including refinements of senses, evolution of unique body parts, and illumination using "biological flashlights."

With more than 200 mesmerizing color photographs, Life in the Dark unveils bizarre creatures like the firefly squid, the giant Amazonian catfish, the Chinese cavefish, and even the human bot fly, which lives in the darkness beneath its host's skin. Fenolio's rich and vibrant images shed new light on the world's fascinating creatures of darkness.

Note to the Reader
Acknowledgments
1. An Introduction to Life in the Dark
2. The Deep Sea
Zooplankton
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
The Sea Floor
Near-Shore Deepwater Wildlife
3. Dark Freshwater Habitats
4. Fossorial Wildlife
Fossorial Biodiversity
Termite Mound Wildlife
5. Subterranean Life
Cavefishes
Other Vertebrates
Invertebrates
6. The Parasites Within
7. Conservation
Appendix Amphibian Skin Secretions and Potential Use by Humans
Glossary
Literature Cited
In Appreciation
Index

""Fenolio writes that ""This book is intended to get you thinking, not onlu about biodiversity of darkness, but also about the environment thaat supports all of us."" The book certainly does that.""

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