Billfishes are considered among the fastest swimmers in the oceans. Despite early estimates of extremely high speeds, more recent work showed that these predators (e.g., blue marlin) spend most of their time swimming slowly, rarely exceeding 2ms-1. Predator–prey interactions provide a context within which one may expect maximal speeds both by predators and prey. Beyond speed, however, an impo…

Tahun Terbit

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ISBN/ISSN

0-13-196852-1

Deskripsi Fisik

xxviii, 820p. ; ill, 27.5 cm

No. Panggil

657.42 HOR c