Citizens of the sea : wonderous creatures from the census of marine life

Summary: "The incredible variety of marine life--in numbers, body form, behavior, and more--is at the heart of Citizens of the Sea, an irresistible plunge into the surprising world beneath the waves."-from inside cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781426206436 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1426206437 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
209 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Names & numbers -- Appearances are everything -- Sense & sensibilities -- Ocean locomotion -- Settling down & growing up -- There's no place like home -- Sea food -- Best friends -- The more, the merrier -- Sex and the sea -- Deep time -- Dangerous encounters -- For what it's worth -- Bad new, good news.