Download or read book Flashlight Fish written by Caitie McAneney and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flashlight fish get their name from their ability to glow. These fish can’t glow on their own, though. They get their light from tiny bacteria that live in their bodies. Readers learn more about these fish and the bacteria that give them their glow with the help of informative text and fun fact boxes. Detailed photographs of these fascinating fish bring readers into their ocean habitats, keeping them engaged as they learn important science concepts, including symbiotic relationships and food chains.
Download or read book A Fascination for Fish written by David C. Powell and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-04-24 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This autobiography is a charming and accurate telling by a modest man whose brilliant career has allowed millions to venture into the sea and feel what Dave feels when he's underwater—without getting wet!"—John E. McCosker, Director Emeritus, Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco "Dave Powell is one of the giants in the development of the modern public aquarium. His great talents and skill have come from years of working with the technology of public aquariums, and also from a great love of the sea. This book is a wonderful tale of his adventures (and misadventures) as he worked to capture the essence of the ocean and bring it to public view."—Bruce Carlson, Director, Waikiki Aquarium, Honolulu "Gobies, jellyfish, coelacanth, white sharks—it's all here. A delightfully written book detailing the experiences of the most innovative aquarist of our time. This book is a must read for anyone fascinated by looking through an aquarium viewing window."—Jerry Goldsmith, Vice President, SeaWorld of California
Download or read book Defensive Mutualism in Microbial Symbiosis written by James F. White Jr. and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anemones and fish, ants and acacia trees, fungus and trees, buffaloes and oxpeckers--each of these unlikely duos is an inimitable partnership in which the species' coexistence is mutually beneficial. More specifically, they represent examples of defensive mutualism, when one species receives protection against predators or parasites in exchange for
Download or read book Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa written by Phillip C. Heemstra and published by NISC (PTY) LTD. This book was released on 2004 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to over 400 species of the fishes along the coast of southern Africa, this work features over 600 original paintings showing changes with growth and sexual differences in colour of many of the fishes. The species accounts include descriptions and other information for identification and comparison of similar species.
Download or read book The Behavior of Communicating written by William John. Smith and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, W. John Smith enlarges ethology's perspective on communication and takes it in new directions. Traditionally, ethological analysis has focused on the motivational states of displaying animals: What makes the bird sing, the cat lash its tail, the bee dance? The Behavior of Communicating emphasizes messages. It seeks to answer questions about the information shared by animals through their displays: What information is made available to a bird by its neighbor's song, to a cat by its opponent's gesture, to a bee by its hivemate's dancing? What information is extracted from sources contextual to these displays? How are the responses to displays adaptive for recipients and senders? What evolutionary processes and constraints underlie observed patterns of animal communication? Smith's approach is deeply rooted in the ethological tradition of naturalistic observations. Detailed analysis of observed displays and display repertoires illuminates the theoretical discussion that forms the core of the book. A taxonomy and interpretative analysis of messages made available through formalized display behavior are also developed. Smith shows that virtually all subhuman animal displays may be interpreted as transmitting messages about the communicator--not the environment--and, more specifically, that messages indicate the kinds of behavior the displaying animal may choose to perform. The most widespread behavioral messages are surprisingly general, even banal, in character; yet they make public information that is not readily available from other sources and that would otherwise be essentially private to the communicator. Taken along with information from sources contextual to the displays, the messages made available may permit responses that are markedly specific. By taking advantage of contextual specificity, a species expands the capacity of its display behavior to be functional in numerous and diverse circumstances. After developing the concept of messages and discussing their forms, the responses made to them, and the functions engendered, Smith turns to the evolution of display behavior--the ways in which acts become specialized for communication and the nature of the evolutionary constraints affecting the ultimate forms of displays. He revises the traditional ethological concept of displays, and in a final chapter develops the further concept of formalized interactions. Here he extends the discussion to formal patterns of behavior that, unlike displays, are beyond the capabilities of individual performers. Human nonverbal communication, which is considered from time to time throughout the book, provides the richest examples of communication flexibly structured at this level of complexity.
Download or read book Coastal Fishes of Oman written by John E. Randall and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sultanate of Oman, at the southeastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, borders on three different bodies of Ocean: the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Gulf. This beautifully illustrated book is the first to bring the diverse inshore fish fauna of Oman under one cover. Recent fieldwork by the author and colleagues has increased the number of known shore fishes (defined as those occurring in less than 200 metres) to 930, all of which are treated in this volume. A surprising 52 new species of inshore fishes of Oman (four of which required new generic names) were collected during the recent fieldwork; these had to be described in scientific papers to make the names available for this book. All of the species are illustrated, mostly in colour. The family and species accounts are written to be understood by the layman (a glossary and diagrams are provided to explain scientific terms), but with enough detail and references to serve the needs of professional biologists. Coastal Fishes of Oman will promote appreciation of the unique fish fauna of Oman, provide a much-needed inventory of this invaluable resource, and form the basis for future fisheries management.
Download or read book Deep Sea Fishes written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1997-10-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The deep ocean is home to some of the most unusual of all fishes. This book is the first Fish Physiology volume devoted to these bizarre undersea creatures. Practically every organ system is affected by the constraints imposed by benthic pressure, the absence of light, and the relatively scarce supply of both food and mates. Deep Sea Fishes demonstrates how these fishes living in extremely harsh conditions metabolize, behave, and evolve.
Download or read book Symbiosis written by Surindar Paracer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2000-07-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of this book, published by University Press of New England in 1986, sold over 2500 copies, and was received as the best introductory overview of this broad field. Quite a lot has happened in the field of symbiosis in the past 10 years, especially concerning molecular mechanisms. Ahmadjian and Paracer have thoroughly updated their book, addressing advances in the field and the emergence of fields such as cellular microbiology, immunoparasitology, and endocytobiology, which have revealed new aspects of symbiosis. It is the only book to cover all aspects of symbiosis at an introductory level.
Download or read book Flashlight Fish written by Caitie McAneney and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flashlight fish get their name from their ability to glow. These fish can’t glow on their own, though. They get their light from tiny bacteria that live in their bodies. Readers learn more about these fish and the bacteria that give them their glow with the help of informative text and fun fact boxes. Detailed photographs of these fascinating fish bring readers into their ocean habitats, keeping them engaged as they learn important science concepts, including symbiotic relationships and food chains.
Download or read book Second Grade Essentials Grade 2 written by Carson-Dellosa Publishing and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extend learning in the second-grade classroom using Second-Grade Essentials. This 304-page book is perfect for morning work and for students who always finish their work early. It features fun and challenging activities with extension suggestions on almost every page. The book addresses essential math and language arts skills and presents them in a whimsical, innovative style that students love! This book includes reproducibles and more than 275 activities that utilize coloring, cutting, and gluing skills. It supports Reading First, NCTE standards, and NCTM standards and aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.
Download or read book Symbiosis in Fishes written by Ilan Karplus and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-04-09 with total page 847 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Symbiosis in Fishes provides comprehensive coverage of the biology of partnerships between fishes and invertebrates, ascending the phylogenetic scale, from luminescent bacteria, sponges and coelenterates to molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms. Both facultative and obligatory partnerships are reviewed with emphasis on the behavioral, ecological and evolutionary aspects of fish symbiosis. Each of the eight chapters of this book focuses on a different group of partners. The structure, physiology and anti-predatory strategies of each group are described to provide the necessary background for the understanding of their partnerships with fishes. The formation of the associations, the degree of partner specificity and its regulation, as well as the benefits and costs for the fishes and their associates, communication between partners and their possible co-evolution are discussed in each chapter. This is the first attempt to critically review in a single volume all associations of fishes with invertebrates based on the latest studies in these areas, together with studies published many years ago and little cited since then. Symbiosis in Fishes provides a huge wealth of information that will be of great use and interest to many life scientists including fish biologists, ecologists, ethologists, aquatic scientists, physiologists and evolutionary biologists. It is hoped that the contents of the book will stimulate many to further research, to fill in the gaps in our knowledge in this fascinating and important subject. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where biological sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this exciting book.
Download or read book Reading Comprehension Grade 2 written by and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-16 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Comprehension for grade 2 is designed to aid in the review and practice of reading comprehension skills. Grade 2 covers standards such as main topic and key details, identifying an author's purpose, summarizing, and inferring. The book includes engaging nonfiction and fiction passages and stories to appeal to all readers. The 100+ series Reading Comprehension books span grades 1 to 8. The activities in each book reinforce essential reading comprehension skills by providing practice with sequencing, main idea, predicting, and inferring, as well as story elements, character, plot, and setting. The books include engaging grade-appropriate fiction and nonfiction passages and stories. Each book has 128 pages and 100 pages (or more) of reproducible content to help students review and reinforce essential skills in reading comprehension. The series is correlated and aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
Download or read book Reading Comprehension Grade 2 written by Carson-Dellosa Publishing and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-16 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Comprehension for grade 2 is designed to aid in the review and practice of reading comprehension skills. Grade 2 covers standards such as main topic and key details, identifying an author's purpose, summarizing, and inferring. The book includes engaging nonfiction and fiction passages and stories to appeal to all readers. --The 100+ series Reading Comprehension books span grades 1 to 8. The activities in each book reinforce essential reading comprehension skills by providing practice with sequencing, main idea, predicting, and inferring, as well as story elements, character, plot, and setting. The books include engaging grade-appropriate fiction and nonfiction passages and stories. Each book has 128 pages and 100 pages (or more) of reproducible content to help students review and reinforce essential skills in reading comprehension. The series is correlated and aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
Download or read book Second Grade Foundations written by American Education Publishing and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second Grade Foundations is a comprehensive guide that offers Common Core State Standards practice while reinforcing essential skills like prefixes and suffixes, adjectives, multiplication and division, fractions and more! The colorful, innovative activity pages will engage your child for hours of learning fun! With Second Grade Foundations, your child will build a solid foundation for reading, language arts, and math through the fun and challenging cross-curricular activities in social studies and science. The extension activities on almost every page will encourage your child to utilize critical thinking and apply what he or she has learned to everyday situations. Second Grade Foundations is your childÕs stepping stone to success! --The Foundations series for Kindergarten through third grade offers activities for a full year of practice. Aligned to the Common Core State Standards, these the ready-to-go practice pages are simple and engaging with challenging extension suggestions on almost very page. Essential skills in language arts and math are addressed and presented with a whimsical, innovative style that kids will love! The activities included in the Foundations series also utilize critical thinking, coloring, cutting, and gluing skills.
Download or read book Language Arts Foundations Grade 2 written by and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language Arts Foundations offers Common Core State Standards practice while reinforcing essential skills for your second grader like fact and opinion, prefixes and suffixes, adjectives, drawing conclusions, and prewriting. The colorful, innovative activity pages will engage your child for hours of learning fun! With Language Arts Foundations, your child will build a solid foundation for reading and language arts through the fun and challenging cross-curricular activities in social studies and science. The extension activities on almost every page will encourage your child to utilize critical thinking and apply what he or she has learned to everyday situations. Language Arts Foundations is your child’s stepping stone to success! The Language Arts Foundations series for Kindergarten through third grade offers activities for a full year of practice. Aligned to the Common Core State Standards, these the ready-to-go practice pages are simple and engaging with challenging extension suggestions on almost very page. Essential skills in language arts are addressed and presented with a whimsical, innovative style that kids will love! The activities included in the Foundations series also utilize critical thinking, coloring, cutting, and gluing skills.
Download or read book Instant Assessments for Data Tracking Grade 2 written by Hope Spencer and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhance the way you assess student progress with Instant Assessments for Data Tracking: Language Arts for second grade. Filled with a variety of assessments, it covers topics such as: -phonics -capitalization -story elements This series includes all skills and standards for the entire school year. Gather information about a student’s or class’s skill level and create an all-in-one data tracking binder. This book covers grade-specific standards and skills and includes a variety of ready-to-go language arts assessments for the entire school year such as: -traditional tests -unit tests -exit tickets -prompt cards for one-on-one assessments Show proof of progress easily and accurately with Instant Assessments for Data Tracking. This series makes it easy to track student growth in language arts—one assessment at a time!
Download or read book Building Reading Comprehension Grades 1 2 written by Gail Blasser-Riley and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A top-selling teacher resource line, The 100+ Series(TM) features over 100 reproducible activities in each book! --We read every day: books, poems, assignments, lists, signs, directions, recipes, letters, and more! To face a world of print, students must read critically and for meaning. A variety of formats in this book offer the practice students need to build important reading skills. Drawing conclusions, identifying the main idea, examining the writer's purpose, mapping story elements, building vocabulary, and determining fact or opinion are among the many reading skills covered.
