{"product_id":"biology-of-skates-david-a-ebert-9789048181889","title":"Biology of Skates","description":"\u003cp\u003eSkates have become a concern in recent years due to the preponderance of these elasmobranchs that are caught as bycatch or as a directed fishery. This has raised concern because skates have life history characteristics that may make them vulnerable to over-exploitation. It was due to this concern that prompted Drs. David Ebert and James Sulikowski to organize an international symposium on the \"Biology of Skates\". The aims and goals of the symposium were to bring together an international group of researchers to meet, discuss, perhaps develop collaborations, and present their most recent findings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe symposium was held over two days, on 13-14 July, 2006, in conjunction with the 22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e annual meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society in New Orleans, LA. A total of 31 authors from four countries contributed 16 papers that appear in this volume. The papers are broadly arranged into four separate categories: systematics and biogeography, diet and feeding ecology, reproductive biology, and age and growth. This is the first dedicated book on the biology of skates. We hope that readers will find this volume of interest and that it helps encourage and stimulate future research into these fascinating fishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David A. Ebert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9048181887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789048181889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.53d","brand":"David A. Ebert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519852720383,"sku":"9789048181889","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dac1f854-269a-465e-9fdb-042c5880fe4d.jpg?v=1778739225","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/biology-of-skates-david-a-ebert-9789048181889","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}