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BL
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| Record Number
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687702
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| Doc. No
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b509891
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| Main Entry
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Knowlton, Nancy
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| Title & Author
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Citizens of the sea : : wonderous creatures from the census of marine life /\ Nancy Knowlton
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: National Geographic Society,, c2010
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| Page. NO
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209 p. :: col. ill. ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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1426206437 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 9781426206436 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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| Notes
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Includes index
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| Contents
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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
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| Abstract
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"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
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| Subject
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Marine animals-- Behavior
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Marine ecology
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| Dewey Classification
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591.77
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| LC Classification
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QL121.K56 2010
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QL121.K56 2010
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