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Florida's Seashells A Beachcomber's Guide

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ISBN-10: 1561643874

ISBN-13: 9781561643875

Edition: 2007

Authors: Dawn Witherington, Blair Witherington

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A visit to any Florida beach can spark curiosity about seashells. Satisfy questions about the names and lives of seashells by comparing beachcombing finds to color photographs representing hundreds of individual shells. Guide organization is simple, and images show shells as they would be found on beaches, not in museums. Maps for each kind of shell point out where to seek targeted treasures, and many other secrets for finding interesting shells are revealed. Shells include kinds found throughout the southeastern US and Caribbean Sea.
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Book details

List price: $9.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Pineapple Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 83
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550

Blair and Dawn Witherington are professional naturalists. Blair is a research scientist with the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in Florida. He has his bachelor's and master's degrees in biology from the University of Central Florida and a doctorate in zoology from the University of Florida. He has contributed numerous scientific articles and book chapters on sea turtle biology, and his books include two volumes on sea turtles and their conservation.Dawn is a graphic design artist and scientific illustrator trained at the Art Institutes of Colorado and Fort Lauderdale. Her art and design are prominent in natural history books, posters, and museum exhibits.Blair and Dawn have merged…    

Blair and Dawn Witherington are professional naturalists. Blair is a research scientist with the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in Florida. He has his bachelor's and master's degrees in biology from the University of Central Florida and a doctorate in zoology from the University of Florida. He has contributed numerous scientific articles and book chapters on sea turtle biology, and his books include two volumes on sea turtles and their conservation.Dawn is a graphic design artist and scientific illustrator trained at the Art Institutes of Colorado and Fort Lauderdale. Her art and design are prominent in natural history books, posters, and museum exhibits.Blair and Dawn have merged…    

Introduction
Finding Beach Shells
Guide Organization
Shelled Mollusk Anatomy
Gastropods
Cephalopods
Scaphopods
Bivalves
Very Small Shells
Fossil Shells
Shell Wars (Shell Bioerosion)
Shell Color Variation and Mollusk Bits and Pieces
Resources and Suggested Reading
Index