Pardon the shameless self-promotion but here's info about my new book, about fishes.
PRESS RELEASE_NewLogo.jpg do_fish_sleep.jpgFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Fortunato, Publicity Manager (732) 445-7762 x 626 | <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] DO FISH SLEEP? Fascinating Answers to Questions about Fishes Judith S. Weis Fish, fish, and more fishfrom minnows to sharks, mountain streams to ocean bottoms, and teeth to tail fins, if it's a fish question, it's answered here. John Waldman, author of Heartbeats in the Muck: The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor Do Fish Sleep? must have every Ichthyology 101 final exam question imaginable, but with much more thorough and engaging answers! Francis Juanes, professor at the University Of Massachusetts DO FISH SLEEP? Fascinating Answers to Questions about Fishes (Paper $21.95, March 16, 2011, 978-0-8135-4941-5), by Judith S. Weis, is organized in an easy-to-read and accessible question-and-answer format, filled with more than 55 photographs and over 100 interesting facts from fish biology basics to the importance of preserving and restoring fish diversity and healthy populations. A captivating read for fish enthusiasts of all ages-naturalists, environmentalists, aquarists, scuba divers, and students-this is also the perfect primer for those just about to get their feet wet. >From the fifty-one-foot whale shark Rhincodon typus to a less-than-one-half-inch fish in the minnow familythe tiny Paedocypris progeneticafish certainly carry a lot of weight . . . or do they? A fishs heft in water may vary, but these diverse aquatic animals certainly carry a lot of weight in our ecosystems and environment. From freshwater to ocean habitats, DO FISH SLEEP? offers a fascinating look at these deceptively simple creatures. Fishes may appear to live a dull existence, but appearances change once we understand more about how they survive. These wonders actually possess attributes that would make us superpowersthey can change color, sex, produce light and electricity, regenerate injured fins, prevent themselves from sinking, and some can even walk on land. About the author JUDITH S. WEIS is a professor of biological sciences at Rutgers University. She is the coauthor of Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History (Rutgers University Press). <http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu/acatalog/__Animal_Q_and_A.html> A Volume in the Rutgers Animal Q&A Series DO FISH SLEEP? Fascinating Answers to Questions about Fishes Judith S. Weis Paper $21.95 | ISBN 978-0-8135-4941-5 | 232 pages | 5 ½ x 8 ½ Publication Date: March 16, 2011 Please email requests for review copies and be sure to include the title, author, ISBN number, as well as the address of the person to whom the book should be sent. <http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu/acatalog/Do_Fish_Sleep.html> http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu/acatalog/Do_Fish_Sleep.html
