Shark Repellents from the Sea: New Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780367287207 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 210 str.

Bernard J. Zahuranec

Opis

This book deals with the biochemistry and physiopharmacology of naturally occurring substances that may provide new hope of developing a truly effective shark repellent. The contributors examine the effects of the substances on the behavior of sharks.

Spis treści

Preface -- Shark Research and the United States Navy -- Shark Attack and Repellency Research: An Overview -- On the Probability of Finding Shark Repellents in Marine Organisms -- Shark Repellents: Protocols for a Behavioral Bioassay -- Flatfish, Fireflies, Sharks: Behavior Modification Induced by Natural Repellents -- Shark Repellent Effect of the Red Sea Moses Sole -- Effect of Moses Sole Secretion and Its Active Factor, Pardaxin, on Elasmobranchs -- On the Membranal Action of Pardaxin -- Pardaxin: Its Action, Toxicity, and Structure -- Toxicity in Shallow Marine Waters: Potential for Developing Shark Repellents

O autorze

Bernard J Zahuranec