Do Fish Sleep?: Fascinating Answers to Questions about Fishes

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Animal Q&A: Fascinating Answers to Questions about Animals Animal Q&A books invite readers to explore the secret lives of animals. Covering everything from their basic biology to their complex behaviors at every stage of life to issues in conservation , these richly illustrated books provide detailed information in an accessible style that brings to life the science and natural history of a variety of species. Do Butterflies Bite? Fascinating Answers to Questions about Butterflies and Moths by Hazel Davies and Carol A. Butler Do Bats Drink Blood? Fascinating Answers to Questions about Bats by Barbara A. Schmidt-French and Carol A. Butler Do Hummingbirds Hum? Fascinating Answers to Questions about Hummingbirds by George C. West and Carol A. Butler Why Do Bees Buzz? Fascinating Answers to Questions about Bees by Elizabeth Capaldi Evans and Carol A. Butler How Fast Can a Falcon Dive? Fascinating Answers to Questions about Birds of Prey by Peter Capainolo and Carol A. Butler R5367.indb ii R5367.indb ii 10/26/10 7:14:08 AM 10/26/10 7:14:08 AM Do Fish Sleep? Fascinating Answers to Questions about Fishes Judith S. Weis Rutgers University Press NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, AND LONDON R5367.indb iii R5367.indb iii 10/26/10 7:14:09 AM 10/26/10 7:14:09 AM Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Weis, Judith S., 1941– Do fish sleep? : fascinating answers to questions about fishes / Judith S. Weis. p. cm. — (Animal Q & A) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8135-4941-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Fishes—Miscellanea. I. Title. QL617.W36 2011 597—dc22 2010017320 A British Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2011 by Judith S. Weis All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, 100 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854–8099. The only exception to this prohibition is “fair use” as defined by U.S. copyright law. Visit our Web site: http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu Manufactured in the United States of America R5367.indb iv R5367.indb iv 10/26/10 7:14:09 AM 10/26/10 7:14:09 AM ...