{"product_id":"a-field-guide-to-north-atlantic-wildlife-marine-mammals-seabirds-fish-and-other-sea-life-9780300106589","title":"A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife: Marine Mammals, Seabirds, Fish, and Other Sea Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wherever one goes along the New England coast . . . Yale's \u003ci\u003eField Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife\u003c\/i\u003e will be an indispensable companion.\"--Michael Kenney, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoston Sunday Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A great summary book--it is attractive, easily accessed, and should quickly open the public's eyes to the wonders of our amazing world.\"--Tom Bergh, Maine Island Kayak Company\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This beautifully illustrated guide covers an unprecedented range of species that may be sighted along the coastline or offshore by the whale watcher, bird watcher, fisher, boating enthusiast, or natural history buff. Designed in a handy pocket size, the book provides concise information for identifying the invertebrates, mammals, birds, turtles, fish, sharks and rays, and even floating seaweeds and common algae that live along the Atlantic coast and offshore from North Carolina to the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.\u003cp\u003eWith range maps and text on pages directly opposite the full-color illustrations, the book makes identification of more than two hundred species of offshore wildlife quick and easy. Special features include full-page spreads to compare similar species of seabirds, and inserts to help identify whales by their blowhole patterns, diving, and other behaviors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoble S. Proctor\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of biology, Southern Connecticut State University, and an internationally known leader of natural history and ecology expeditions. He has studied marine life on all the oceans of the world. \u003cb\u003ePatrick J. Lynch\u003c\/b\u003e is director of media services, Information Technology Services-Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine. He has received many awards for his medical illustrations and multimedia projects in medicine and the biological sciences. The authors' previous book, \u003ci\u003eManual of Ornithology\u003c\/i\u003e, is available from Yale University Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523512963346,"sku":"9780300106589","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_262cc725-83ca-4f56-8f4a-cd7cc92ff658.jpg?v=1731149824","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-field-guide-to-north-atlantic-wildlife-marine-mammals-seabirds-fish-and-other-sea-life-9780300106589","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}