Great White Sharks. The Biology of Carcharodon Carcharias

Content: 
Contributors, Pages ix-x
Acknowledgments, Page xi
Chapter 1 - White Shark Research in the Past: A Perspective, Pages 3-4, A. Peter Klimley, David G. Ainley
Chapter 2 - A Plea for White Shark Conservation, Pages 5-6, Richard C. Murphy
Chapter 3 - Using Tooth Structure to Determine the Evolutionary History of the White Shark, Pages 9-18, Gordon Hubbell
Chapter 4 - The Fossil History of Carcharodon and Its Possible Ancestor, Cretolamna: A Study in Tooth Identification, Pages 19-36, Shelton P. Applegate, Luis Espinosa-Arrubarrena
Chapter 5 - Evolutionary Relationships of the White Shark: A Phylogeny of Lamniform Sharks Based on Dental Morphology, Pages 37-47, Douglas J. Long, Benjamin M. Waggoner
Chapter 6 - Systematics of the Lamnidae and the Origination Time of carcharodon Carcharias Inferred from the Comparative Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Sequences, Pages 49-53, Andrew P. Martin
Chapter 7 - Size and Skeletal Anatomy of the Giant “Megatooth” Shark Carcharodon megalodon, Pages 55-66, Michael D. Gottfried, Leonard J.V. Compagno, S. Curtis Bowman
Chapter 8 - Paleoecology of Fossil White Sharks, Pages 67-78, Robert W. Purdy
Chapter 11 - Temperature, Swimming Depth, and Movements of a White Shark at the South Farallon Islands, California, Pages 111-120, Kenneth J. Goldman, John E. McCosker, Scot D. Anderson, A. Peter Klimley
Chapter 12 - The Brain and Cranial Nerves of the White Shark: An Evolutionary Perspective, Pages 121-130, Leo S. Demski, R. Glenn Northcutt
Chapter 13 - Reproduction in the Male White Shark, Pages 131-138, Harold L. Pratt Jr.
Chapter 14 - Pregnant White Sharks and Full-Term Embryos from Japan, Pages 139-155, Senzo Uchida, Minoru Toda, Kazuyuky Teshima, Kazunari Yano
Chapter 15 - Observations on a Pregnant White Shark with a Review of Reproductive Biology, Pages 157-172, Malcolm P. Francis
Chapter 16 - The Behavior of White Sharks and Their Pinniped Prey during Predatory Attacks, Pages 175-191, A. Peter Klimley, Peter Pyle, Scot D. Anderson
Chapter 17 - Diving Behavior of Elephant Seals: Implications for Predator Avoidance, Pages 193-205, Burney J. Le Boeuf, Daniel E. Crocker
Chapter 18 - Repetitive Aerial Gaping: A Thwart-Induced Behavior in White Sharks, Pages 207-215, Wesley R. Strong Jr.
Chapter 19 - White Shark Attacks on Inanimate Objects along the Pacific Coast of North America, Pages 217-222, Ralph S. Collier, Mark Marks, Ronald W. Warner
Chapter 20 - White Shark Reactions to Unbaited Decoys, Pages 223-228, Scot D. Anderson, R. Philip Henderson, Peter Pyle, David G. Ainley
Chapter 21 - Shape Discrimination and Visual Predatory Tactics in White Sharks, Pages 229-240, Wesley R. Strong Jr.
Chapter 22 - Tail Slap and Breach: Agonistic Displays among White Sharks?, Pages 241-255, A. Peter Klimley, Peter Pyle, Scot D. Anderson
Chapter 23 - Behavior of the White Shark: An Emerging Picture, Pages 257-260, George W. Barlow
Chapter 24 - White Shark Predation on Four Pinniped Species in Central California Waters: Geographic and Temporal Patterns Inferred from Wounded Carcasses, Pages 263-274, Douglas J. Long, Jan Roletto, Krista D. Hanni, Robert E. Jones, Peter Pyle, Raymond Bandar
Chapter 25 - Tidal Height and White Shark Predation at the Farallon Islands, California, Pages 275-279, Scot D. Anderson, A. Peter Klimley, Peter Pyle, R. Philip Henderson
Chapter 26 - Environmental Factors Affecting the Occurrence and Behavior of White Sharks at the Farallon Islands, California, Pages 281-291, Peter Pyle, A. Peter Klimley, Scot D. Anderson, R. Philip Henderson
Chapter 27 - White Shark Predation and Scavenging on Cetaceans in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean, Pages 293-307, Douglas J. Long, Robert E. Jones
Chapter 28 - White Shark-Inflicted Wounds of Sea Otters in California, 1968–1992, Pages 309-316, Jack A. Ames, John J. Geibel, Frederich E. Wendell, Christine A. Pattison
Chapter 29 - Records of White Shark-Bitten Leatherback Sea Turtles along the Central California Coast, Pages 317-319, Douglas J. Long
Chapter 30 - Distribution and Autecology of the White Shark in the Eastern North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, Pages 321-345, Ian K. Fergusson
Chapter 31 - Occurrence of the White Shark along the Brazilian Coast, Pages 347-350, Otto B.F. Gadig, Ricardo S. Rosa
Chapter 32 - Catches of White Sharks in KwaZulu-Natal, South africa and Environmental Influences, Pages 351-362, Geremy Cliff, Sheldon F.J. Dudley, Mark R. Jury
Chapter 33 - Residency Patterns of White Sharks at the South Farallon Islands, California, Pages 365-373, A. Peter Klimley, Scot D. Anderson
Chapter 34 - Trends in White Shark Predation at the South Farallon Islands, 1968–1993, Pages 375-379, Peter Pyle, Scot D. Anderson, David G. Ainley
Chapter 35 - Population Dynamics of White Sharks in South Africa, Pages 381-391, Craig A. Ferreira, Theo P. Ferreira
Chapter 36 - First Estimates of Mortality and Population Size of White Sharks on the South African Coast, Pages 393-400, Geremy Cliff, Rudy P. van der Elst, Anesh Govender, Trail K. Witthuhn, Elinor M. Bullen
Chapter 37 - Population Dynamics of White Sharks in Spencer Gulf, South Australia, Pages 401-414, Wesley R. Strong Jr., Donald R. Nelson, Barry D. Bruce, Richard D. Murphy
Chapter 38 - An Evaluation of Methodologies to Study the Population Biology of White Sharks, Pages 415-416, Gregor M. Cailliet
Chapter 39 - White Shark Attacks in the Eastern Pacific Ocean: An Update and Analysis, Pages 419-434, John E. McCosker, Robert N. Lea
Chapter 40 - Unprovoked Attacks by White Sharks Off the South African Coast, Pages 435-448, Marie Levine
Chapter 41 - White Shark Attacks in Australian Waters, Pages 449-455, John West
Chapter 42 - Worldwide Patterns of White Shark Attacks on Humans, Pages 457-469, George H. Burgess, Matthew Callahan
Chapter 43 - Chemical Repellent Tests on White Sharks, with Comments on Repellent Delivery Methods, Pages 471-475, Donald R. Nelson, Wesley R. Strong Jr.
Chapter 44 - Comments on Means for Avoidance or Deterrence of White Shark Attacks on Humans, Pages 477-479, H. David Baldridge Jr.
Chapter 45 - More Rare Than Dangerous: A Case Study of White Shark Conservation in California, Pages 481-491, Burr Heneman, Marci Glazer
Bibliography, Pages 493-513
Index, Pages 515-517