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  • Formaat: Hardback, 288 pages, kõrgus x laius: 270x210 mm, kaal: 1316 g, 12 Figures; 185 Illustrations, color
  • Ilmumisaeg: 08-Feb-2023
  • Kirjastus: Pelagic Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1784274135
  • ISBN-13: 9781784274139
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  • Formaat: Hardback, 288 pages, kõrgus x laius: 270x210 mm, kaal: 1316 g, 12 Figures; 185 Illustrations, color
  • Ilmumisaeg: 08-Feb-2023
  • Kirjastus: Pelagic Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1784274135
  • ISBN-13: 9781784274139
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Why are we as humans so attracted to water and to colorful reefs? Indeed, why are reefs so dazzling? How did cleaning station symbiosis evolve? How come there are so many extraordinary defense mechanisms among reefs animals? Do the denizens of reefs have consciousness? How did warning coloration evolve? In what ways do fundamental mathematical rules manifest in coral reefs? For answers to these questions and many more, take a dive into Reflections Underwater.

Coral reefs are one of the world's great natural wonders: endlessly surprising and mesmerizing kaleidoscopic fractals of color and life. But they are also under serious threat from the effects of climate change and development. Reflections Underwater is a unique, illuminating book that explores a dazzling variety of topics and concepts relating to coral reefs. Adopting a holistic, multidisciplinary perspective that weaves together scientific and humanistic ideas, including psychology, evolution, zoology, philosophy, mathematics, art, physics, and more, this book offers a compelling angle on these remarkable and fragile habitats. Meticulously researched and elegantly argued, it is illustrated throughout with exquisite photographs gleaned from the author's many marine adventures.



Coral reefs are one of the world's great natural wonders, but they are also under serious threat from the effects of climate change and development. Reflections Underwater is a unique, illuminating book that explores a dazzling variety of topics and concepts relating to these remarkable habitats.

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This is a book that you should read if you want to be amazed anew at the richness of the coral reef, to discover new ways to think of it, to see it as you probably have never seen it before...this books ability to describe the science underlying the reef in a humanistic way is refreshing and intriguing. -- Prof. David Fortus (PhD), Weizmann Institute of Science Whether you are an expert in some field of marine science, a well-traveled and experienced diver who knows a lot about this environment, or a newbie interested in the underwater world, I am sure this book introduced you to some new and fascinating ideas and phenomena. -- Tom Shlesinger (PhD), Marine Ecologist, Florida Institute of Technology Deganys is a fascinating approach... Someone who can take a subject and come at it from so many different angles and offer so much insight without ever telling the reader, or student, what to think, is rare. -- Caitlin Richards, Caribbean Compass The polymath background of Oded Degany in physics and the philosophy of biology, in diving and photography and a career in corporate management shines through this excellent book... All marine biologists will get something from this book and, although it is not a textbook, there is certainly enough to stimulate zoologists and make all think out of the box. -- Mike Elliot, The Marine Biologist

Foreword 9(3)
Professor David Fortus
Acknowledgments 12(3)
Prologue 15(8)
Chapter 1 The Uniqueness of the Diving Experience
23(16)
Water Symbolism
23(3)
Sensual Experience and the Enigma Behind Our Attraction to Diving
26(5)
Intellectual Experience
31(3)
Reflections on Underwater Photography
34(5)
Chapter 2 Coral Reefs - A Holistic View
39(42)
What Are Corals?
43(8)
Biodiversity in the Coral Triangle
51(5)
What Does a Pristine Coral Reef Look Like?
56(8)
Coral Colonies: Do They Constitute Superorganisms?
64(10)
Resolving Darwin's Paradox
74(7)
Chapter 3 The Reef Kaleidoscopic View - Why Are Coral Reefs So Colorful?
81(22)
The Constraints of Natural Selection
83(6)
The Properties of Light Underwater
89(2)
The Principle of Camouflage
91(9)
Human-Biased Point of View
100(3)
Chapter 4 Illumination, Disguise and Vision Mechanisms in Coral Reefs
103(18)
Biological Luminescence Mechanisms
104(6)
Reef Dwellers' Vision System and Methods of Illumination
110(2)
The Incredible Mystery of the Mantis Shrimp's Eye
112(3)
Octopuses: The Colorblind Masters of Disguise
115(6)
Chapter 5 Mutual Aid - Coral Reefs as a Symbiotic Society
121(20)
What Is Symbiosis?
123(1)
The Centrality of Coral's Symbiosis with Algae
124(1)
Cleaning Stations: How Did They Evolve?
125(5)
The Sea Anemone and Its Partners
130(5)
Examples of Symbiosis with Crustaceans in the Reef
135(6)
Chapter 6 Nature, Red in Tooth and Claw - Defense and Preying Mechanisms
141(26)
Cnidaria Preying Mechanism
143(2)
The Deadly Strike of the Mantis Shrimp
145(2)
The Occult Power of Electric Rays (Torpedo Fishes)
147(3)
Shapeshifters: The Dynamic Mimicry of the Mimic Octopus
150(1)
The Aggressive Mimicry and Fast Gulp of Frogfishes
151(2)
Venomous Coral Reef Creatures
153(6)
Zombie Powder: TTX Venom Mystery
159(3)
Crowd Behavior: Why Do Fish School?
162(5)
Chapter 7 Reproduction - The Wild Side of Sex in Coral Reefs
167(22)
Hermaphroditism: Sex Change in Fishes
170(4)
Hybrids: Interspecies Breeding
174(5)
A Death Sentence: Octopus Sex
179(3)
Nudibranch Mating
182(2)
Seahorse "Feminism"
184(2)
Mandarinfish Mating
186(3)
Chapter 8 Evolutionary Themes
189(30)
Cephalopods and Animal Consciousness
194(12)
Origin of the Octopus: Terrestrial or Cosmic?
206(4)
The Evolution of Animal Eyes: Convergent or Divergent Evolution?
210(4)
Better Red Than Dead: The Evolution of Warning Coloration
214(5)
Chapter 9 Mathematical Beauty in Coral Reefs
219(22)
The Divine Proportion
221(4)
Symmetry and the Evolution of Flatfishes
225(3)
The Hyperbolic Universe
228(3)
"Endless forms most beautiful" - Turing Patterns
231(2)
Coral Reefs as Complex Systems
233(8)
Epilogue 241(8)
Afterword 249(4)
Dr. Tom Shlesinger
Concise Glossary 253(6)
Bibliography 259(19)
Figure Credits 278(2)
Index 280(6)
About the Author 286(1)
About the Book 287
For more than a quarter of a century, Oded Degany has been an avid diver and underwater photographer, documenting his encounters with the creatures that make up coral reefs. His has a multi-disciplinary background which includes a BA in physics, an MA in biological thought, an MBA, and a partial doctorate in anthropology and religious studies.