Life in the Dark: Illuminating Biodiversity in the Shadowy Haunts of Planet Earth

460 Pages·2016·53.99 MB·English

by  Danté Fenolio

LIFE IN THE DARK

Life
IN THE DARK
Illuminating Biodiversity in the Shadowy Haunts of
Planet Earth
Danté Fenolio
© 2016 Johns Hopkins University Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Fenolio, Danté B. (Danté Bruce)
Title: Life in the dark : illuminating biodiversity in the shadowy haunts of planet
earth / Danté Fenolio.
Description: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016. | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifi ers: LCCN 2015010640| ISBN 9781421418636 (hardcover : alk. paper)
| ISBN 9781421418643 (electronic) | ISBN 1421418630 (hardcover : alk.
paper) | ISBN 1421418649 (electronic)
Subjects: LCSH: Adaptation (Biology) | Habitat (Ecology) | Deep-sea animals. |
Cave animals. | Parasites.
Classifi cation: LCC QH546 .F46 2016 | DDC 578.4–dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015010640
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This book is dedicated to three individuals who have profoundly influenced me,
Bart Fenolio, Jerry Balistreri, and Terry Freitas.
My father, Bart Fenolio, supported my interests at every turn, providing a
foundation for learning and for investigating the natural world.
My closest childhood friend’s father, biologist Jerry Balistreri, allowed his son
and friends, including myself, to tag along as he taught field courses. These early
experiences profoundly shaped my career.
My undergraduate friend, biologist Terry Freitas, taught me a deeper
appreciation for the struggles that wildlife faces because of human activities.
Terry went on to help the U’wa people of Colombia in their struggle against an
American oil company that drilled for oil on their land and against their will; he
was abducted and murdered by FARC, one of the leftist rebel groups that once
controlled much of Colombia, in 1999.
Thank you for everything each of you did to enrich my life.

Developmental stages of Murray’s Abyssal Seadevil, Melanocetus murrayi.