The Western Rock Lobster Panulirus cygnus: Book One - A Natural History
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The Western Rock Lobster, Panulirus cygnus (or crayfish to local folk) is a most remarkable creature, inhabiting the reefs of the south-west coast of Australia in prodigious numbers and the basis of one of Australia's most lucrative fishing industries. This book reveals what a remarkable creature it is, it adaptations in form and behaviour through a remarkable lifecycle, and the research that has uncovered its detail.
The best natural history book!
Superbly told and illustrated it was the winner of the Whitley Medal of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW as the best natural history book in the year of publication, its highest award. This was the first time a book about anything other than a mammal or bird had won the Whitley Medal!