Nudibranch Behavior

I love to find nudibranchs when diving and think they are fascinating creatures but I know absolutely nothing about them. This book is perfect and full of information. The pictures are great and the authors provide a lot of easy to read information about the behavior. Glad to have this one on our shelves.

I've been taking pictures of nudibranches for a while and was curious about their behavior, this book is so informative!

I bought this because it was on my daughter's pinterest Christmas wish list. My 18 year old daughter is a science fanatic, she especially loves anything to do with sealife and these little creatures are her favorites. So, I expected her to like it, but I was surprised when it was her favorite thing she got!! She absolutely loved it!! She was so thrilled with it.

I would say that my rating is an average of 2 parts, depending on the nature and level of background of the prospective purchaser. For many divers and snorkelers, or just plain nature enthusiasts, I would give Dave Behrens's book four-and-a-half or even 5 stars, because it provides plenty of basic information about taxonomy, identification, feeding, reproduction, etc., in an attractive 'Humann-like' format with tons of outstanding photos. For someone interested in learning about opistobranchs (nudibranchs and other sea slugs) without a lot of scientific pretentiousness, the book is probably exactly what you're looking for. The information is arranged in a way that allows you to absorb the basics in manageable bites. On the other hand, if you're fairly familiar with the subject and are looking for a thorough scientific treatment (Behrens is an experienced and accomplished scientist in this field), you will probably be disappointed, and for this audience I would rate the book with only 3 or three-and-a-half stars. I was personally disappointed, because if I compare this book with, for example, "Reef Fish Behavior" from the same publisher, also written for a non-scientific audience, the fish book has a lot more text than the sea slug volume. Or if I compare this book with, for example, Hanlon's more scientific "Cephalopod Behavior", then I can see clearly that Behrens's book is not really aimed at the same audience. The question for this audience (presumedly the smaller part of the prospective audience), then, is whether the price is too high for a slim volume that although very attractively put together with excellent photographs, provides not much more insight than could be gained in a couple of hours of surfing sea slug sites on the internet. I enjoyed the book, but felt that it could have been more substantial. Note: I wrote this review when the book was selling on Amazon for full price. At the current price of $23 it's a terrific value and I highly recommend it.

Fantastic education for anybody who likes nudibranchs. I'm an underwater macro photographer and this helps me to find more nudis and understand their behavior. I devoured it in an evening. =)

If you are interested in nudibranches and polyclads this is well worth buying.

I have learned a lot by reading this book. I have learned to pay more attention to what the nudibranchs are doing having learned what the behaviour means. Who knew that such a seemingly lowly creature would have so much to teach us! I can't wait for my next dive trip to observe more nudi behaviour!

Outstanding reference book for divers and all lovers of sea creatures.

Thank's

descrizioni precise e complete, indispensabile per chiuque sia interessato a questo gruppo di molluschi. Peccaso solo ci siano "poche foto"

Used this to get some info for a presentation I did at university. It's a great book with stunning pictures! Perfect for the avid nudibranch fan!

Die Abbildungen im Buch sind sehr schön, aber im Vergleich zu den anderen Büchern der Reihe ist der Preis für die Anzahl der Seiten zu hoch. Leider gibt es keine günstige Alternative.

Es un libro pequeño hecho por americanos, recopila fotos, especies sobre todo del Indico. Esta muy bien para expandir sobre el tema. Las fotografias son un poco amateur, pero vale la pena.