WMSC Resource Guide: Identification Guides This bibliography lists organism identification guides available in the Wrigley Marine Science Center Library.
 
 
 
Marine Animals

Behrens, David W. Pacific Coast Nudibranchs: A Guide to the Opisthobranchs, Alaska to Baja California. Monterey: Sea Challengers, 1991.

WMSC Library QL430.4.B43 1991
 
 

Boschung, Herbert T. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Fishes, Whales, and Dolphins. NY: Knopf, 1983.

WMSC Library QL625.A93 1983
 
 

Castro, José I. The Sharks of North American Waters. College Station: Texas A&M UP, 1983.

WMSC Library QL638.9.C35
 
 

Edmonds, Carl. Dangerous Marine Creatures: FieldGuide for Medical Treatment. Flagstaff, AZ: Best, 1995.

WMSC Library QL100.E34 1995
 
 

Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic, 1998.

WMSC Library QL614.7.E535 1998
 
 

Eschmeyer, William N. A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes of North America: From the Gulf of Alaska to Baja, California. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983.

WMSC Library QL623.4.E83
 
 

Ferguson, Ava. Sharks and Rays of the Pacific Coast. Monterey: Monterey Bay Aquarium, 1990.

WMSC Library QL638.9.F47 1990
 
 

Fitch, John E. and Robert J. Lavenberg. Tidepool and Nearshore Fishes of California. Berkeley : U California P, 1975.

WMSC Library QL628.C2F55
 
 

Gotshall, Daniel. Pacific Coast Inshore Fishes. Monterey: Sea Challengers, 1989.

WMSC Library QL623.4.G67 1989
 
 

Halstead, Bruce W. Dangerous Marine Animals: That Bite, Sting, Shock, or are Non-edible. Centreville, MD: Cornell Maritime P, 1995.

WMSC Library QL100.H3 1995
 
 

Humann, Paul. Coastal Fish Identification: California to Alaska. Jacksonville, FL: New World, 1996.

WMSC Library QL623.4.H85 1996
 
 

Jensen, Gregory C. Pacific Coast Crabs and Shrimps. Monterey: Sea Challengers, 1995.

WMSC Library QL444.M33J46 1995
 
 

Love, Robin Milton. Probably More Than You Wantto Know About the Fishes of the Pacific Coast. Santa Barbara: Really Big Press, 1996.

WMSC Library QL628.P32L68 1996
 
 

Riedman, Marianne. The Pinnipeds: Seals, Sea Lions,and Walruses. Berkeley: U California P, 1990.

WMSC Library QL737.P6R54
 
 

Russo, Ron. Pacific Coast Fish: A Guide to Marine Fish of the Pacific Coast of North America. Berkeley: Nature Study Guild, 1990.

WMSC Library QL628.P32R87 1990
 
 

Snyderman, Marty. California Marine Life. Port Hueneme, CA : Marcor, 1987.

WMSC Library QH105.C2S68 1988
 
 

Wrobel, David and Claudia Mills. Pacific Coast Pelagic Invertebrates : A Guide to the Common Gelatinous Animals Monterey: Sea Challengers, 1998.

WMSC Library QL365.4.P33W76 1998
 
 

Terrestrial Animals

Brown, Philip R. A Field Guide to Snakes of California. Houston: Gulf, 1997.

WMSC Library QL666.O6B8688 1997
 
 

Kavanagh, James. The Nature of California : An Introduction to Common Plants and Animals and Natural Attractions. Blaine, WA : Waterford P, 1997.

WMSC Library QH105.C2K38 1997
 
 

Terrestrial Plants

Crampton, Beecher. Grasses in California. LA: U California P, 1974.

WMSC Library QK495C
 
 

Dawson, Elmer Yale. Seashore Plants of California. Berkeley: U California P, 1982.

WMSC Library QK149.D297
 
 

Kavanagh, James. The Nature of California : An Introduction to Common Plants and Animals and Natural Attractions. Blaine, WA : Waterford P, 1997.

WMSC Library QH105.C2K38 1997
 
 

Raven, Peter H. Native Shrubs of Southern California. Berkeley: U California P, 1966.

WMSC Library QK484.C2R3
 
 

Birds

Brown, Vinson, et. al. Handbook of California Birds. Happy Camp, CA: Naturegraph, 1986.

WMSC Library QL 684.C3B76 1986
 
 

Enticott, Jim. Seabirds of the World: the Complete Reference. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 1997.

WMSC Library QL678.52.E58 1997
 
 

Harrison, Peter. Seabirds: An Identification Guide. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985.

WMSC Library QL673.H29 1985
 
 

Harrison, Peter. Seabirds of the World : A Photographic Guide. Princeton: Princeton UP, 1987.

WMSC Library QL678.52.H37 1996
 
 

Miscellaneous

Abbott, R. Tucker. Compendium of Seashells: A Color Guide to More than 4,200 of the World's Marine Shell. Melbourne, FL: American Malacologists, 1990.

WMSC Library QL404.A18 1990