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Advances in marine biology. Volume 24
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- Summary
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Advances in Marine Biology
Details
- Creator
- edited by J.H.S. Blaxter and A.J. Southward
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- London : Academic Press, 1987
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (487 p.)
- ISBNs
- 1281711195, 9786611711191, 0080579477, 0120261243
- OCLC
- ocn476214128
- Description based upon print version of record.
- English
- Front Cover; Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 24; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume; Chapter 1. The Biology of Pycnogonida; I. Introduction; II. Zoological Characteristics; III. Physiology and Function; IV. Life Cycle; V. Interrelationships with Other Organisms; VI. Zoogeography; VII. Palaeontology and Systematic Affinities; References; Chapter 2. Siphonophore Biology; I. Introduction; II. Body Form; III. Systematics and Evolution; IV. Distribution and Migration; V. Physiology and Behaviour; VI. Nutrition and Ecology
- Chapter 3. Relationships between the Herring, Clupea harengus L., and its ParasitesI. Introduction; II. Parasites Reported from Herring; III. Host Range and Specificity; IV. Life Cycles of Herring Parasites; V. Zoogeography of Herring Parasites; VI. Parasite Population Dynamics; VII. Sexual Differences in Herring to Parasitic Infection; VIII. Parasites as Indicators of Differences Between Herring Populations; IX. Parasites as Pathogens of Herring; X. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4. Comparative Physiology of Antarctic Fishes; I. Scope of Review
- II. Continental Drift and the Evolution of Antarctic FishesIII. Why Study Antarctic Fishes?; IV. Fish and Fishing in McMurdo Sound; V. Adaptive Radiation and Buoyancy; VI. Stenothermy and Temperature Selection; VII. Cryoprotective Agents: Antifreeze; VIII. Metabolism and Growth; IX. Blood and the Transport of Oxygen; X. More Macromolecules: Enzymes and Other Proteins; XI. Neurobiology in Nototheniids; XII. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5. Natural Variations in 15N in the Marine Environment; I. Introduction; II. Historical Aspects; III. Methods and Calculations
- IV. Isotope Effects and FractionationV. Variations in 15N in Nature; VI. Source Studies; VII. Food Chain Dynamics; VIII. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Addendum; References; Addendum to the Chapter "Comparative Physiology of Antarctic Fishes"; Taxonomic Index; Subject Index; Cumulative Index of Titles; Cumulative Index of Authors