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Starfish : biology and ecology of the Asteroidea /
Among the most fascinating animals in the world's oceans are the more than 2,000 species of starfish. Called "Asteroids" by scientists who study them (after their taxonomic name, Asteroidea) - or sea stars in some parts of the world - starfish are easily recognized because of their st...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I. Comparative Biology and Ecology
- 1. Phylogeny of the asteroidea / Andrew S. Gale
- 2. The asteroid arm / John M. Lawrence
- 3. Functional biology of asteroid tube feet / Elise Hennebert, Michel Jangoux, and Patrick Flammang
- 4. Reproduction in asteroidea / Annie Mercier and Jean-François Hamel
- 5. Asteroid evolutionary developmental biology and ecology / Maria Byrne
- 6. Larval ecology, settlement and recruitment of asteroids / Anna Metaxas
- 7. Ecological role of sea stars from populations to meta-ecosystems / Bruce A. Menge and Eric Sanford
- 8. Chemistry and ecological role of starfish secondary metabolites / James B. McClintock, Charles D. Amsler, and Bill J. Baker
- 9. Steroids in asteroidea / Stephan A. Watts and Kristina M. Wasson
- Part II. Integrative Biology
- 10. Astropecten / Carlos Renato R. Ventura
- 11. Luidia / John M. Lawrence
- 12. Odontaster validus / John S. Pearse
- 13. Acanthaster planci / Katharina Fabricius
- 14. Oreaster reticulatus / Robert E. Scheibling
- 15. Heliaster helianthus / Juan Carlos Castilla, Sergio A. Navarrete, Tatiana Manzur, and Mario Barahona
- 16. Pisaster ochraceus / Carlos Robles
- 17. Asterias amurensis / Maria Byrne, Timothy D. O'Hara, and John M. Lawrence
- 18. Leptasterias polaris / Carlos F. Gaymer and John H. Himmelman
- 19. Coscinasterias / Michael F. Barker
- 20. Echinaster / Richard L. Turner
- References
- Index.