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Ecology. Volume 6 /
The Mollusca, Volume 6: Ecology provides an overview of the state of knowledge in molluscan ecology. It is part of a multivolume treatise that covers the fields of biochemistry, physiology, neurobiology, reproduction and development, evolution, ecology, medical aspects, and structure. The Mollusca i...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Orlando, Florida ; London, England :
Academic Press, Inc.,
1983.
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| Colección: | Mollusca
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Ecology; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; General Preface; Preface; Contents of Other Volumes; Chapter 1. Overview: Planetary Distribution of and Ecological Constraints upon the Mollusca; I. Introduction; II. The Molluscs of Planet Earth; III. Distributional and Trophic Ecology; IV. Bioenergetic and Physiological Ecology; V. Population Dynamics and Genetics; VI. Ecological Constraints on Molluscan Evolution; References; Chapter 2. The Ecology of Deep-Sea Molluscs; I. Introduction; II. The Environment (Physical and Chemical); III. The Environment (Organic)
- IV. The FaunaV. Functional Morphology; VI. Physiology; VII. Reproduction; VIII. Thermal Vent Mollusca; IX. Evolution; References; Chapter 3. Mangrove Bivalves; I. Introduction; II. Is There a Specific Mangrove Fauna?; III. Mangrove Bivalve Communities; IV. Vertical Zonation on Mangrove Trees; V. Patterns of Species Distribution through a Mangrove; VI. Horizontal Zonation down an Estuary; VII. Bivalve Predators; VIH. Mangrove Bivalves; IX. Discussion; References; Chapter 4. Coral-Associated Bivalves of the Indo-Pacific; I. Introduction; II. Definitions; III. Distribution and Ecology
- IV. Coral BorersV. Other Coral Borers; VI. Epizoic Bivalves of Living and Dead Corals; VII. Crevice and Coral Gallery Bivalves; VIII. Bivalves of Coral-Associated Habitats; IX. Predator Defense Mechanisms; X. Discussion; References; Chapter 5. Reproductive and Trophic Ecology of Nudibranch Molluscs; I. Introduction; II. Reproductive Ecology and Larval Biology; III. Predator-Prey Associations; References; Chapter 6. Physiological and Trophic Ecology of Cephalopods; I. Introduction; II. Adaptation and Tolerance; III. Gross Behavior and Habitat Selection; IV. Feeding Strategies; References
- Chapter 7. Physiological Ecology of Freshwater BivalvesI. Introduction; II. Distributional Ecology of Freshwater Bivalves; III. Physiological Adaptations, Acclimation, and Environmental Stress; IV. Life Histories, Population Dynamics, and Population Energetics; V. Evolutionary Strategies: An Ecological Perspective; References; Chapter 8. Physiological Ecology of Freshwater Prosobranchs; I. Introduction; II. Taxonomy; III. Feeding; IV. Bioenergetics; V. Respiration; VI. Nitrogen Excretion; VII. Reproduction; VIII. Fluid and Electrolyte Relations; IX. Adaptations to Climatic Variation
- X. Future StudiesReferences; Chapter 9. Physiological Ecology of Freshwater Pulmonates; I. Introduction; II. Respiratory Adaptations to Aquatic Life; III. Osmotic and Ionic Regulation in a Hypoosmotic Environment; IV. Nitrogen Excretion; V. Temperature; VI. Adaptations to Low Environmental Oxygen Concentration; VII. Aerial Exposure and Desiccation Resistance; VIII. Summary; References; Chapter 10. Physiological Ecology of Land Snails and Slugs; I. Introduction; II. Water Relations; III. Osmotic and Ionic Regulation; IV. Nitrogen Excretion; V. Respiratory Metabolism; VI. Thermal Relations