Starfish : Biology and Ecology of the Asteroidea /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Lawrence, John M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Starfishes.
Étoiles de mer.
Starfish
Electronic books.
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.

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