Marine Mussels - Their Ecology and Physiology

Klappentext This book! first published in 1976! is a critical review of information on mussels and sets out the material with suggestions for the future direction of research. Zusammenfassung Mussels represent an important food source in many parts of the world and they have considerable potential as a protein source for many developing countries. This book! first published in 1976! is a critical review of information on this group of animals! and sets out the material with suggestions for the future direction of research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The mussel form and habit C. M. Yonge; 2. Ecology R. Seed; 3. Mussels and pollution D. Roberts; 4. The biology of mussel larvae B. L. Bayne; 5. Physiology I B. L. Bayne, R. J. Thompson and J. Widdows; 6. Physiology II B. L. Bayne, R. J. Thompson and J. Widdows; 7. Physiological integrations B. L. Bayne, J. Widdows and R. J. Thompson; 8. Energy metabolism P. A. Gabbott; 9. Population genetics J. S. Levinton and R. K. Koehn; 10. Cultivation J. Mason; References; Index.

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• Authors: Brian Leicester Bayne
• Assisted by: B. L. Bayne (Editor), Brian Leicester Bayne (Editor), Bayne Brian Leicester (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.06.2009
• EAN: 9780521112888
• ISBN: 978-0-521-11288-8
• No. of pages: 528
• Series: International Biological Progr
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology