Conus of the Southeastern United States and Caribbean

Conus is the largest genus of animals in the sea, occurring throughout the world's tropical and subtropical oceans and contributing significantly to marine biodiversity. This title identifies 53 valid species of the southeastern United States and the Caribbean, a region that supports a diverse but taxonomically challenging group of Conus.

Info autore

Alan J. Kohn is professor emeritus of biology at the University of Washington. His books include Manual of the Living Conidae: Indo-Pacific Region and Life History and Biogeography: Patterns in Conus.

Riassunto

Conus is the largest genus of animals in the sea, occurring throughout the world's tropical and subtropical oceans and contributing significantly to marine biodiversity. This title identifies 53 valid species of the southeastern United States and the Caribbean, a region that supports a diverse but taxonomically challenging group of Conus.

Testo aggiuntivo

"This is a beautifully written and illustrated book that details the taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships of western Atlantic Conus. . . . The author, Alan J. Kohn, is widely recognized as the world's premier scientific authority on the Conidae. Here, he has poured his deep passion for his subject into a scientific and technical masterpiece."---Steven Tettelbach, East Coast Shellfish Growers Association

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alan J. Kohn, Alan Kohn, Kohn Alan J.
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 31.08.2014
• Categoria: Guide e manuali > Natura; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia
• EAN: 9780691135380
• ISBN: 978-0-691-13538-0
• Numero di pagine: 480
• Categorie: Fauna, South America, Gulf of Mexico, Gene, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Marine Biology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates, Species, Biology, Coral reef, Caribbean islands, Genus, Biodiversity, Mollusca, Taxon, PEPTIDE, Gastropoda, Systema Naturae, Tooth, Marine Biology, Southeastern & South Atlantic States, Phylogenetics, Molluscs, US South: South Atlantic States, Lesser Antilles, Organism, Molluscs (malacology), molecule, NUCLEOTIDE, Predation, Indo-Pacific, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Barnacle, Invertebrate, Phylogenetic tree, mitochondrial DNA, amino acid, Eocene, Miocene, biologist, Foraminifera, Mitochondrion, Secretion, Larva, Mantis shrimp, Periostracum, Radula, crustacean, Holotype, Polychaete, Phylum, Species complex, Clade, Cnidaria, Tubercle, Tentacle, Neogene, Genetic distance, Name-bearing type, Subclade, Crucibulum, Protoconch, Naticidae, Type locality (geology), proboscis, Cysteine, Serration, Veliger, Paratype, Amphinomidae, Conotoxin, Type (biology), Daucus, Synonym (taxonomy), Conidae, Guajira Peninsula, Bivalvia, Syntype