Marine BiologyThe new, sixth edition of Marine Biology covers the basics of marine biology and takes a global, non-regional perspective, emphasizing that the world's oceans and seas are an integrated system that cannot be understood by looking in any one person's own backyard. For many students this is a new perspective. This introductory, one-semester text is designed for non-majors. |
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Page 224
... larvae , or fry . When they first hatch , the larvae still carry the yolk in a yolk sac . The yolk is eventu- ally consumed , and the larvae begin feeding in the plankton . Many larvae , like the leptocephalus larvae of eels ( see ...
... larvae , or fry . When they first hatch , the larvae still carry the yolk in a yolk sac . The yolk is eventu- ally consumed , and the larvae begin feeding in the plankton . Many larvae , like the leptocephalus larvae of eels ( see ...
Page 352
... larvae . The larva illustrated on the left , a megalopa ( see Figure 6- 45 ) , belongs to a crab ( Echinoecus pentagonus ) that as an adult lives on tropical sea urchins . Fe- males live in the rectum , while males wander around the ...
... larvae . The larva illustrated on the left , a megalopa ( see Figure 6- 45 ) , belongs to a crab ( Echinoecus pentagonus ) that as an adult lives on tropical sea urchins . Fe- males live in the rectum , while males wander around the ...
Page 413
... larvae tend to feed predominantly on phytoplankton ; larger ones eat zooplankton . If there is a series of stages , as in crustaceans , the larvae may feed on phytoplankton initially and later switch to zooplankton . Fish larvae , too ...
... larvae tend to feed predominantly on phytoplankton ; larger ones eat zooplankton . If there is a series of stages , as in crustaceans , the larvae may feed on phytoplankton initially and later switch to zooplankton . Fish larvae , too ...
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The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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