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 202
... swimming styles . Eels and other elon- gate fishes , for instance , swim by flexing their body in lateral waves ( A ) . Fast fishes with shorter bodies - like tunas , snap- pers , and jacks - swim by flexing the body in lateral waves ...
... swimming styles . Eels and other elon- gate fishes , for instance , swim by flexing their body in lateral waves ( A ) . Fast fishes with shorter bodies - like tunas , snap- pers , and jacks - swim by flexing the body in lateral waves ...
Page 284
... swim . Some marine organisms swim only weakly or not at all . These organ- isms , called plankton , are at the mercy of the currents and are carried from place to place . The term " plankton " comes from the Greek word for " drift- ers ...
... swim . Some marine organisms swim only weakly or not at all . These organ- isms , called plankton , are at the mercy of the currents and are carried from place to place . The term " plankton " comes from the Greek word for " drift- ers ...
Page 424
... swimming machines is adapted to enhance their ability to swim . The swimming feats of tunas and their kin are nothing short of amazing . Tunas routinely cover vast distances in their annual migrations . One northern bluefin tuna ...
... swimming machines is adapted to enhance their ability to swim . The swimming feats of tunas and their kin are nothing short of amazing . Tunas routinely cover vast distances in their annual migrations . One northern bluefin tuna ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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