The Sea Shore: With 61 Colour Photos. by D. P. Wilson and Others, 62 Black-and-white Photos. and 88 Text Figures |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 30
Page 89
... female being still soft , but the male , which moults earlier , having a hard shell . Sperm is plastered by him on the under side of the female near the third pair of walking legs where the ducts from the ovaries open . Egg- laying ...
... female being still soft , but the male , which moults earlier , having a hard shell . Sperm is plastered by him on the under side of the female near the third pair of walking legs where the ducts from the ovaries open . Egg- laying ...
Page 100
... female , sperm being received into the body from the male . The young hatch about three weeks after fertilisation but remain within the body of the female for a further three months before they emerge at a length of about one and a half ...
... female , sperm being received into the body from the male . The young hatch about three weeks after fertilisation but remain within the body of the female for a further three months before they emerge at a length of about one and a half ...
Page 185
... female is normally at the blind end and appears to do all the work . If disturbed , the male tends to crawl slowly backward out of the burrow but the female grips the sides tenaciously and resists attempts to pull her out . The females ...
... female is normally at the blind end and appears to do all the work . If disturbed , the male tends to crawl slowly backward out of the burrow but the female grips the sides tenaciously and resists attempts to pull her out . The females ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE DISCOVERY OF THE SEA SHORE | 7 |
THE INHABITANTS OF THE SHORE | 15 |
18 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acorn-barnacle algae amphipod anemones animals and plants Ascophyllum attached balanoides barnacles bivalves body bottom British burrow byssus Chthamalus coasts cockles colour common common periwinkle commonest crabs crustaceans D. P. Wilson dog-whelks eggs encrusting estuaries exposed exposure extend fauna feeding fish foot fresh water fronds Fucus gills grow growth habit hydroids inches long inhabitants intertidal isopod jellyfish Laminaria larger larvae limpets live low tide low water marine molluscs mouth movement muscles mussels nature numbers oyster periwinkles Photographed under water plankton polyzoans population prawns protection ragworms razor-shells red weeds region rock pools rocky shores rough periwinkle rounded salinity sand sandy shores sea-squirts seaweeds shallow shell valves shelter shipworms shore animals shown in Plate shrimps siphons snails spawning species spines sponges spring tides squat lobsters starfish sub-littoral sub-littoral zone surface swimming temperature tentacles tidal tide marks top-shells tube tube-worms usually wide worms wrack young