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 109
... adapted individuals are those who are most successful at meeting the challenges of the environ- ment . They will tend to survive longer and produce more offspring than those who are not so well adapted . This process was called natural ...
... adapted individuals are those who are most successful at meeting the challenges of the environ- ment . They will tend to survive longer and produce more offspring than those who are not so well adapted . This process was called natural ...
Page 137
... adapted to colonize coastal areas exposed to salt - laden winds and occasional sea spray , though they do not tolerate immersion in seawa- ter . Such plants may be found colonizing sand dunes or living along the edges of salt marshes ...
... adapted to colonize coastal areas exposed to salt - laden winds and occasional sea spray , though they do not tolerate immersion in seawa- ter . Such plants may be found colonizing sand dunes or living along the edges of salt marshes ...
Page 228
... adapted to life on land . Reptiles ( class Reptilia ) evolved from amphibians and for a long time were the dominant land vertebrates ( see Figure 7-2 and the classification scheme shown in Figure 8-33 ) . The birds ( class Aves ) and ...
... adapted to life on land . Reptiles ( class Reptilia ) evolved from amphibians and for a long time were the dominant land vertebrates ( see Figure 7-2 and the classification scheme shown in Figure 8-33 ) . The birds ( class Aves ) and ...
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The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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