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 213
... behavior , which in general is much more sophisticated than that of invertebrates . Complex behavior dominates nearly every phase in the lives of fishes . They use behavior to adapt to such physical factors as statocysts Sense organs of ...
... behavior , which in general is much more sophisticated than that of invertebrates . Complex behavior dominates nearly every phase in the lives of fishes . They use behavior to adapt to such physical factors as statocysts Sense organs of ...
Page 214
... behaviors related to courtship and reproduction . We can give only a glimpse of some of the important aspects of fish behavior . Reproductive behavior will be covered in the next section , and some other highlights will be discussed in ...
... behaviors related to courtship and reproduction . We can give only a glimpse of some of the important aspects of fish behavior . Reproductive behavior will be covered in the next section , and some other highlights will be discussed in ...
Page 253
... behavior of whales : " spying " behavior ( A ) in killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) in the wild . Sperm whales ( Physeter macrocephalus or P. catodon ) surround an injured member of a pod ( B ) ; and two bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops ...
... behavior of whales : " spying " behavior ( A ) in killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) in the wild . Sperm whales ( Physeter macrocephalus or P. catodon ) surround an injured member of a pod ( B ) ; and two bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops ...
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The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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