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 157
... body wall pushes and squeezes against the fluid , which acts as a hydrostatic skeleton , a system used to pro- vide ... body plan includes innovations that have been incorporated in some of the more complex groups of animals . The body ...
... body wall pushes and squeezes against the fluid , which acts as a hydrostatic skeleton , a system used to pro- vide ... body plan includes innovations that have been incorporated in some of the more complex groups of animals . The body ...
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... body cavity . The fluid is called coelomic fluid , since the body cavity of echinoderms is a coelom . The coelomic fluid also transports oxygen , since echinoderms lack a dis- tinct circulatory system . In sea stars and sea urchins ...
... body cavity . The fluid is called coelomic fluid , since the body cavity of echinoderms is a coelom . The coelomic fluid also transports oxygen , since echinoderms lack a dis- tinct circulatory system . In sea stars and sea urchins ...
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... Body Shape The body shapes of fishes are directly related to their lifestyles . Fast swim- mers like sharks , tunas ( Thunnus , Euthynnus ) , mackerels ( Scomber , Scomber- omorus ) , and marlins ( Xiphias ) have a streamlined body ...
... Body Shape The body shapes of fishes are directly related to their lifestyles . Fast swim- mers like sharks , tunas ( Thunnus , Euthynnus ) , mackerels ( Scomber , Scomber- omorus ) , and marlins ( Xiphias ) have a streamlined body ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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