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 164
... clams . It is only when the hard shell is opened that the major difference between lamp shells and clams is apparent . Lamp shells have a conspicuous lophophore consisting of two coiled and ciliated arms that occupies most of the space ...
... clams . It is only when the hard shell is opened that the major difference between lamp shells and clams is apparent . Lamp shells have a conspicuous lophophore consisting of two coiled and ciliated arms that occupies most of the space ...
Page 315
... Clams ( Macoma , Mya , Donax ) and cockles . ( Cardium , Clinocardium ) take advantage of being able to change the shape of their muscular foot . First , they make the foot thin and reach forward with it ( Figure 10-36 ) . Then , the ...
... Clams ( Macoma , Mya , Donax ) and cockles . ( Cardium , Clinocardium ) take advantage of being able to change the shape of their muscular foot . First , they make the foot thin and reach forward with it ( Figure 10-36 ) . Then , the ...
Page 356
... clams and other burrowing invertebrates . Figure 12-13 Sea pens are suspension - feeding cni- darians . Each individual is a colony that includes nu- merous minute polyps and a fleshy stalk that is an- chored in soft substrates . This ...
... clams and other burrowing invertebrates . Figure 12-13 Sea pens are suspension - feeding cni- darians . Each individual is a colony that includes nu- merous minute polyps and a fleshy stalk that is an- chored in soft substrates . This ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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