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 172
... crustaceans ( subphy- lum Crustacea ) , a large and extremely diverse group that includes shrimps , crabs , lobsters , and many less familiar animals . Crustaceans are specialized for life in water and possess gills to obtain oxygen ...
... crustaceans ( subphy- lum Crustacea ) , a large and extremely diverse group that includes shrimps , crabs , lobsters , and many less familiar animals . Crustaceans are specialized for life in water and possess gills to obtain oxygen ...
Page 175
... Crustaceans The diversity of forms among crustaceans is paralleled by equally diverse functional features . Digestion . Filter feeding is a very common feeding habit among cope- pods and many of the small planktonic crustaceans ( see ...
... Crustaceans The diversity of forms among crustaceans is paralleled by equally diverse functional features . Digestion . Filter feeding is a very common feeding habit among cope- pods and many of the small planktonic crustaceans ( see ...
Page 176
... crustaceans have a pair of statocysts for balance . Crustaceans are among the most behaviorally complex invertebrates . They use a variety of signals to communicate with each other . Many of these signals involve special body postures ...
... crustaceans have a pair of statocysts for balance . Crustaceans are among the most behaviorally complex invertebrates . They use a variety of signals to communicate with each other . Many of these signals involve special body postures ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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