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 222
... eggs . The Atlantic tarpon ( Megalops atlanticus ) releases more than 100 million eggs every time it spawns ! Some fishes spawn in pairs , others in groups . Individual males may es- tablish territories or aggregate into groups . Groups ...
... eggs . The Atlantic tarpon ( Megalops atlanticus ) releases more than 100 million eggs every time it spawns ! Some fishes spawn in pairs , others in groups . Individual males may es- tablish territories or aggregate into groups . Groups ...
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... eggs as possible to ensure that at least some hatch and make it to adulthood . Eggs require much energy to produce since they must contain food for early development . Fishes that spawn fewer and larger eggs have evolved ways to take ...
... eggs as possible to ensure that at least some hatch and make it to adulthood . Eggs require much energy to produce since they must contain food for early development . Fishes that spawn fewer and larger eggs have evolved ways to take ...
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... eggs are laid in this nest . More than 100 eggs , and as many as 160 , are laid . The female covers the eggs with sand before she returns to the sea . She may make several trips ashore during the breeding season , laying eggs each time .
... eggs are laid in this nest . More than 100 eggs , and as many as 160 , are laid . The female covers the eggs with sand before she returns to the sea . She may make several trips ashore during the breeding season , laying eggs each time .
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The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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