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 242
... filter feeds by taking a big mouthful of water and squeezing it out through the bristles . The whale then licks the food that is left behind on the bristles and swallows it . Baleen whales are cetaceans that filter feed with baleen ...
... filter feeds by taking a big mouthful of water and squeezing it out through the bristles . The whale then licks the food that is left behind on the bristles and swallows it . Baleen whales are cetaceans that filter feed with baleen ...
Page 292
... filter feeders and cannot feed when the tide is out . Obviously , they can't filter water while they're not in the water . Furthermore , many of them " clam up " during low tide to avoid water loss and can't extend their filtering or ...
... filter feeders and cannot feed when the tide is out . Obviously , they can't filter water while they're not in the water . Furthermore , many of them " clam up " during low tide to avoid water loss and can't extend their filtering or ...
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Peter Castro, Michael E. Huber. Filter A Larvacean Collecting surface Incurrent filters House Trunk Tail Feeding filters B tonic crustaceans are small , like copepods . A few larger crustaceans , some similar to krill , are also found in ...
Peter Castro, Michael E. Huber. Filter A Larvacean Collecting surface Incurrent filters House Trunk Tail Feeding filters B tonic crustaceans are small , like copepods . A few larger crustaceans , some similar to krill , are also found in ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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