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 169
... known mostly from specimens that have been washed ashore or found in the stomachs of sperm whales . Various aspects of the biology of deep - water squids are discussed in Chapter 15 , " The Ocean Depths . " Cuttlefishes ( Sepia ) ...
... known mostly from specimens that have been washed ashore or found in the stomachs of sperm whales . Various aspects of the biology of deep - water squids are discussed in Chapter 15 , " The Ocean Depths . " Cuttlefishes ( Sepia ) ...
Page 214
... known only from fossils , some at least 400 million years old . They are crossopterygian fishes that gave rise to the first land vertebrates . About 350 million years ago a crossopterygian fish with paddlelike bony fins crawled out of ...
... known only from fossils , some at least 400 million years old . They are crossopterygian fishes that gave rise to the first land vertebrates . About 350 million years ago a crossopterygian fish with paddlelike bony fins crawled out of ...
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... known to have made as many as four round trips to their home . Catadromous fishes feature a migratory pattern opposite that of salmon . They breed at sea and migrate into rivers to grow and mature . Several cat- adromous fishes are known ...
... known to have made as many as four round trips to their home . Catadromous fishes feature a migratory pattern opposite that of salmon . They breed at sea and migrate into rivers to grow and mature . Several cat- adromous fishes are known ...
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The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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