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 174
... krill . Krill are planktonic , shrimplike crustaceans of moderate size , up to 6 cm ( 2.5 inches ) . Their head is fused with some of the body segments to form a distinctive carapace that covers the anterior half of the body like armor ...
... krill . Krill are planktonic , shrimplike crustaceans of moderate size , up to 6 cm ( 2.5 inches ) . Their head is fused with some of the body segments to form a distinctive carapace that covers the anterior half of the body like armor ...
Page 452
... krill ( Thysa- nopoda tricuspidata ) ; ( B ) mysid , or opossum , shrimps ( Gnathophausia ingens ) , and " true , " or decapod , shrimps like ( C ) Sergestes similis and ( D ) Systellaspis debilis . main thermocline The zone between ...
... krill ( Thysa- nopoda tricuspidata ) ; ( B ) mysid , or opossum , shrimps ( Gnathophausia ingens ) , and " true , " or decapod , shrimps like ( C ) Sergestes similis and ( D ) Systellaspis debilis . main thermocline The zone between ...
Page 503
... krill . The name krill , from the Norwegian kril meaning whale food , is gener- ally used to refer to a group of about 85 species of crustaceans ( Figure 16-16 , A ) . In Antarctica the dominant species is Euphausia superba . Krill eat ...
... krill . The name krill , from the Norwegian kril meaning whale food , is gener- ally used to refer to a group of about 85 species of crustaceans ( Figure 16-16 , A ) . In Antarctica the dominant species is Euphausia superba . Krill eat ...
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The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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