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 182
... mouth to anus . Many sea cucumbers are deposit feeders . The tube feet around the mouth are modified into branched tentacles that are used to pick up organic matter from the bottom or scoop sediment into the mouth ( see Figures 6-20 and ...
... mouth to anus . Many sea cucumbers are deposit feeders . The tube feet around the mouth are modified into branched tentacles that are used to pick up organic matter from the bottom or scoop sediment into the mouth ( see Figures 6-20 and ...
Page 205
... mouths and slowly swimming through the water ( see Figure 7-6 , H ) . The megamouth shark has bioluminescent organs in its mouth . The light is thought to attract plank- tonic crustaceans into the shark's mouth . Mantas are rays that ...
... mouths and slowly swimming through the water ( see Figure 7-6 , H ) . The megamouth shark has bioluminescent organs in its mouth . The light is thought to attract plank- tonic crustaceans into the shark's mouth . Mantas are rays that ...
Page 208
... mouth , which is then closed . The rising of the floor of the mouth causes water to be pumped through the gills and out by way of the separate gill slits . The spiracles also allow water to move in , but it is in rays and skates where ...
... mouth , which is then closed . The rising of the floor of the mouth causes water to be pumped through the gills and out by way of the separate gill slits . The spiracles also allow water to move in , but it is in rays and skates where ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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