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
... spawning hogfish ( Lachno- laimus maximus ) , an Atlan- tic wrasse . The flashier and slightly larger male is above the female . Bony fishes exhibit an almost infinite array of ways to spawn . Open - wa- ter fishes ( sardines , tunas ...
... spawning hogfish ( Lachno- laimus maximus ) , an Atlan- tic wrasse . The flashier and slightly larger male is above the female . Bony fishes exhibit an almost infinite array of ways to spawn . Open - wa- ter fishes ( sardines , tunas ...
Page 223
... spawning , the eggs are retained in the nest and guarded by the males ; females leave after spawning . Males are promiscuous and will guard eggs they have fertilized from different fe- males . Nests also are guarded by males in some ...
... spawning , the eggs are retained in the nest and guarded by the males ; females leave after spawning . Males are promiscuous and will guard eggs they have fertilized from different fe- males . Nests also are guarded by males in some ...
Page 375
... spawning was only recently discovered , but no one was really looking ! On the nights of mass spawning , many of the Great Barrier Reef's corals release their eggs and sperm all at once . The eggs and sperm may be released di- rectly ...
... spawning was only recently discovered , but no one was really looking ! On the nights of mass spawning , many of the Great Barrier Reef's corals release their eggs and sperm all at once . The eggs and sperm may be released di- rectly ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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