| Description |
xvii, 282 pages, 11 unnumbered page of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Animal natural history series ; v. 7 |
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Animal natural history series ; v. 7
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. What is a caridean shrimp? -- Ch. 2. Form and function -- Ch. 3. Family profiles -- Ch. 4. Antifouling adaptations : grooming morphology and behavior -- Ch. 5. Coloration and color patterns -- Ch. 6. Reproductive biology -- Ch. 7. Mating systems -- Ch. 8. Life histories -- Ch. 9. Symbioses -- Ch. 10. Evolutionary history of the caridea -- Ch. 11. Fisheries and aquaculture -- App. A. Numbered characters used in figure 10.3, from Chace's 1992 Key to families -- App. B. Description of numbered characters shown in figure 10.5, from Christoffersen 1990 |
| Summary |
"In Remarkable Shrimps, Raymond T. Bauer explores the evolution, natural history, biological diversity, and commercial importance of caridean shrimps - a fascinating and colorful group of aquatic organisms that inhabit freshwater and marine environments from the tropics to the poles." "Extensive fieldwork is showcased in life history studies on shrimps, employing both behavioral observations using time-lapse video and experimental work to test hypotheses on mating strategies." "Profiling each of the nearly thirty families of caridean shrimps, Bauer writes in an informal style that is nevertheless rich with precise and useful references. Over one hundred figures and eleven plates with seventy color and half-tone photographs accompany the text."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-271) and indexes |
| Subject |
Shrimps.
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| LC no. |
2003044795 |
| ISBN |
0806135557 hardback alkaline paper |
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