| Description |
xv, 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
1. A Tale of Two Dogmas: The Early History of Deep-Sea Reproductive Biology / Craig M. Young -- 2. Cold-Water Echinoderms Break "Thorson's Rule" / John S. Pearse -- 3. Adaptations for Reproduction Among Deep-Sea Benthic Molluscs: An Appraisal of the Existing Evidence / Rudolf S. Scheltema -- 4. Molluscan Life History Traits at Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents and Cold Methane/Sulfide Seeps / Richard G. Gustafson and Richard A. Lutz -- 5. Ontogenetic Migration and Dispersal of Deep-Sea Gastropod Larvae / Phillipe Bouchet and Anders Waren -- 6. The Relationship between Development Pattern and Species Diversity in Deep-Sea Prosobranch Snails / Carol T. Stuart and Michael A. Rex -- 7. Ultrastructural Features of Gonads and Gametes in Deep-Sea Invertebrates / Kevin J. Eckelbarger -- 8. Environmental Control of Quasi-Continuous and Seasonal Reproduction in Deep-Sea Benthic Invertebrates / Paul A. Tyler, Lucia S. Campos-Creasy and Lucy A. Giles |
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9. The Biology of External Fertilization in Deep-Sea Echinoderms / Craig M. Young -- 10. Implications of Mesoscale Flows for Dispersal of Deep-Sea Larvae / Lauren S. Mullineaux -- 11. Recruitment Ecology and Age Structure of Deep-Sea Invertebrate Populations / John D. Gage -- 12. Life History Studies of Deep-Sea Benthic Infauna: Polychaeta, Aplacophora, and Cumacea from the Continental Slope Off Massachusetts / James A. Blake and Les Watling -- 13. The Influence of Natural Organic Enhancement on Life Histories and Community Structure of Bathyal Polychaetes / Lisa A. Levin, Gail R. Plaia and Cynthia L. Huggett -- 14. The Advantages of Dispersal in a Patchy Environment: Effects of Disturbance in a Cellular Automaton Model / Ron J. Etter and Hal Caswell -- 15. Ecological Patterns in the Deep-Sea Benthos: How Are They Related to Reproduction, Larval Biology, and Recruitment? / J. Frederick Grassle |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Benthic animals.
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Deep-sea animals -- Larvae.
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Deep-sea animals -- Reproduction.
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Deep-sea ecology.
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Marine invertebrates -- Larvae.
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Marine invertebrates -- Reproduction.
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Recruitment (Population biology)
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| Author |
Eckelbarger, Kevin J.
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Young, Craig M.
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| LC no. |
93038716 |
| ISBN |
0231080042 (alk. paper) |
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