| Description |
464 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Marine science series |
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Marine science series.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Pattern and Diversity in Reproduction and Development / Lisa A. Levin and Todd S. Bridges -- Ch. 2. Variation in the Size, Energy Content, and Biochemical Composition of Invertebrate Eggs: Correlates to the Mode of Larval Development / William B. Jaeckle -- Ch. 3. Evolutionary Ecology of Larval Types / Jon N. Havenhand -- Ch. 4. The Ecology of Fertilization in Free-Spawning Invertebrates / Don R. Levitan -- Ch. 5. The Timing of Larval Release / Steven G. Morgan -- Ch. 6. Mechanisms and Rates of Suspension Feeding / Michael W. Hart and Richard R. Strathmann -- Ch. 7. Larval Nutrition / Isabelle F. Boidron-Metairon -- Ch. 8. Behavior and Locomotion During the Dispersal Phase of Larval Life / Craig M. Young -- Ch. 9. Life and Death in the Plankton: Larval Mortality and Adaptation / Steven G. Morgan -- Ch. 10. Mechanisms of Cross-Shelf Dispersal of Larval Invertebrates and Fish / Alan L. Shanks |
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Ch. 11. Using Genetics as an Indirect Estimator of Larval Dispersal / Stephen R. Palumbi -- Ch. 12. Modeling the Dynamics of Marine Species: The Importance of Incorporating Larval Dispersal / Steven D. Gaines and Kevin D. Lafferty -- Ch. 13. Evolution of Larvae and Developmental Modes / Gregory A. Wray |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Marine invertebrates -- Larvae -- Ecology.
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Marine invertebrates -- Larvae -- Ecology.
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| Author |
McEdward, Larry R.
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| LC no. |
94041885 |
| ISBN |
0849380464 |
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