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1 online resource (537 pages) |
| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Phylogeny and evolution of bivalve molluscs; Phylogeny of the Mollusca; Phylogeny and evolution of Bivalvia; Classification and phylogeny; Evolution and adaptive radiation in Bivalvia; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Morphology of bivalves; Introduction; Shell; Mussels; Oysters; Scallops; Clams; Mantle; Pearl formation; Mantle margins; Gills; Structure; Functions; The foot; Attachment in mussels; Attachment in other species; Digging; Labial palps and alimentary canal; Stomach and style; Digestion; Pollutants; Gonads |
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Heart and haemolymph vesselsExcretory organs; Nerves and sensory receptors; References; Chapter 3 Ecology of bivalves; Introduction; Global and local distribution patterns; Mussels; Oysters; Clams; Scallops; Factors affecting geographic distribution; Physical factors; Factors affecting local distribution; Physical factors; Biological factors; Climate change; Potential and observed impacts of climate change on marine bivalves; Note; References; Chapter 4 How bivalves feed; Introduction; Filtration rate; Estimation of filtration and clearance rates |
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Filtration rate, body size and interspecific variationControl of filtration rate; Energy costs; Particle processing on the gills, labial palps and in the stomach; Selective particle capture; Preingestive particle processing; Postingestive particle processing; The alimentary canal and digestive process; The stomach and extracellular digestion; The digestive gland and intracellular digestion; The intestine; Bivalve diet; Symbiotic nutrition; Absorption efficiency; Effects of bivalve suspension-feeders on the ecosystem; Bivalve feeding and the plankton community; Biodeposition by bivalves |
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The role of bivalves in nutrient cyclingNotes; References; Chapter 5 Reproduction, settlement and recruitment; Introduction; Sexuality; Gametogenesis; Reproductive cycles; Methods of assessment; Annual cycles; Factors controlling reproduction; Exogenous regulation of gametogenesis; Endogenous regulation of gametogenesis; Exogenous regulation of spawning; Endogenous regulation of spawning; Annual storage cycle; Reproductive effort and fecundity; Deleterious effects on the reproductive cycle; Fertilization; Larval development; Factors affecting larval growth; Temperature and salinity |
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Food rationLarval dispersal and population connectivity; Larval identification and abundance estimation; Settlement, metamorphosis and post-larval dispersal; Settlement; Metamorphosis and post-larval dispersal; Recruitment; References; Chapter 6 Growth; Introduction; Methods of measuring absolute growth; Length frequency distributions (LFDs); Mark-recapture and growth increment analysis (GIA); Annual growth rings; The bivalve shell as a marine archive; Allometric growth; Scope for growth and dynamic energy budget models; Factors affecting growth; Environmental modulators |
| Summary |
Marine Bivalve Molluscs is a comprehensive and thoroughly updated second edition of Bivalve Molluscs, covering all major aspects of this important class of invertebrates. As well as being an important class biologically and ecologically, many of the bivalves are fished and cultured commercially (e.g. mussels, oysters, scallops and clams) in a multi-billion dollar worldwide industry. Elizabeth Gosling has written a landmark book that will stand for many years as the standard work on the subject. Chapters in Marine Bivalve Molluscs cover morphology, ecology, feeding, reproduction, settlement a |
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Endogenous growth modulators |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Bivalves.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
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Bivalves
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119045229 |
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1119045223 |
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