Barnacles: Structure, function, development and evolution / Edition 1

Barnacles: Structure, function, development and evolution / Edition 1

by D.T. Anderson
ISBN-10:
0412444208
ISBN-13:
9780412444203
Pub. Date:
09/30/1993
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands
ISBN-10:
0412444208
ISBN-13:
9780412444203
Pub. Date:
09/30/1993
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands
Barnacles: Structure, function, development and evolution / Edition 1

Barnacles: Structure, function, development and evolution / Edition 1

by D.T. Anderson

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Overview

A great deal is now known about the functional organization, physiology, reproduction, and development of barnacles. For the first time, this book brings to bear all aspects of this knowledge on our interpretation of the dynamics of barnacle evolution relating them to the fossil history and biogeography of the group.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780412444203
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 09/30/1993
Edition description: 1993
Pages: 357
Product dimensions: 8.27(w) x 11.69(h) x 0.36(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

Table of Contents

Preface. Understanding barnacles morphology. Form, function and feeding. Muscles and circulation. Digestion, respiration and circulation. Digestion, respiration and excretion. Control functions and environmental interactions. Reproductive system, mating and oviposition. Gametes, fertilization and embryonic development. Larval development and metamorphosis. Growth. Modes of life: phylogeny. Appendix: A taxonomic synopsis of cirripedes. Index.
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