Author: M. ZabalaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bryozoa
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Illustrated Keys for the Classification of Mediterranean Bryozoa
Author: M. ZabalaBryozoan Paleobiology
Author: Paul D. TaylorPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118454987
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Bryozoa are among the most abundant yet least understood of phyla in the fossil record. These exclusively colonial animals can be traced back to the Ordovician as fossils and are common elements of sediments deposited in shallow marine environments. On occasion their calcareous skeletons are sufficiently numerous to produce bryozoan limestones. The potential of bryozoans in facies analysis, and their use in macroevolutionary studies, have both been widely recognised, but to date have been incompletely exploited. Bryozoan Paleobiology brings together the scattered research on living and fossil bryozoans in broad and profusely illustrated overview that will help students and researchers alike in understanding this fascinating group of animals. Beginning with the basics of bryozoan morphology, ecology and classification, the book progresses from the smallest scale of skeletal ultrastructure, to the largest of bryozoan distributions in time and space. On the way, topics such as the origin of zooidal polymorphism and macroevolutionary trends in colony forms are covered. Case studies illuminate these topics, and areas in which further research is particularly required are highlighted.
Cyclostome Bryozoans
Author: HaywardPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004627596
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
The Cyclostome bryozoans Synopsis covers the 36 species of the order Stenolaemata which occur in British waters. The volume includes sections devoted to general bryozoan structure, the classification of Bryozoa and a key to the higher taxa.
Biology and Palaeobiology of Bryozoans
Author: Peter J. HaywardPublisher: Olsen & Olsen
ISBN: 9788785215239
Category : Aquatic invertebrates
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Ctenostome Bryozoans
Author: Peter Joseph HaywardPublisher: Brill Archive
ISBN: 9789004074712
Category : Bryozoa
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Author: Cheilostomatous Bryozoa
Author: Peter Joseph HaywardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bryozoa
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Bryozoa Living and Fossil
Author: Jean-Loup d'. HondtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bryozoa
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Neohelice granulata, a Model Species for Studies on Crustaceans, Volume I
Author: Tomás A. LuppiPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527552209
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
This book condenses more than three decades’ worth of research and published information about the crab Neohelice granulata. It also serves as a reference book for any researcher studying the biology of crustaceans, and even a reference for other disciplines in which the species serves as a representative model. The study will also be useful to undergraduate and postgraduate students seeking to improve their knowledge of crustacean biology. The topics covered by this first volume include embryonic and larval development and ecology; sexual maturity, mating and fecundity; population dynamic; inter-specific and trophic relationships; parasitism and symbiosis; feeding ecology; and the ecological role of Neohelice granulata in the ecosystem.
Biotic Response to Global Change
Author: Stephen J. CulverPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139426737
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
Concern about the effects of global change on our planet's future has driven much research into the last few thousand years of earth history. In contrast, this volume takes a much longer viewpoint to provide a historical perspective to recent and future global change. Over 40 international specialists investigate the reaction of life to global environmental changes, from Cretaceous times to the turn of the century. During this time earth's climate has changed from a very warm, 'greenhouse' phase with no significant ice sheets to today's 'ice-house' world. A wide spectrum of animal, plant and protistan life is discussed, encompassing terrestrial, shallow-marine and deep-marine realms. Each chapter considers a particular taxonomic group, looking first at the general picture and then focusing on more specialized aspects such as extinctions, diversity and biogeography. This volume will form an invaluable reference for researchers and graduate students in paleontology, geology, biology, oceanography and climatology.