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Ecology and Evolution of the Freshwater Mussels Unionoida (Ecological Studies)
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Hardcover. Unionoida (naiads) are characterized by larvae which have to pass through a parasitic stage on a host fish. This volume explains the characteristics and life histories of the naiads, the interactions with their hosts, and their evolution. Editor(s): Bauer, Gerhard; Wachtler, Klaus. Series: Ecological Studies: Analysis & Synthesis. Num Pages: 418 pages, 39 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVT3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 789.
All those who think that bivalves are boring are in the best company. Karl von Frisch is reported to have turned the pages more quickly in texts where bivalves were treated because, according to him, they literally lack any behaviour. The fact that they can filtrate huge amounts of water, burrow into the sedi ment, actively swim, drill holes into rocks and boats or detect shadows with the aid of pretty blue eyes located on the rim of their mantle obviously left v. Frisch unimpressed. Why, then, a book on the large freshwater mussels (Naiads or Unionoida), which on first ... Read more
All those who think that bivalves are boring are in the best company. Karl von Frisch is reported to have turned the pages more quickly in texts where bivalves were treated because, according to him, they literally lack any behaviour. The fact that they can filtrate huge amounts of water, burrow into the sedi ment, actively swim, drill holes into rocks and boats or detect shadows with the aid of pretty blue eyes located on the rim of their mantle obviously left v. Frisch unimpressed. Why, then, a book on the large freshwater mussels (Naiads or Unionoida), which on first ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Ecological Studies: Analysis & Synthesis
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540672685
SKU
V9783540672685
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99-15
Reviews for Ecology and Evolution of the Freshwater Mussels Unionoida (Ecological Studies)
From the reviews "... Hier wird eine aktuelle Synopse des Wissens über die Biologie der großen Süßwassermuscheln = Najaden verfügbar gemacht, wie sie in dieser Vollständigkeit bislang nicht bekannt war. Dafür ist den Autoren zu danken. Der Band sollte in keiner wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek fehlen, ebenso nicht in der von Najadenforschern und Malakozoologen sowie der Nautrschutzverwaltung." (Mainzer Naturwissenschaftliches Archiv Vol. 39, ... Read more