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Functional Biology of Scyphozoa
M.Needler- Arai
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Description for Functional Biology of Scyphozoa
Hardback. Provides a complete overview of this important group of coelenterates. This book deals with the physiological and ecological aspects of the jelly fish. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1430.
Scyphozoa have attracted the attention of many types of people. Naturalists watch their graceful locomotion. Fishermen may dread the swarms which can prevent fishing or eat larval fish. Bathers retreat from the water if they are stung. People from some Asiatic countries eat the medusae. Comparative physiologists examine them as possibly simple models for the functioning of various systems. This book integrates data from those and other investigations into a functional biology of scyphozoa. It will emphasize the wide range of adaptive responses possible in these morphologically relatively simple animals. The book will concentrate on the research of the last ... Read more
Scyphozoa have attracted the attention of many types of people. Naturalists watch their graceful locomotion. Fishermen may dread the swarms which can prevent fishing or eat larval fish. Bathers retreat from the water if they are stung. People from some Asiatic countries eat the medusae. Comparative physiologists examine them as possibly simple models for the functioning of various systems. This book integrates data from those and other investigations into a functional biology of scyphozoa. It will emphasize the wide range of adaptive responses possible in these morphologically relatively simple animals. The book will concentrate on the research of the last ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412451102
SKU
V9780412451102
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