Reproduction of Marine Invertebrates V5
Molluscs: Pelecypods and Lesser Classes
- 1st Edition - December 2, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Arthur Giese
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 3 1 4 6 8 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 5 2 7 0 - 9
Reproduction of Marine Invertebrates Volume V, Molluscs: Pelecypods and Lesser Classes presents valuable insights on the early evolution of molluscan reproductive biology. It… Read more
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Reproduction of Marine Invertebrates Volume V, Molluscs: Pelecypods and Lesser Classes presents valuable insights on the early evolution of molluscan reproductive biology. It discusses the asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction capacity, and developmental stages of pelecypods and the remaining smaller classes, including aplacophora, polyplacophora, and monoplacophora. One chapter in this volume provides a broad overview of the knowledge and problems on oyster reproductive biology. This book is ideal for marine biologists and researchers, reproductive biologists, and developmental biologists.
List of Contributors
Preface
Obituary
Contents of Other Volumes
Chapter 1 Aplacophora
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Asexual Reproduction
1.3 Sexual Reproduction
1.4 Development
1.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 2 Polyplacophora
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Asexual Reproduction
2.3 Sexual Reproduction
2.4 Development
References
Chapter 3 Monoplacophora
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Asexual Reproduction
3.3 Sexual Reproduction
3.4 Postembryonic Development
References
Chapter 4 Scaphopoda
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Asexual Reproduction
4.3 Sexual Reproduction
4.4 Development
References
Chapter 5 Pelecypoda (Excluding Ostreidae)
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Asexual Reproduction
5.3 Sexual Reproduction
5.4 Development
References
Chapter 6 Pelecypoda: Ostreidae
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Sexual Reproduction
6.3 Development
6.4 Setting (Spatfall or Settlement)
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Taxonomic Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 2, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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