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Sea Urchins

Biology and Ecology

  • 4th Edition, Volume 43 - January 9, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: John M. Lawrence
  • Language: English

Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology, Fourth Edition, Volume 43 expands its coverage to include the entire class of Echinoidea, making this new edition an authoritative reference… Read more

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Description

Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology, Fourth Edition, Volume 43 expands its coverage to include the entire class of Echinoidea, making this new edition an authoritative reference of the entire class of species. This is a valuable resource that will help readers gain a deep understanding of the basic characteristics of sea urchins, the basis of the great variation that exists in sea urchins, and how sea urchins are important components of marine ecosystems. Updated coverage includes sections on reproduction, metabolism, endocrinology, larval ecology, growth, digestion, carotenoids and disease.

Key features

  • Includes pertinent tables and graphs within chapters to visually summarize information
  • Provides case studies with research applications to provide potential solutions
  • Includes the entire class of Echinoidea and the effect of climate change on the biology and ecology of the species

Readership

Professionals, marine biologists and their students, fisheries managers and aquaculturists, researchers in marine biology, marine ecology, developmental biology, invertebrate biology, zoology, comparative biology, genomics, and paleontology; academic and marine research institution libraries

Table of contents

1. Phylogeny of Echinoidea
Andreas Kroh

2. Sea Urchin Life History Strategies
John M. Lawrence

3. Gametogenesis in Regular Sea Urchins – Structural, Functional and Molecular/Genomic Biology
Charles W. Walker

4. Biochemical and Energy Requirements of Gonad Development in Regular Sea Urchins
Adam G. Marsh and Mickie Lynn Powell

5. Endocrine Regulation of Regular Echinoid Reproduction
Stephen A. Watts

6. Larval Ecology of Echinoids
Anna Metaxas

7. Growth and Survival of Postsettlement Sea Urchins
Thomas A. Ebert

8. Digestive System of Regular Sea Urchins
Nicholas D. Holland

9. Ingestion, Digestion and Digestibility of Regular
John M. Lawrence

10. Nutrition
Stephen A. Watts

11. Carotenoids
Coleen Suckling

12. Disease: Effects from Individuals to Ecosystems
Michael Sweet

13. Immunology in Sea Urchins
José Roberto Machado Cunha da Silva

14. Deep-Sea Sea Urchins
Angela Stevenson

15. Regular Sea Urchins as Drivers of Shallow Benthic Marine Community Structure
Robert S. Steneck

16. Effect of climate change on sea urchins
Maria Byrne and Maria Byrne

17. Stock Enhancement of Regular Sea Urchins
Yukio Agatsuma

18. Clyypeasteroidea
James H. Nebelsick

19. Peronella
John K. Keesing

20. Echinocardium cordatum
Chantal De Ridder

21. Cidaroida
John M. Lawrence

22. Centrostephanus rodgersii and Centrostephanus tenusipinus
Maria Byrne and Maria Byrne

23. Diadema
Nyawira A. Muthiga

24. Arbacia
Paola Gianguzza

25. Loxechinus albus
Julio Alberto Vásquez Sr.

26. Paracentrotus lividus
Charles F. Boudouresque

27. Psammechinus miliaris
Coleen Suckling

28. Echinometra
Timothy R. McClanahan

29. Evechinus chhloroticus
Mike Francis Barker

30. Heliocidaris erythrogramma
John K. Keesing

31. Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Robert E. Scheibling

32. Strongylocentrotus pururatus and Mesothuria franciscanus
Laura Rogers-Bennett

33. Strongylocentrotus intermedius
Yukio Agatsuma

34. Mesocentrotus nudus
Yukio Agatsuma

35. Hemicentrotuos pulcherimus, Pesudocentrotus depressus, and Heliocidais crassispina
Yukio Agatsuma

36. Lytechinus
Stephen A. Watts

37. Tripneustes
John M. Lawrence

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 43
  • Published: January 9, 2020
  • Language: English

About the editor

JL

John M. Lawrence

Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. John has several awards including Medalist, Florida Academy of Sciences and Distinguished Scientist Award, Marine Biological Association of Western Universities; He has over 40 years of teaching and research experience. He has authored three books, and published over ~300 scientific papers.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

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