Sessile Animals of the Sea Shore

ISBN-13: 9780412337604 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 379 str.

Vernon A. Harris; Vernon Haris

Opis

This is a study on the sessile species of the intertidal zone which attempts to portray the intricate interplay of structural, physiological and behavioural adaptations that enable one animal to live where its congeners cannot.

Recenzje

A clear and stimulating account of the rocky shore and its sessile fauna from both northern and southern hemispheres is given in this excellent book... Journal of Fish Biology; It will ...be useful to teachers, researchers and anyone who wishes to know more about those animals that are seen covering the rocks at low tide. The Biologist; ..An exceptional feature of the book is the excellent figures. It is refreshing to find a text so well illustrated by new drawings. Each main chapter has its own useful summary; there is an appendix on the classification of sessile shore animals, and both a systematic and subject index are provided.. Fisheries Research