Among the most fascinating animals in the world's oceans are the more than 2,000 species of starfish. Called -Asteroids- by scientists who study them (after their taxonomic name, Asteroidea)--or sea stars in some parts of the world--starfish are easily recognized because of their star-like form. Starfish is a comprehensive volume devoted to the integrative and comparative biology and ecology of starfish.
Written by the world's leading experts on starfish, the integrative section covers topics such as reproduction, developmental biology and ecology, larval ecology, and the...
Among the most fascinating animals in the world's oceans are the more than 2,000 species of starfish. Called -Asteroids- by scientists who study th...
