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The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume III
Published:
March 25, 2013
Editor(s):
Jeanette Wyneken; Kenneth J. Lohmann; John A. Musick
Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles was published in 1997, the field has grown and matured in ways few of the authors would have predicted—particularly in the areas of physiology, behavior, genetics, and health. Volume III presents timely coverage of emerging areas as well as the …
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Photographic and Descriptive Musculoskeletal Atlas of Chimpanzees: With Notes on the Attachments, Variations, Innervation, Function and Synonymy and Weight of the Muscles
Published:
February 19, 2013
Author(s):
Rui Diogo; Josep M. Potau; Juan F. Pastor
Chimpanzees, including common chimpanzees and bonobos, are our closest living relatives. This book, which is the first photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of the genus Pan, adopts the same format as the photographic atlases of Gorilla and Hylobates previously published by the same …
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Genetic Sex Differentiation in Fish
Published:
June 05, 2012
Author(s):
T. J. Pandian
A comprehensive study of sex differentiation gonochoric and hermaphroditic fishes, this book examines sex chromosomes and sex determining genes, emphasizing the need to search for more than one sex-determining gene residing on different chromosomes. It traces the origin of hermaphrodites from …
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Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives, Second Edition
Published:
April 09, 2012
Editor(s):
Jeffrey C. Carrier; John A. Musick; Michael R. Heithaus
Virtually every area of research associated with sharks and their relatives has been strongly impacted by the revolutionary growth in technology. The questions we can now ask are very different than those reported even two decades ago. Modern immunological and genetic techniques, satellite …
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Groupers of the World: A Field and Market Guide
Published:
February 08, 2012
Author(s):
Matthew T. Craig; Yvonne J. Sadovy de Mitcheson; Phillip C. Heemstra
Detailed but easy-to-use, this volume is a guide to the more than 160 recognized species of these mostly large, colorful tropical reef fishes, also known as rockcod. With outstanding color photographs, the book presents up-to-date biological, ecological, and population information for each species. …
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Global Perspectives on the Biology and Life History of the White Shark
Published:
February 03, 2012
Editor(s):
Michael L. Domeier
Inspired by the International White Shark Symposium in 2010, Global Perspectives on the Biology and Life History of the White Shark incorporates the most important contemporary research findings into a single peer-reviewed book. This beautifully illustrated reference represents a historic change in …
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The Biology of Squat Lobsters
Published:
December 20, 2011
Editor(s):
Gary C.B. Poore; Shane T. Ahyong; Joanne Taylor
Squat lobsters of the superfamilies Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea are highly visible crustaceans on seamounts, continental margins, shelf environments, hydrothermal vents and coral reefs. About 1000 species are known. They frequently feature in deep-sea images taken by submersibles and are caught …
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Phylogeography and Population Genetics in Crustacea
Published:
December 13, 2011
Editor(s):
Christoph Held; Stefan Koenemann; Christoph D. Schubart
Recently, technological progress and the rise of DNA barcoding efforts have led to a significant increase in the availability of molecular datasets on intraspecific variability. Carcinologists and other organismal biologists, who want to use molecular tools to investigate patterns on the scale of …
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Ecology of Marine Bivalves: An Ecosystem Approach, Second Edition
Published:
November 03, 2011
Author(s):
Richard F. Dame
Exploring the potential use of bivalves as indicators and monitors of ecosystem health, this book describes live and computer simulated experiments, mesocosm studies, and field manipulation experiments. This second edition discusses major new developments, including phase shifts in many coastal and …
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Palaeogeography and Palaeobiogeography: Biodiversity in Space and Time
Published:
October 24, 2011
Editor(s):
Paul Upchurch; Alistair J. McGowan; Claire S.C. Slater
Biogeography represents one of the most complex and challenging aspects of macroevolutionary research, requiring input from both the earth and life sciences. Palaeogeographic reconstruction is frequently carried out by researchers with backgrounds in geology and palaeontology, who are less likely …
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