The biology of ascidians /
Ascidians are the invertebrate group that gave rise to vertebrates, thus the biology of ascidians provides an essential key to understanding both invertebrates and vertebrates. This book is the first to cover all areas of ascidian biology, including development, evolution, biologically active substa...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tokyo ; New York :
Springer,
[2001]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Ascidians are the invertebrate group that gave rise to vertebrates, thus the biology of ascidians provides an essential key to understanding both invertebrates and vertebrates. This book is the first to cover all areas of ascidian biology, including development, evolution, biologically active substances, heavy metal accumulation, asexual reproduction, host-defense mechanisms, allorecognition mechanisms, comparative immunology, neuroscience, taxonomy, ecology, genome science, and food science. The 69 articles that make up the collection were contributed by leading ascidiologists from all over the world who participated in the First International Symposium on the Biology of Ascidians, held in June 2000 in Sapporo, Japan. For scientists and students alike, the book is an invaluable source of information from the latest, most comprehensive studies of ascidian biology. |
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| Item Description: | Papers from the First International Symposium on the Biology of Ascidians, held at Hokkaido University, June 26-30, 2000. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 470 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9784431669821 (electronic bk.) 4431669825 (electronic bk.) |