Advances in marine biology. Volume 34 /

This volume of Advances in Marine Biology contains four eclectic reviews on topics ranging from marine mollusc mucus to deep-sea hydrothermal vent fauna. Advances in Marine Biology contains up-to-date reviews of all areas of marine science, including fisheries science and macro/micro fauna. Each vol...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Southward, A. J., Blaxter, J. H. S.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	London : Academic Press, 1998.
Series:	Advances in marine biology ; 34.
Subjects:	Marine biology. Marine sciences. Biologie marine. Sciences de la mer. marine biology. Marine biology Marine sciences Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Front Cover; Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 34; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume 34; Chapter 1. Mucus from Marine Molluscs; 1. Introduction; 2. Composition of Mucus; 3. Properties of Mucus; 4. Mucus Production; 5. Functions of Mucus; 6. Mucus in Molluscan Energy Budgets; 7. Ecology; 8. Overview; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 2. Constraints on Coastal Lagoon Fisheries; 1. Introduction; 2. Overview; 3. Material and Methods; 4. Geographical and Morphometrical Constraints; 5. Environmental and Anthropogenic Constraints; 6. Final Conclusions; Acknowledgements
8. Patterns in Diversity9. Summary; Acknowledgements; References; Taxonomic Index; Subject Index; Cumulative Index of Titles; Cumulative Index of Authors