A Functional Biology of Sea Anemones

A Functional Biology of Sea Anemones
Author :
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 416
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9789401130806
ISBN-13 : 9401130809
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Functional Biology of Sea Anemones by : J. Malcolm Shick

Download or read book A Functional Biology of Sea Anemones written by J. Malcolm Shick and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General Editor: Peter Calow, Department of Zoology, University of Sheffield, England The main aim of this series will be to illustrate and to explain the way organisms 'make a living' in nature. At the heart of this - their Junctional biology - is the way organisms acquire and then make use of resources in metabolism, movement, growth, reproduction, and so on. These processes will form the fundamental framework of all the books in the series. Each book will concentrate on a particular taxon (species, family, class or even phylum) and will bring together information on the form, physiology, ecology and evolutionary biology of the group. The aim will be not only to describe how organisms work, but also to consider why they have come to work in that way. By concentrating on taxa which are well known, it is hoped that the series will not only illustrate the success of selection, but also show the constraints imposed upon it by the physiological, morphological and developmental limitations of the groups. Another important feature of the series will be its organismic orientation. Each book will emphasize the importance of functional integration in the day-to-day lives and the evolution of organisms. This is crucial since, though it may be true that organisms can be considered as collections of gene determined traits, they nevertheless interact with their environment as integrated wholes and it is in this context that individual traits have been subjected to natural selection and have evolved.


A Functional Biology of Sea Anemones Related Books

A Functional Biology of Sea Anemones
Language: en
Pages: 416
Authors: J. Malcolm Shick
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-06 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

General Editor: Peter Calow, Department of Zoology, University of Sheffield, England The main aim of this series will be to illustrate and to explain the way or
A Functional Biology of Sea Anemones
Language: en
Pages: 395
Authors: J. Malcolm Shick
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-30 - Publisher: Springer

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

General Editor: Peter Calow, Department of Zoology, University of Sheffield, England The main aim of this series will be to illustrate and to explain the way or
Functional Biology of Clonal Animals
Language: en
Pages: 354
Authors: Roger Neville Hughes
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1989-10-31 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Clonal animals, that is those that are genetically identical, are of great importance in biology. The supposed evolutionary advantages of sexual versus asexual
A Functional Biology of Scyphozoa
Language: en
Pages: 328
Authors: M.N. Arai
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-06 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Scyphozoa have attracted the attention of many types of people. Naturalists watch their graceful locomotion. Fishermen may dread the swarms which can prevent fi
A Functional Biology of Parasitism
Language: en
Pages: 349
Authors: G.W. Esch
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-03-07 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Series Editor: Peter Calow, Department of Zoology, University of Sheffield, England The main aim of this series will be to illustrate and to explain the way org