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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140461303321

Autore

Gosling E. M

Titolo

Marine bivalve molluscs / / Elizabeth Gosling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2015

ISBN

1-119-04523-1

1-119-04521-5

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (537 pages) : color illustrations

Disciplina

594/.4

Soggetti

Bivalves

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous edition published in 2003 under the title: Bivalve molluscs.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Phylogeny and evolution of bivalve molluscs -- Morphology of bivalves -- Ecology of bivalves -- How bivalves feed -- Reproduction, settlements and recruitment -- Growth -- Circulation, respiration, excretion and osmoregulation -- Fisheries and management of natural populations -- Bivalve culture -- Genetics in aquaculture -- Diseases and parasites -- Public health.