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UNINA9910780025203321 |
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Titolo |
The biology of terrestrial molluscs [[electronic resource] /] / edited by G.M. Barker |
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Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, USA, : CABI Pub., c2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-81153-6 |
9786610811533 |
0-85199-718-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (572 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contributors; Preface; Acronyms; 1 Gastropods on Land: Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology; 2 Body Wall: Form and Function; 3 Sensory Organs and the Nervous System; 4 Radular Structure and Function; 5 Structure and Function of the Digestive System in Stylommatophora; 6 Food and Feeding Behaviour; 7 Haemolymph: Blood Cell Morphology and Function; 8 Structure and Functioning of the Reproductive System; 9 Regulation of Growth and Reproduction; 10 Spermatogenesis and Oogenesis; 11 Population and Conservation Genetics; 12 Life History Strategies |
13 Behavioural Ecology: On Doing the Right Thing, in the Right Place at the Right Time14 Soil Biology and Ecotoxicology; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Terrestrial molluscs are a successful and diverse animal group in land-based ecosystems, and are important to humans as food, medicine, crop pests, vectors of parasites, tools, ornamentation, and currency in trade. This book offers a synthesis of knowledge on the biology of terrestrial molluscs. |
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