The biology of terrestrial molluscs [[electronic resource] /] / edited by G.M. Barker

• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, USA, : CABI Pub., c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (572 p.)
• Disciplina: 594
• Soggetto topico: Mollusks
• Altri autori: BarkerG. M
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The biology of terrestrial molluscs
• ISBN: 1-280-81153-6; 9786610811533; 0-85199-718-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819830103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II