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The biology and ecology of tintinnid ciliates : models for marine plankton / edited by John R. Dolan ... [et al.]
| The biology and ecology of tintinnid ciliates : models for marine plankton / edited by John R. Dolan ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N. J. : Wiley, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 296 p. : ill. ; 25 cm |
| Disciplina | 579.49 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Dolan, John Richard |
| Soggetto topico |
Marine plankton
Tintinnida |
| ISBN | 9780470671511 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991002001509707536 |
| Hoboken, N. J. : Wiley, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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The biology and ecology of tintinnid ciliates : models for marine plankton / / edited by John R. Dolan ... [et al.]
| The biology and ecology of tintinnid ciliates : models for marine plankton / / edited by John R. Dolan ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
| Disciplina | 579.4/9 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DolanJohn R <1955-> (John Richard) |
| Soggetto topico |
Tintinnida
Zoology |
| ISBN |
1-118-35812-0
1-283-64438-X 1-118-35809-0 1-118-35811-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction to Tintinnids; 1.1 Why A Book on Tintinnid Ciliates?; 1.2 What Is A Tintinnid Ciliate?; 1.3 The Lorica As the Defining Characteristic of Tintinnid Ciliates; 1.4 History of Tintinnid Studies; 1.5 Tintinnids As Model Organisms for Marine Plankton; 1.6 Key Points; Acknowledgments; Chapter 2: The Tintinnid Lorica; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Diversity, Formation, and Variability of Loricae; Diversity of loricae; General aspects of lorica formation; Lorica material; Role of the somatic cilia
Lorica phenotypes formed during the cell cycle Variability of loricae during the cell cycle in hyaline species; Formation of hard, agglomerated loricae; Soft, agglomerated loricae; Problems of lorica typological taxa; 2.3 Ultrastructure of Loricae; 2.4 Chemical Composition of Loricae; History of chemical studies; Cytochemical stains and enzymatic experiments; 2.5 Lorica Sedimentation; 2.6 Key Points; Acknowledgments; Chapter 3: Systematics and Evolution of Tintinnid Ciliates; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 History of Tintinnid Taxonomy and Systematics; The beginning The introduction of staining techniques The era of electron microscopy; Cladistic analysis; Gene sequence analysis; Species descriptions and redescriptions; Monographs and identification keys; 3.3 Evolution of Tintinnids; Kinetal maps; The ancestor of the stichotrichs, halteriids, oligotrichids, and choreotrichids; The ancestor of the halteriids, oligotrichids, and choreotrichids; The ancestor of the oligotrichids and choreotrichids; The ancestor of the choreotrichids; The early evolution within the tintinnids; Freshwater species; Marine species; The capsule types; The lorica sac Cladistic analysis Conclusions; 3.4 How to Read the Tintinnid Cladogram; 3.5 Molecular Analysis and Comparison with Morphologic Data; Gene sequence analysis in general; Data acquisition; SSU rRNA phylogenies; Comparison of SSU rRNA phylogenies and cladograms with former hypothesis; 3.6 Systematics; Recent changes in the classification; Additional changes; 3.7 Comparison with the Evolution of Related Planktonic Ciliates: The Aloricate Choreotrichids, Oligotrichids, and Halteriids; The planktonic life style; The somatic ciliature; Resting cysts; The halteriids, an enigmatic ciliate group Gene sequence analyses 3.8 Key Points; Acknowledgments; Chapter 4: Ecophysiology and Behavior of Tintinnids; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Feeding; An overview of tintinnid feeding; Functional response; Size selectivity; Selectivity other than size; 4.3 Growth; An overview of tintinnid growth; Population growth; Numerical response; Scaling tintinnid maximum growth rate to size; Cell size, number, and growth rate; Gross growth and assimilation efficiency; 4.4 Swimming Behavior; The basics of swimming; An assessment of swimming motion; Changes in swimming behavior; Swimming synthesis 4.5 Response to Abiotic Factors and Interactions with Biotic Factors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141397103321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soggetto topico
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Tintinnida
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