The Cnidaria, past, present and future : the world of Medusa and her sisters /: the world of Medusa and her sisters. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Stefano Goffredo, Zvy Dubinsky.
• Editors: Goffredo, Stefano; Dubinsky, Z (Zvy)
• Contents: Part 1 Genesis, Evolution, and Systematics.-1. Emergence and evolution of early life in the geological environment- 2. Integrated evolution of cnidarians and oceanic geochemistry before and during the Cambrian explosion- 3. Origin and early diversification of phylum Cnidaria: key macrofossils from the Ediacaran system of North and South America.- 4 The new systematics of Scleractinia: integrating molecular and morphological evidence- 5 Ceriantharia in current systematics: life cycles, morphology and genetics- 6 Origin and evolution of the nervous system considered from the diffuse nervous system of cnidarians. -Part 2 Zoogeography.- 7 Zoogeography of Hydrozoa: past, present and a look to the future. -8 Diversity and distribution of Octocorallia.-9 Diversity and distribution of Actiniaria. -10 Cnidarian alien species in expansion. -Part 3 Calcification.-11 Calcification in the Cnidaria through time: an overview of their skeletal patterns from individual to evolutionary viewpoints. -12 A non-traditional stable isotope perspective on coral calcification. -13 Influences of coral intra-skeletal organic matrix on calcium carbonate precipitation. -14 From molecules to morphologies, a multiscale modeling approach to unravel the complex system of coral calcification. -Part 4 Reproduction and Population Ecology.-15 Reproduction of sea anemones and other hexacorals. -16 Sexual reproduction in stony corals and insight into the evolution of oogenesis in Cnidaria. -17 Sexual reproduction of Mediterranean scleractinian corals. -18 Brooding corals: planulation patterns, larval behavior, and recruitment dynamics in the face of environmental change. -19 Larval dispersal and population connectivity in anthozoans. -20 Population dynamics of temperate corals in a changing climate. -Part 5 Symbiosis. -21 Microbial interactions on coral surfaces and within the coral holobiont. -22 Association of coral-microbes, and the ecological roles of microbial symbionts in corals. -23 From one to many: the population genetics of cnidarian-Symbiodinium symbioses. -24 General ecological aspects of the Anthozoa -Symbiodinium interactions in the Mediterranean Sea. -25 Cnidarians and their polychaete symbionts. -26 Cassiopea and its zooxanthellae. -27 Sea anemones and anemonefish: a match made in heaven. -Part 6 Immune system. -28 Cnidarian immunity: from genomes to phenomes. -Part 7 Photobiology and Circadian Clock.-29 Corals and light: from energy source to deadly threat. -30 The photobiology of Symbiodinium spp.: linking physiological diversity to the implications of stress and resilience. -31 Current understanding of the circadian clock within Cnidaria. -Part 8 Global Climate Change. -32 Survey of cnidarian gene expression profiles in response to environmental stressors; summarizing 20 years of research, where are we heading for?. -33 Thermal-stress response of coral communities to climate change. Robert van Woesik*, C. Cacciapaglia, C. J. Randall, Florida Institute of Technology, USA.- 34 Ecological and evolutionary considerations regarding corals in a rapidly changing environment. -35 The impact of climate change and the environment on coral growth. -36 Cold-water corals in an era of rapid global change: are these the deep ocean's most vulnerable ecosystems?.-Part 9 Medical Aspects and Applications.- 37 Unusual cnidarian envenomations. -38 Envenomation by cnidarians and renal injuries. -39 Cubozoan envenomations: clinical features, pathophysiology and management. -40 The role of Cnidaria in drug discovery. -41 How venom from the magnificent sea anemone, Heteractis magnifica, kills breast and lung cancer cells. -42 Leveraging nematocysts toward human care. -43 Coral scaffolds in bone tissue engineering and bone regeneration. -Part 10 Management and Conservation.- 44 Population genetic structure of Corallium rubrum in the Mediterranean Sea: diversity, phylogeography, and bathymetric patterns. -45 Molecular forensics into the sea: how molecular markers can help to struggle against poaching and illegal trade in precious corals? .- 6 Advances in management of precious corals to address unsustainable and destructive harvest techniques. -47 Conservation and restoration of coral reefs under climate change: strategies and practice. -Part 11 In Myth and Art.- 48 The myth of the Lernaean Hydra.-49 The myth of Medusa: Benvenuto Cellini and the Loggia de Lanzi in Florence.-50 Medusa and Perseus, and the relationship between myth and science. -51 Beheading the Gorgon: myth, symbolism and appropriation.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (855 pages)
• Subjects: 593.5; Life sciences; Cnidaria; Aquatic biology; Marine Sciences; Invertebrates; Animal ecology; Oceanography; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Marine Biology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Invertebrates; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Oceanography; Limnology (freshwater); Zoology: Invertebrates; Animal ecology; Oceanography (seas); Ecological science, the Biosphere
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319313054
• Related ISBNs: 9783319313030
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