Barnacle biology. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Alan J. Southward, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth.
• Editors: Southward, Alan J
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword: Dennis John Crisp, ER.S.; Introduction; 1 Evolution and genetics; Evolution of cirripedes and their major groups; Barnacle palaeontology; The burrowing barnacles (Acrothoracica); Biochemical genetics of barnacles and their taxonomy; Sexuality and hermaphroditism in barnacles: A natural selection approach; Cytogenetics of cirripedes: A retrospective review; 2 Physiology and function; Barnacle ecology and adaptation; Cirral activity of barnacles; The cirripede circulatory system and its evolution Neurobiology of barnaclesThe giant muscle cells of barnacles; Lipid biochemistry of barnacles; Endocrinology of cirripedes; Barnacle shells: Composition, structure and growth; Excretion in barnacles; 3 Larval biology and settlement; Structure and function in balanomorph larvae; Larvae of lepadomorph barnacles; Settlement patterns and competition for space; The chemical basis of gregariousness in cirripedes: A review (1953-1984); Adhesion in barnacles; 4 Pollution and fouling; Heavy metals in barnacles; Barnacle fouling and its prevention; Taxonomic index; Subject index
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 595.3/5; Barnacles; Barnacles; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General; Electronic books; Bibliography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351464741; 1351464744
• Related ISBNs: 9789061916284
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 10, 2019).
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