edited by J.H.S. Blaxter, Sir Frederick S. Russell and Sir Maurice Yonge.
Volume 22 /
London :
Academic Press,
1985.
1 online resource (xi, 259 pages) :
illustrations.
Advances in marine biology ;
22
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Front Cover; Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 22; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volumes 22; Chapter 1. Assessing the Effects of "Stress" on Reef Corals; l. Introduction; ll. Natural Fluctuations and Man-made Influences; lll. Experimental Studies on Effects of Pollutants on Corals; IV. Discussion and Future Research Needs; References; Chapter 2. Nutrition of Sea Anemones; I. Introduction; ll. Chemoreception and Feeding Behaviour; lll. Absorption of Dissolved Organic Matter; IV. Gathering and Digestion of Particulate Organic Matter; V. Predation and Digestion of Prey
VI. SymbiosisVII. Sea Anemones as Prey and Remarks on the Diet of Sea Anemones; References; Chapter 3. Effects of Environmental Stress on Marine Bivalve Molluscs; I. Introduction; ll. Behavioural Responses to Stress; lll. Detection of Stress; IV. Respiratory Physiology during Stress; V. The Role of the Shell; VI. Action of Heavy Metal Stressors; VII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Growth in Barnacles; l. Evolution of Barnacles and Their Shells; ll. Mechanisms of Growth; lll. Modification of Shape; lV. Factors Influencing Growth Rate; V. Age and Growth-the Growth Curve
Vl. Growth Rates of Various SpeciesVII. Histology and Fine Structure of the Integument: Growth and Ecdysis; VIII. Shell Structure in Relation to Function; IX. Cyclical Factors in Growth; References; Taxonomic Index; Subject Index; Cumulative Index of Titles; Cumulative Index of Authors