Adrian M Wenner

Crustacean Issues 3

Factors in Adult Growth

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume is an outcome of the symposia on the Crustacean Issues in the annual meeting of The Crustacean Society. It examines in depth timely topics at issue in contemporary carcinology. The volume covers studies of growth rate and life history in two of the major categories of crustaceans.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Longman Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 386
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 1985
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 279mm x 210mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 871g
• ISBN-13: 9789061915355
• ISBN-10: 906191535X
• Artikelnr.: 24199986

Autorenporträt

Adrian M. Wenner

Inhaltsangabe

Special growth topics: control of molting in Crustacea
muscle atrophy and restoration during molting
morphogenetic fields and control of form in limbs of decapods
periodicity and phasing of molting
growth, sexual maturity and reproductive output
size-dependent reproduction and molting in spiny lobsters and other long-lived decapods
variation in size at onset of egg production
models of growth. Factors influencing growth patterns: effects of crustacean parasitic castrators on growth of crustracean hosts
non-metal environmental pollutants and growth
growth and its relationship in reproduction in Mysis relicta
effects of pressure on growth
ontogeny of social structure and population dynamics in giant freshwater prawn
growth studies in selected groups - cladocera
mysids and euphausiids.