Life in the Open Ocean Life in the Open Ocean: The Biology of
Pelagic Species provides in-depth coverage of the different marine
animal groups that form the communities inhabiting the ocean's
pelagic realm. This comprehensive resource explores the physical
environment, foraging strategies, energetics, locomotion, sensory
mechanisms, global and vertical distributions, special adaptations,
and other characteristics of a wide array of marine taxa. Bringing
together the most recent information available in a single volume,
authors Joseph J. Torres and Thomas G. Bailey cover the Cnidaria
(stinging jellies), the ctenophores (comb jellies), pelagic
nemerteans, pelagic annelids, crustaceans, cephalopods and pelagic
gastropods, invertebrate chordates, as well as micronektonic and
larger fishes such as sharks, tunas, mackerels, and mahi-mahi.
Detailed chapters on each pelagic group describe internal and
external anatomy, classification and history, feeding and
digestion, bioluminescent systems and their function, reproduction
and development, respiration, excretion, nervous systems, and more.
The first book of its kind to address all of the major animal
groups comprising both the swimmers and drifters of the open sea,
this important resource: Explains how different animals have
adapted to live in the open-ocean environment Covers all sensory
mechanisms of animals living in the pelagic habitat, including
photoreception, mechanoreception, and chemoreception Treats the
diverse micronekton assemblage as a community Includes a thorough
introduction to the physical oceanography and properties of water
in the pelagic realm Life in the Open Ocean: The Biology of Pelagic
Species is an excellent senior-level undergraduate and graduate
textbook for courses in biology and biological oceanography, and a
valuable reference for all those with interest in open-ocean
biology.
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