This fully revised and expanded edition of "Sea Urchins"
provides a wide-ranging understanding of the biology and ecology of
this key component of the world's oceans. Coverage includes
reproduction, metabolism, endocrinology, larval ecology, growth,
digestion, carotenoids, disease and nutrition. Other chapters
consider the ecology of individual species that are of major
importance ecologically and economically, including species from
Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
and Africa. In addition, six new contributions in areas such as
immunology, digestive systems and community ecology inform readers
on key recent developments and insights from the literature.
Sea urchins are ecologically important and often greatly affect
marine communities. Because they have an excellent fossil record,
they are also of interest to paleontologists. Research on sea
urchins has increased in recent years, stimulated first by
recognition of their ecological importance and subsequently their
economic importance. Scientists around the world are actively
investigating their potential for aquaculture and fisheries, and
their value as model systems for investigations in developmental
biology continues to increase.
Continues the series "Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries
Science" with a newly revised volume
Collects and synthesizes the state of knowledge of sea urchin
biology and ecologyExpanded from previous edition to include
non-edible species, providing the needed basis for broader
evolutionary understanding of sea urchins
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