Biology and evolution of the mollusca. Volume 1 /

"Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry diseases, while many non-marine molluscs are threatened by human impacts which have resulted in more extinctions than...

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Main Authors: Ponder, W. F. (Author), Lindberg, David R., 1948- (Author), Ponder, Juliet M. (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2020]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introducing molluscs
  • Overview of molluscan physiology and genomics
  • Shell, body, and muscles
  • Mantel cavity and respiration
  • Feeding and digestion
  • Circulatory and excretory systems
  • Nervous system, sense organs, learning and behavior
  • Reproduction and development
  • Natural history and ecology
  • Molluscs and humans
  • Research on molluscs : some historical, present, and future directions.