Bryozoan Evolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bryozoan Evolution write by Frank K. McKinney. This book was released on 1991-10-15. Bryozoan Evolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The authors argue that the growth pattern and form of the colony in many bryozoans is an adaptive strategy rather than a stable genetic character. "Bryozoan Evolution is profusely illustrated and has a bibliography of over 400 titles. It will find an appreciative audience of paleontologists, invertebrate zoologists, and ecologists thanks to its innovative and detailed evaluations of the roles of ecology, adaptive and functional morphology, life histories, biomechanics, developmental constraints, and chance on the evolution of the marine taxa of this speciose group."—Russel L. Zimmer, Science "This book is an excellent source of information on the functional morphology and variety of colonial architecture in bryozoans, very well illustrated, and worth reading at least twice."-Robert L. Anstey, Paleobiology "Even as one of the converted, I found the book a stimulating combination of paleobiology and ecology. In many ways it is a 'teaser'-the authors suggest a number of interesting hypotheses, and can test only some of them. Perhaps most important, McKinney and Jackson provide a plethora of fascinating ideas and examples that demonstrate the potential of this group of animals, and that should stimulate more work."-Michael S. Keough, TREE "This stimulating book is sure to promote further interest in bryozoans. It will appeal to biologists and paleontologists alike."-Paul Taylor, Times Higher Education Supplement
Bryozoan Evolution
Bryozoan Evolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bryozoan Evolution write by Frank Kenneth McKinney. This book was released on 1991. Bryozoan Evolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Evolution of Sexual Reproduction in Marine Invertebrates
Evolution of Sexual Reproduction in Marine Invertebrates - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Evolution of Sexual Reproduction in Marine Invertebrates write by Andrew (Andrey N.) Ostrovsky. This book was released on 2013-12-16. Evolution of Sexual Reproduction in Marine Invertebrates available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Three major aspects that distinguish this book are that (1) it contains the most detailed analysis of the sexual reproduction (oogenesis, fertilization and embryonic incubation) in a particular phylum of the aquatic invertebrates (Bryozoa) ever made; this analysis is based on an exhaustive review of the literature on that topic published over the last 260 years, as well as extensive original histological, anatomical and morphological data obtained during studies of both extant and extinct species; (2) this broad analysis has made it possible to reconstruct the major patterns, stages and trends in the evolution of sexual reproduction in various bryozoan clades, showing numerous examples of parallelisms during transitions from broadcasting to embryonic incubation, from planktotrophic to non-feeding larvae and from lecithotrophy to placentation; corresponding shifts in oogenesis, fertilization and embryonic development are discussed in detail; and (3) the key evolutionary novelties acquired by Bryozoa are compared with similar innovations that have evolved in other groups of marine invertebrates, showing the general trends in the evolution of their sexual reproduction. Ecological background of these innovations is considered too. Altogether these aspects make the monograph an “Encyclopedia of bryozoan sexual reproduction,” offering an integral picture of the evolution of this complex phenomenon.
Bryozoan Studies 2010
Bryozoan Studies 2010 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bryozoan Studies 2010 write by Andrej Ernst. This book was released on 2012-06-05. Bryozoan Studies 2010 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Bryozoa are a colonial animal phylum with a long evolutionary history, having existed from the early Ordovician (480 My) onward and still flourishing today. Several mass extinctions in earth history shaped and triggered bryozoan evolution through drastic turnover of faunas and new evolutionary lineages. Bryozoa are widespread across all latitudes from Equator to Polar Regions and occur in marine and freshwater environments. They are shaping benthic ecosystems and recording ambient environmental conditions in their skeletons. The book provides a synthesis of the current main topics of research in the field of Bryozoology including combined research on both extant, and extinct taxa. Fields or current research span molecular genetics and phylogeny, life history, reproduction and anatomy, biodiversity and evolutionary patterns in time and space, taxonomy, zoogeography, ecology, sediment interactions, and climate response.
Phylum Bryozoa
Phylum Bryozoa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Phylum Bryozoa write by Thomas Schwaha. This book was released on 2020-11-23. Phylum Bryozoa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With an account of over 6.000 recent and 15.000 fossil species, phylum Bryozoa represents a quite large and important phylum of colonial filter feeders. This volume of the series Handbook of Zoology contains new findings on phylogeny, morphology and evolution that have significantly improved our knowledge and understanding of this phylum. It is a comprehensive book that will be a standard for many specialists but also newcomers to the field of bryozoology.
