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Functional Morphology and Diversity
Edited by Les Watling and Martin Thiel
464 pages
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254x178mm
978-0-19-539803-8
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Hardback
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16 January 2013
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- The first volume in a new series that will that will treat all aspects of crustacean biology, physiology, behavior, and evolution
- Ideal for researchers and students studying crustacea, as well as for biologists studying other taxa
- Synthesizes the state of the field in crustacean functional morphology
Crustaceans are increasingly used as model organisms in all fields of biology, including neurobiology, developmental biology, animal physiology, evolutionary ecology, biogeography, and resource management. One reason for the increasing use of crustacean examples is the wide range of phenotypes found in this group and the diversity of environments they inhabit; few other taxa exhibit such a variety of body shapes and adaptations to particular habitats and environmental conditions. A good overview of their functional morphology is essential to understanding many aspects of their biology.
This volume is the first in The Natural
History of Crustacea series, a ten-volume series that will treat all aspects of crustacean biology, physiology, behavior, and evolution. The series updates and synthesizes a growing wealth of information on the natural history of this remarkable group. Functional Morphology and Diversity explores the functional morphology of crustaceans, which cover the main body parts and systems. The book brings together a group of internationally recognized-and up-and-coming-experts in fields related to systematics and morphology. Contributing authors study a range of crustacean taxa and topics, and thus the volume provides a compact overview of the great phenotypic diversity and their function found among crustaceans. The first broad treatment of Crustacea in decades, the book will be invaluable for
researchers and students in this and related fields.Readership: Researchers and students working on Crustacea, as well as biologists studying other taxa.
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Edited by Les Watling, Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii, and Martin Thiel, Professor of Marine Biology, Universidad Catolica del Norte Les Watling is Professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii.
Martin Thiel is Professor of Marine Biology at the Universidad Catolica del Norte in Chile.
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Chapter 1: Comments on Crustacean Biodiversity and Disparity of Body Plans
Frederick S. Schram
Chapter 2: Evolution of Crustacean Appendages
Joachim T. Haug, Andreas Maas, Carolin Haug and Dieter Waloszek
Chapter 3: Mechanisms of Limb Patterning in Crustaceans
Terri A. Williams
Chapter 4: The Crustacean Carapace - Morphology, Function, Development, and Phylogenetic History
Jørgen Olesen
Chapter 5: The Crustacean Integument: Structure and Function
Richard Dillaman, Robert Roer, Thomas Shafer and Shannon Modla
Chapter 6: The Crustacean Integument: Setae, Setules and other Ornamentation
Anders Garm and Les Watling
Chapter 7: Antennules and Antennae in the Crustacea
Geoff Boxshall & Damià Jaume
Chapter 8: Feeding and Digestive System
Les Watling
Chapter 9: Appendage Diversity and Modes of Locomotion: Walking
Jim Belanger
Chapter 10: Morphological Adaptations of Crustaceans for Digging and Burrowing
Zen Faulkes
Chapter 11: Appendage Diversity and Modes of Locomotion: Swimming at Intermediate Reynolds Numbers
Jeannette Yen
Chapter 12: Swimming Fast and Furious: Body and Limb Propulsion at Higher Reynolds Numbers
Michel Boudrias
Chapter 13: Adaptive Modification of Appendages for Grooming (Cleaning; Antifouling) and Reproduction in the Crustacea
Raymond T. Bauer
Chapter 14: Circulatory System and Respiration
Christian S. Wirkner & Stefan Richter
Chapter 15: Functional Anatomy of the Reproductive System
Laura S. López Greco
Chapter 16: Structure of the Nervous System: General Design and Gross Anatomy
Jeremy M. Sullivan & Jens Herberholz
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