The Biology of Terrestrial Molluscs
Author | : G. M. Barker |
Publisher | : CABI |
Total Pages | : 574 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780851993188 |
ISBN-13 | : 0851993184 |
Rating | : 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Gastropods on land: phylogeny, diversity and adaptive morphology; Body wall: form and function; Sensory organs and the nervous system; Radular structure and function; Structure and function of the digestive system in Stylommatophora; Food and feeding behaviour; Haemolymph: blood cell morphology and function; Structure and functioning of the reproductive system; Regulation of growth and reproduction; Spermatogenesis and oogenesis; Population and conservation genetics; Life history strategies; Behavioural ecology: on doing the right thing, in the right place at the right time; Soil biology and ecotoxicology.