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Asexual Reproduction Of Marine Invertebrate Embryos And Larvae, Jonathan D. Allen, Adam M. Reitzel, William Jaeckel
Asexual Reproduction Of Marine Invertebrate Embryos And Larvae, Jonathan D. Allen, Adam M. Reitzel, William Jaeckel
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The life histories of marine invertebrates are incredibly diverse and provide a wealth of opportunities to develop and test hypotheses about how and why modes of reproduction, development, and behavior evolve within and among lineages. With respect to the evolution of reproductive and developmental mode, phylogenetic, adaptive, and functional hypotheses presented over the past century have predominantly focused on the evolution of reproductive traits (e.g., free spawning, brooding, encapsulation; nutritional mode of larvae (e.g., planktotrophy and lecithotrophy; and developmental form (e.g., larval morphology; direct and indirect development. Frequently, but not exclusively, these hypotheses have been tied to changes in per-offspring …
Convergent And Alternative Designs For Vertebrate Suspension Feeding, S. Laurie Sanderson, Richard Wassersug
Convergent And Alternative Designs For Vertebrate Suspension Feeding, S. Laurie Sanderson, Richard Wassersug
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In this authoritative three-volume reference work, leading researchers bring together current work to provide a comprehensive analysis of the comparative morphology, development, evolution, and functional biology of the skull.