Phylum Bryozoa

Author : Thomas Schwaha
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783110585681

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Phylum Bryozoa by Thomas Schwaha Pdf

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.

Author : Thomas Schwaha
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783110586312

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Phylum Bryozoa by Thomas Schwaha Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780520244061

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The Encyclopedia of Animals by Anonim Pdf

This lavishly illustrated trade reference to mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, and invertebrates features hundreds of glorious photos, masterful illustrations, and informative maps.

Author : Paul D. Taylor
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118455005

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Bryozoan Paleobiology by Paul D. Taylor Pdf

Bryozoa are among the most abundant yet least understood of phyla in the fossil record. These exclusively colonial animals can be traced back to the Ordovician as fossils and are common elements of sediments deposited in shallow marine environments. On occasion their calcareous skeletons are sufficiently numerous to produce bryozoan limestones. The potential of bryozoans in facies analysis, and their use in macroevolutionary studies, have both been widely recognised, but to date have been incompletely exploited. Bryozoan Paleobiology brings together the scattered research on living and fossil bryozoans in broad and profusely illustrated overview that will help students and researchers alike in understanding this fascinating group of animals. Beginning with the basics of bryozoan morphology, ecology and classification, the book progresses from the smallest scale of skeletal ultrastructure, to the largest of bryozoan distributions in time and space. On the way, topics such as the origin of zooidal polymorphism and macroevolutionary trends in colony forms are covered. Case studies illuminate these topics, and areas in which further research is particularly required are highlighted.

Author : Haylee Weaver,Patricia Cook,Philip Bock,Dennis Gordon
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781486306817

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Australian Bryozoa Volume 1 by Haylee Weaver,Patricia Cook,Philip Bock,Dennis Gordon Pdf

Bryozoans are aquatic animals that form colonies of connected individuals. They take a variety of forms: some are bushy and moss-like, some are flat and encrusting and others resemble lace. Bryozoans are mostly marine, with species found in all oceans from sublittoral to abyssal depths, but freshwater species also exist. Some bryozoans are of concern as marine-fouling organisms and invasive species, while others show promise as sources of anticancer, antiviral and antifouling substances. Written by experts in the field, Australian Bryozoa Volume 1: Biology, Ecology and Natural History is the first of two volumes describing Australia’s 1200 known species of bryozoans, the richest diversity of bryozoans of any country in the world. It contains chapters on the discovery of bryozoans, their morphology, classification and fossil history, their roles in biosecurity and marine benthic environments, and potential uses in biotechnology and ocean acidification. It provides an authoritative reference for biology students, academics and others interested in marine biology.

Author : Patricia Cook,Haylee Weaver,Philip Bock,Dennis Gordon
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781486306831

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Australian Bryozoa Volume 2 by Patricia Cook,Haylee Weaver,Philip Bock,Dennis Gordon Pdf

Bryozoans are aquatic animals that form colonies of connected individuals. They take a variety of forms: some are bushy and moss-like, some are flat and encrusting and others resemble lace. Bryozoans are mostly marine, with species found in all oceans from sublittoral to abyssal depths, but freshwater species also exist. Some bryozoans are of concern as marine-fouling organisms and invasive species, while others show promise as sources of anticancer, antiviral and antifouling substances. Written by experts in the field, Australian Bryozoa Volume 2: Taxonomy of Australian Families is the second of two volumes describing Australia’s 1200 known species of bryozoans, the richest diversity of bryozoans of any country in the world. It contains detailed taxonomic data and illustrated family-level treatments, which can be used to identify specimens. It provides an authoritative reference for biology students, academics and others interested in marine biology.

Author : Marcus M. Key,Joanne S. Porter,Patrick N. Wyse Jackson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781003811695

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Bryozoan Studies 2022 by Marcus M. Key,Joanne S. Porter,Patrick N. Wyse Jackson Pdf

Bryozoan Studies 2022 contains nineteen papers presented at the 19th International Conference of the International Bryozoology Association held at Trinity College Dublin in August 2022. Bryozoans are complex and fascinating colonial organisms that range from Cambrian to the present day and which are found in marine and freshwater environments from pole to pole and subtidal to abyssal. Recent tomographic techniques have revolutionised the study of modern and fossil taxa where internal structures are revealed through non-destructive methodologies. Here the internal structure of some Ordovician and Eocene taxa is illustrated through these methods. Phylogenetic studies of bryozoans question the classic classification of the group; here the phylogeny of species from California and Japan is described. Other topics covered are assessments of Recent faunas from Haiti and fossil assemblages from Mexico and the United States. Distributional patterns from the Arctic and New Zealand and the dispersal patterns of bryozoans on rafted pumice and on slipper lobsters are characterised. Further contributions provide descriptions of a rare Permian taxon, clarification of species assigned to the Upper Palaeozoic genus Stenopora, avicularia in Wilbertopora, enigmatic structures in a fenestrate bryozoan, repair structures in trepostomes, and an assessment of skeletonisation in the families of Palaeozoic orders.

Author : Robert M. Sullivan,Spencer G. Lucas
Publisher : New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Fossil Record 5 by Robert M. Sullivan,Spencer G. Lucas Pdf

Author : Claus Nielsen,Gilbert Powell Larwood
Publisher : Olsen & Olsen
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Bryozoa
ISBN : 8785215139

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Bryozoa by Claus Nielsen,Gilbert Powell Larwood Pdf

Author : Claus Nielsen
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2001-03-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780191588525

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Animal Evolution : Interrelationships of the Living Phyla by Claus Nielsen Pdf

Animal Evolution is a complete analysis of the evolutionary interrelationships and myriad diversity of the animal kingdom. Using modern phylogenetic reasoning based on characters from an extensive review of morphology, including ultrastructure, and embryology, each phylum is analysed to ascertain its monophyly and hence its ancestral characters. These ancestral characters are then used to construct a complete phylogenetic tree of the extant animal phyla. This new edition of Animal Evolution brings the subject fully up to date including some new ideas and emphases, as well as new bibliographic data. It also includes new chapters on the use of computer programmes and on the use of the new molecular techniques to create phylogenies, both techniques that have grown in prevalence in the field since the first edition was published. Illustrated throughout with finely detailed line drawings and clear diagrams. From reviews of the first edition of Animal Evolution: 'A clear and engaging style exemplified by a series of superbly concise descriptions of the phyla.... These are complemented by excellent illustrations.... The volume belongs on every biologist's bookshelf.' Simon Conway- Morris, Nature 'Texts like these constitute the very cream of taxonomic literature.... It really is a joy to read... and in my opinion it constitutes a highly recommended book for all zoologists. I think it is also particularly suited for seminars on animal classification for both undergraduate and graduate students.' JC von Vaupel Klein, Crustaceana 'I highly recommend this book as a fascinating theory of animal relationships, and an excellent summary of the phylogenetically informative aspects of the biology of the whole animal kingdom.' Maximilian J Telford, Systematic Entomology

Author : Ronald Singer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1153 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134271412

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Encyclopedia of Paleontology by Ronald Singer Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Paleontology is designed to address the shortage of general reference works on both vertebrate and invertebrate paleontology and to serve the needs of students and lay persons interested in the field. As the encyclopedia aims to provide basic information, the majority of the 350 entries are devoted to explanations of paleontological concepts and techniques, examinations of the evolutionary development of particular organisms and biological features, profiles of major discoveries, and biographies of leading scientists. Each entry includes an essay and a further reading list. An international team of 200 leading experts in the field has prepared the illustrations and the essays, which range from concise descriptions to comprehensive discussions.

Author : Andrej Ernst,Priska Schäfer,Joachim Scholz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642164118

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Bryozoan Studies 2010 by Andrej Ernst,Priska Schäfer,Joachim Scholz Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Krishna Prakashan Media
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8182830362

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Krishna's Non-Chordata by Anonim Pdf

Author : Diana R. Kershaw
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401160353

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Animal Diversity by Diana R. Kershaw Pdf

This book has been written with two main purposes in mind, page. At the same time animals show immense variation the first being to give a general review of the entire animal and none is truly typical. Some idea of the immense variety kingdom, and the second to give more detailed functional of animals is given in the diversity sections, with a synopsis accounts of the anatomy of a representative of each major of the classification of each major phylum. animal group. It is intended to be used by those who are Zoology has a language of its own, which appears highly interested in animals and does not start with the assumption complicated but in most cases can, in fact, be derived simply of any great zoological knowledge. It is hoped that it will from either Latin or Greek. Translations and derivations prove particularly helpful to those studying biology or have been given of a selection of zoological terms; these zoology at 'A' level, or in the early stages of a university should be regarded as examples. The interested zoologist course. may find the use of a Greek and Latin dictionary rewarding.

Author : Ulrich Lehmann,G. Hillmer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1983-06-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521248566

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Fossil Invertebrates by Ulrich Lehmann,G. Hillmer Pdf