Sea Urchins : Biology and Ecology
This fully revised and expanded edition of Sea Urchins provides a wide-ranging understanding of the biology and ecology of this key component of the world's oceans. Coverage includes reproduction, metabolism, endocrinology, larval ecology, growth, digestion, carotenoids, disease and nutrition. Other chapters consider the ecology of individual species that are of major importance ecologically and economically, including species from Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Europe, North America, South America and Africa. In addition, six new contributions in areas such as immunology, digestive sy
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Front Cover; Sea Urchins:Biology and Ecology ; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface to the first edition ; Preface to the second edition ; Preface to the third edition; List of contributors ; Chapter 1
Phylogeny of Sea Urchins; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. HISTORY OF RESEARCH; 3. PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS; 4. THE FOSSIL RECORD OF ECHINOIDS; 5. RELATIONSHIPS AMONGST THE ECHINACEA; REFERENCES; Chapter 2
Sea Urchin Life History Strategies; 1. CONCEPTS; 2. HABITATS AND LIFE HISTORY STRATEGIES OF SEA URCHINS; 3. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES. Chapter 3
Sea Urchin Gametogenesis
Structural, Functional and Molecular/Genomic Biology1. SEA URCHIN GAMETOGENESIS
STRUCTURAL MICROENVIRONMENT; 2. SEA URCHIN GAMETOGENESIS
ANNUAL STRUCTURAL VARIATION; 3. SEA URCHIN GAMETOGENESIS
ANNUAL MOLECULAR VARIATION; 4. SEA URCHIN GAMETOGENESIS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4
Biochemical and Energy Requirements of Gonad Development; 1. CELLULAR ENERGY UTILIZATION; 2. ENERGY METABOLISM DURING DEVELOPMENT; 3. BIOCHEMICAL COMPONENTS OF CELLULAR METABOLISM; 4. GONAD GROWTH; 5. GONAD ENERGY METABOLISM. 6. FEEDING AND METABOLISMACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5
Endocrine Regulation of Echinoid Reproduction; 1. SEA URCHIN GONADS; 2. EXOGENOUS REGULATION OF REPRODUCTION; 3. ENDOGENOUS REGULATION OF REPRODUCTION; 4. MECHANISMS OF REGULATION; 5. GENE REGULATION IN REPRODUCTION; 6. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6
Larval Ecology of Echinoids; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PATTERNS IN ABUNDANCE; 3. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; 4. MORTALITY AND PREDATION; 5. FEEDING; 6. SWIMMING BEHAVIOR AND VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; 7. DISPERSAL; 8. SETTLEMENT; 9. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES. Chapter 7
Growth and Survival of Postsettlement Sea Urchins1. GROWTH; 2. SURVIVAL; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 8
Digestive System; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE DEFINITIVE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE; 3. MAJOR REGIONS OF THE SEA URCHIN DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; 4. DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 9
Feeding, Digestion and Digestibility of Sea Urchins; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. INGESTION; 3. DIGESTION; 4. DIGESTIBILITY; 5. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 10
Nutrition; 1. INTRODUCTION. 2. BASIC CONSIDERATIONS IN SEA URCHIN NUTRITION RESEARCH3. FEED DEVELOPMENT
DIETARY NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS; 4. BASIC NUTRIENT PROFILES; 5. BASIC APPLICATIONS OF FEED DEVELOPMENT; 6. SUMMARY; Acknowledgments; REFERENCES; Chapter 11
Carotenoids in Sea Urchins; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DISTRIBUTION OF CAROTENOIDS IN SEA URCHINS; 3. METABOLISM OF CAROTENOIDS IN SEA URCHINS; 4. THE EFFECT OF DIETARY CAROTENOIDS ON GONAD COLOR IN SEA URCHINS; 5. THE ROLE OF CAROTENOIDS IN SEA URCHINS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 12
Disease in Sea Urchins; 1. DISEASE IN SEA URCHINS IN THE FIELD
2. BACTERIAL DISEASE OF CULTURED SEA URCHINS IN JAPAN