{"product_id":"marine-bivalve-molluscs-isbn-9780470674949","title":"Marine Bivalve Molluscs","description":"\u003cb\u003eMarine Bivalve Molluscs\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarine Bivalve Molluscs\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and thoroughly updated Second Edition of \u003ci\u003eBivalve Molluscs\u003c\/i\u003e, covering all major aspects of this important class of invertebrates. As well as being an important class biologically and ecologically, many of the bivalves are fished and cultured commercially (e.g. mussels, oysters, scallops and clams) in a multi-billion dollar worldwide industry.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Gosling has written a landmark book that will stand for many years as the standard work on the subject. Chapters in \u003ci\u003eMarine Bivalve Molluscs\u003c\/i\u003e cover morphology, ecology, feeding, reproduction, settlement and recruitment, growth, physiology, fisheries, aquaculture, genetics, diseases and parasites, and public health issues. A full understanding of many of these aspects is vital for all those working in bivalve fisheries and culture.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essential purchase for anyone concerned with this important class of animals, copies of \u003ci\u003eMarine Bivalve Molluscs\u003c\/i\u003e should be on the shelves of biologists, ecologists, environmental scientists, fisheries scientists and personnel within the aquaculture industry. Copies of the book should be available in all libraries and research establishments where these subjects are studied or taught.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEWS OF THE FIRST EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn admirable achievement…a valuable addition to marine sciences libraries everywhere. The back cover of this book says that it is a landmark text that will stand for many years as the standard work on this subject. I can only agree with this sentiment. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e~ Aquaculture\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA welcome addition to the literature and provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of biological and environmental factors that affect and control both natural populations of marine bivalves and culture operations. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e ~ Aquaculture International \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe author has done an admirable job in compiling a wealth of information into a readable text. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e ~ Transactions of the American Fisheries Society \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill serve well as a description of much of both the experimental biology and the aquaculture of bivalves. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e ~ Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProvides excellent reviews of all major aspects…an extremely important reference for anyone engaged in bivalve research, fisheries management, and aquaculture. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e ~ Quarterly Review of Biology \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe book is very readable, in an easy style. It is well illustrated and there is a wealth of data and statistics presented. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e ~ Bulletin of the Malacological Society of London \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Phylogeny and evolution of bivalve molluscs 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhylogeny of the Mollusca 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhylogeny and evolution of Bivalvia 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution and adaptive radiation in Bivalvia 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Morphology of bivalves 12\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShell 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMantle 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGills 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe foot 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabial palps and 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110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe alimentary canal and digestive process 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbsorption efficiency 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffects of bivalve suspension‐feeders on the ecosystem 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Reproduction, settlement and recruitment 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexuality 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGametogenesis 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReproductive cycles 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors controlling reproduction 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnual storage cycle 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReproductive effort and fecundity 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeleterious effects on the reproductive cycle 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFertilization 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLarval development 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors affecting larval growth 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLarval dispersal and population connectivity 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLarval identification and abundance estimation 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSettlement, metamorphosis and post‐larval dispersal 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Growth 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethods of measuring absolute growth 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAllometric growth 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScope for growth and dynamic energy budget models 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors affecting growth 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Circulation, respiration, excretion and osmoregulation 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCirculation 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRespiration 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcretion and 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As well as being an important class biologically and ecologically, many of the bivalves are fished and cultured commercially (e.g. mussels, oysters, scallops and clams) in a multi-billion dollar worldwide industry. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElizabeth Gosling has written a landmark book that will stand for many years as the standard work on the subject. Chapters in \u003ci\u003eMarine Bivalve Molluscs\u003c\/i\u003e cover morphology, ecology, feeding, reproduction, settlement and recruitment, growth, physiology, fisheries, aquaculture, genetics, diseases and parasites, and public health issues. A full understanding of many of these aspects is vital for all those working in bivalve fisheries and culture.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essential purchase for anyone concerned with this important class of animals, copies of \u003ci\u003eMarine Bivalve Molluscs\u003c\/i\u003e should be on the shelves of biologists, ecologists, environmental scientists, fisheries scientists and personnel within the aquaculture industry. Copies of the book should be available in all libraries and research establishments where these subjects are studied or taught.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEWS OF THE FIRST EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn admirable achievement…a valuable addition to marine sciences libraries everywhere. The back cover of this book says that it is a landmark text that will stand for many years as the standard work on this subject. 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