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Advances In Marine Biology

Sims, D.W.

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Table of contents
  • Copyright Pageiv
  • Contentsvii
  • Contributors To Volume 52v
  • Series Contents for Last Ten Yearsix
  • Chapter 1: The Biology of Glass Sponges1
  • 1. Introduction3
  • 2. General Organisation5
  • 2.1. Gross morphology5
  • 2.2. Structure of the body wall5
  • 3. Cells and Syncytia9
  • 3.1. Definitions9
  • 3.2. Plugged junctions10
  • 3.3. Hexactinellid plugs compared with other junctions13
  • 3.4. Trabecular syncytium15
  • 3.5. Sclerocytes and sclerosyncytium17
  • 3.6. Archaeocytes18
  • 3.7. Cells with inclusions18
  • 3.8. Choanocytes20
  • 3.9. Mesohyl24
  • 4. Tissue Dynamics24
  • 4.1. Reaggregation of dissociated sponge tissue24
  • 4.2. Fusion27
  • 4.3. Cytoskeleton29
  • 4.4. Organelle transport33
  • 4.5. Comparison with cellular sponges37
  • 4.6. Immune response38
  • 5. Physiology39
  • 5.1. Hexactinellids as experimental animals39
  • 5.2. Food and wastes40
  • 5.3. Production and control of feeding currents50
  • 6. The Siliceous Skeleton59
  • 6.1. Discrete spicules59
  • 6.2. Megascleres and microscleres60
  • 6.3. Spicule locations66
  • 6.4. Fused silica networks68
  • 6.5. Silication76
  • 7. Ecology85
  • 7.1. Habitats: distribution and abundance85
  • 7.2. Succession: glass sponge skeletons as substrates87
  • 7.3. Reefs or bioherms90
  • 7.4. Growth rates and seasonal regression94
  • 7.5. Predation, mortality and regeneration96
  • 7.6. Recruitment99
  • 7.7. Symbioses: animal-plant associations101
  • 8. Reproduction104
  • 8.1. Sexual reproduction104
  • 8.2. Asexual reproduction116
  • 9. Classification and Phylogeny116
  • 9.1. Classification of recent Hexactinellida116
  • 9.2. Classification of fossil Hexactinellida119
  • 9.3. Phylogeny of Hexactinellida within Porifera125
  • 9.4. Phylogeny within Hexactinellida128
  • 10. Conclusions131
  • Acknowledgements132
  • References132
  • Chapter 2: The Northern Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) Offshore Fishery in the Northeast Atlantic147
  • 1. Introduction149
  • 2. The Ecology of Pandalus borealis within the Study Area151
  • 2.1. Geographical distribution151
  • 2.2. Environmental requirements153
  • 2.3. Biology155
  • 2.4. Population structure160
  • 2.5. Predators and parasites160
  • 3. Iceland160
  • 3.1. The fishery160
  • 3.2. Management168
  • 3.3. Research171
  • 3.4. Bycatch in the Icelandic shrimp fishery174
  • 4. Greenland183
  • 4.1. The fishery183
  • 4.2. Management192
  • 4.3. Research199
  • 4.4. Bycatch in the Greenland shrimp fishery207
  • 5. Svalbard, the Barents Sea and Jan Mayen214
  • 5.1. The fishery214
  • 5.2. Management218
  • 5.3. Research221
  • 5.4. Bycatch in the Svalbard shrimp fishery227
  • 6. Overview230
  • Acknowledgements240
  • References240
  • Chapter 3: Protein Metabolism in Marine Animals: The Underlying Mechanism of Growth267
  • 1. Introduction269
  • 1.1. Overview269
  • 1.2. The processes of protein synthesis, degradation and growth272
  • 2. Protein Metabolism Methodologies274
  • 2.1. Overview274
  • 2.2. Constant infusion274
  • 2.3. Flooding-dose275
  • 2.4. Stochastic endpoint models280
  • 2.5. Protein degradation determinations283
  • 2.6. Transcriptomics285
  • 3. Whole-Animal Protein Metabolism287
  • 3.1. Overview287
  • 3.2. Abiotic factors influencing protein metabolism290
  • 3.3. Biotic factors influencing protein metabolism297
  • 4. Tissue and Organ Protein Metabolism302
  • 4.1. Overview302
  • 4.2. Abiotic factors influencing protein metabolism302
  • 4.3. Biotic factors influencing protein metabolism314
  • 5. In Vitro and Cell-Free Protein Metabolism320
  • 5.1. Overview320
  • 5.2. Abiotic factors influencing protein metabolism320
  • 5.3. Biotic factors influencing protein metabolism322
  • 6. Larval Protein Metabolism323
  • 6.1. Fish323
  • 6.2. Invertebrates326
  • 7. Energetic Costs of Protein Synthesis327
  • 8. Protein Synthesis and RNA331
  • 9. Summary and Future Research Directions340
  • 9.1. Protein metabolism of marine organisms340
  • 9.2. Protein metabolism of polar marine organisms342
  • 9.3. The future343
  • Acknowledgements344
  • References345
  • Taxonomic Index363
  • Subject Index367
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780123737182
  • ISBN-13 9780080471181
  • Author Sims, D.W.
  • Category Technology & Engineering
  • Subject Fisheries & Aquaculture

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Advances in Marine Biology was first published in 1963. Now edited by David W. Sims (Marine Biological Association, UK), the serial publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics which will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology, oceanography. Eclectic volumes in the series are supplemented by thematic volumes on such topics as The Biology of Calanoid Copepods and Restocking and Stock Enhancement of Marine Invertebrate Fisheries.

* More than 350 pages of reviews from leading researchers in marine biology
* Includes over 90 images
* Offers reviews on the biology of the glass sponge
* Reviews protein metabolism in marine animals