Download or read book Siphonophores and Velellids written by P A Kirkpatrick and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-08-14 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Siphonophores and Velellids written by P. A. Kirkpatrick and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on 1984 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Physiological Dynamics of Siphonophores from Deep Scattering Layers written by G. V. Pickwell and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effects of siphonophores on sound propagation in the sea were studied by determining the size of gas bubbles they contain and produce, and the times, volumes, and rates involved in these processes. Major findings were: (1) gases contained in fresh siphonophore floats are generally close to ambient pressure, suggesting release of many bubbles during vertical ascent; (2) oxygen consumption may be elevated during production of CO; (:) diffusion constants for siphonophore floats are close to those for chitin; (4) calculated energy requirements for countering hydrostatic pressures indicate that float refilling times are probably no more than a few hours. (Author).
Download or read book Siphonophora Cnidaria Hydrozoa of Canadian Pacific Waters written by Gillian M. Mapstone and published by NRC Research Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Section 4. Ecology, by Mary N. Arai ... and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary."
Download or read book Biological Identity written by Anne Sophie Meincke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analytic metaphysics has recently discovered biology as a means of grounding metaphysical theories. This has resulted in long-standing metaphysical puzzles, such as the problems of personal identity and material constitution, being increasingly addressed by appeal to a biological understanding of identity. This development within metaphysics is in significant tension with the growing tendency amongst philosophers of biology to regard biological identity as a deep puzzle in its own right, especially following recent advances in our understanding of symbiosis, the evolution of multi-cellular organisms and the inherently dynamical character of living systems. Moreover, and building on these biological insights, the broadly substance ontological framework of metaphysical theories of biological identity appears problematic to a growing number of philosophers of biology who invoke process ontology instead. This volume addresses this tension, exploring to what extent it can be dissolved. For this purpose, the volume presents the first selection of essays exclusively focused on biological identity and written by experts in metaphysics, the philosophy of biology and biology. The resulting cross-disciplinary dialogue paves the way for a convincing account of biological identity that is both metaphysically constructive and scientifically informed, and will be of interest to metaphysicians, philosophers of biology and theoretical biologists.
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Download or read book Jellyfish written by Lisa-ann Gershwin and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to these bizarre and beautiful creatures of the sea, filled with color photos and illustrations: “Fascinating.”—Boing Boing Jellyfish are the oldest multi-organed life form on the planet, having inhabited the ocean for more than five hundred million years. With their undulating umbrella-shaped bells and sprawling tentacles, they are compelling and gorgeous, strange and dangerous. In many places they’re also vastly increasing in number, and these population blooms may be an ominous indicator of the rising temperatures and toxicity of the oceans. Jellyfish presents these aquarium favorites in all their glory. Fifty unique species, from the purple people eater to black sea nettles, are presented in stunning photos along with the most current scientific information on their anatomy, history, distribution, position in the water, and environmental status. Foremost jellyfish expert Lisa-ann Gershwin provides an insightful look at the natural history and biology of each of these spellbinding creatures, plus a timely take on their place in the rapidly changing and deteriorating condition of the oceans. Learn about immortal jellyfish who live and die and live again—as well as those who camouflage themselves amid sea grasses and shells, hiding in plain sight. Discover the jellyfish that’s the world’s most venomous animal, and the jellyfish that helped scientists win the Nobel Prize. They’re all here and more in this delightful volume. “A thorough coverage of jellyfish history, biology and ecology. Gershwin, a marine biologist who has discovered over 200 new species of jellyfish, does an excellent job of combining a compelling narrative of 50 different jellyfish with luscious, I-can’t-believe-they’re-real photos.”—Boing Boing
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