Bryozoan Studies 2007
Author: International Bryozoology Association. Conference
Publisher: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781884549304
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Author: International Bryozoology Association. Conference
Publisher: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781884549304
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Andrej Ernst
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-06-05
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 3642164110
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBryozoa 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: Hugo Moyano
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2005-04-03
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 0415890942
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA selection of papers presented at the 13th International Conference of the International Bryozoology Association held in Concepción Chile in January 2004 and hosted by the Universidad de Concepción and Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción. The topics presented in this volume reflect the diversity of studies on bryozoa with authors from 18 countries. They include investigations in seven thematic areas: ecology and life strategies; recent and fossil faunas of Australia and New Zealand; past and present bryozoans from both Antarctic and Arctic seas; geology and palaeontology of bryozoans from Eurasia and North America; fresh water bryozoans around the world; fossil bryozoans of the Mediterranean and Tethyan realms and evolution and diversity of recent species. This volume represents the newest advances made in bryozoological studies during the last three years, and makes a significant contribution to the literature.
Author: Paul D. Taylor
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2020-07-08
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1118454987
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBryozoa 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: Andrej Ernst
Publisher:
Published: 2012-06-30
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9783642164125
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Marcus M. Key
Publisher:
Published: 2023
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781003454915
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Frank K. McKinney
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1991-10-15
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780226560472
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe authors argue that the growth pattern and form of the colony in many bryozoans is an adaptive strategy rather than a stable genetic character. "Bryozoan Evolution is profusely illustrated and has a bibliography of over 400 titles. It will find an appreciative audience of paleontologists, invertebrate zoologists, and ecologists thanks to its innovative and detailed evaluations of the roles of ecology, adaptive and functional morphology, life histories, biomechanics, developmental constraints, and chance on the evolution of the marine taxa of this speciose group."—Russel L. Zimmer, Science "This book is an excellent source of information on the functional morphology and variety of colonial architecture in bryozoans, very well illustrated, and worth reading at least twice."-Robert L. Anstey, Paleobiology "Even as one of the converted, I found the book a stimulating combination of paleobiology and ecology. In many ways it is a 'teaser'-the authors suggest a number of interesting hypotheses, and can test only some of them. Perhaps most important, McKinney and Jackson provide a plethora of fascinating ideas and examples that demonstrate the potential of this group of animals, and that should stimulate more work."-Michael S. Keough, TREE "This stimulating book is sure to promote further interest in bryozoans. It will appeal to biologists and paleontologists alike."-Paul Taylor, Times Higher Education Supplement
Author: Thomas Schwaha
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2020-11-23
Total Pages: 458
ISBN-13: 3110586312
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith 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: Patrick N. Wyse Jackson
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9780954364410
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Georg Marius Reinald Levinsen
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Published: 1909
Total Pages: 508
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