Cephalopods : ecology and fisheries

Authors:P. R. Boyle, Paul Rodhouse

Summary:Squid, cuttlefish and octopuses, which form the marine mollusc group the cephalopods, are of great and increasing interest to marine biologists, physiologists, ecologists, environmental biologists and fisheries scientists. Cephalopods: Ecology and fisheries is a thorough review of this most important animal group.

Print Book, English, 2004

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Publisher: Blackwell Pub., Ames, Iowa, 2004

Physical Description:pages cm

ISBN:

9780632060481, 0632060484

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:183131160

Subjects:

Cephalopoda

Octopus fisheries

Squid fisheries

Contents:

Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Form and Function. Origin and Evolution. Nautilus: The Survivor. Biodiversity and Zoogeography. Life Cycle. Growth. Physiological Ecology. Reproductive. From Egg to Recruitment. Coastal and Shelf Species. Oceanic and Deep-Sea Species. Cephalopods as Predators. Cephalopods as Prey. Fishing Methods and Scientific Sampling. Fishery Resources. Fisheries Oceanography. Assessment and Management. Conclusions. Appendix A: Classification of Living Cephalopod Families. Appendix B: Synopsis of Living Cephalopod Families. References. Index.