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Coastal marine zooplankton : a practical manual for students

Many marine animals, including invertebrates and fish spend at least their larval period in the plankton in the sea. This zooplankton is one of the most diverse assemblages of animals known to biologists. In this unique photographic guide, only live, active organisms were photographed, giving a vivid perspective to the major groups of planktonic animals from jellyfish to squid. All taxonomy and morphology have been brought up to date, and combined with development and behaviour, give an essential reference text for students ..

Print Book, English, 2006
2nd ed., reprint
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2006