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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Conus of the Southeastern United States and Caribbean
Author: Alan J. Kohn
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 140085301X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 477
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Conus is the largest genus of animals in the sea, occurring throughout the world's tropical and subtropical oceans and contributing significantly to marine biodiversity. The shells of these marine mollusks are prized for their amazing variety and extraordinary beauty. The neurotoxic venoms they produce—injected by a hollow, harpoon-like tooth into prey animals that are then paralyzed and swallowed whole—have a range of pharmaceutical applications, from painkillers to antidepressants. This beautifully illustrated book identifies 53 valid species of the southeastern United States and the Caribbean, a region that supports a diverse but taxonomically challenging group of Conus. Introductory chapters cover the evolution and phylogeny of the genus, and notes on methodology are provided. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, taxonomy, distribution, ecology, toxicology, life history, and evolutionary relationships. The book includes more than 2,100 photos of shells on 109 splendid color plates; more than 100 additional photos, many depicting live animals in color; and 35 color distribution maps. Identifies 53 valid species—the first reassessment of western Atlantic Conus in more than seventy years Features more than 2,100 photos of shells on 109 color plates Blends the traditional shell-character approach to identification with cutting-edge shell and radular tooth morphometrics and molecular genetic analyses Includes color images of live animals as well as color distribution maps
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 140085301X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
Conus is the largest genus of animals in the sea, occurring throughout the world's tropical and subtropical oceans and contributing significantly to marine biodiversity. The shells of these marine mollusks are prized for their amazing variety and extraordinary beauty. The neurotoxic venoms they produce—injected by a hollow, harpoon-like tooth into prey animals that are then paralyzed and swallowed whole—have a range of pharmaceutical applications, from painkillers to antidepressants. This beautifully illustrated book identifies 53 valid species of the southeastern United States and the Caribbean, a region that supports a diverse but taxonomically challenging group of Conus. Introductory chapters cover the evolution and phylogeny of the genus, and notes on methodology are provided. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, taxonomy, distribution, ecology, toxicology, life history, and evolutionary relationships. The book includes more than 2,100 photos of shells on 109 splendid color plates; more than 100 additional photos, many depicting live animals in color; and 35 color distribution maps. Identifies 53 valid species—the first reassessment of western Atlantic Conus in more than seventy years Features more than 2,100 photos of shells on 109 color plates Blends the traditional shell-character approach to identification with cutting-edge shell and radular tooth morphometrics and molecular genetic analyses Includes color images of live animals as well as color distribution maps
U.S. Geological Survey Circular
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages :
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Conference on Continental Margin Mass-wasting and Pleistocene Sea-level Changes
Author: David W. Folger
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Category : Coast changes
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Category : Coast changes
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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Languages : en
Pages : 190
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Proceedings of the United States National Museum
Author: United States National Museum
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 962
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 962
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Geological Survey Professional Papers
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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Geology and Paleontology of Canal Zone and Adjoining Parts of Panama
Author: Wendell Phillips Woodring
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Category : Mollusks, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Category : Mollusks, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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APSAS, an Automated Particle Size Analysis System
Author: J. K. Robertson
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Category : APSAS (Computer system)
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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Category : APSAS (Computer system)
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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Proceedings of the 27th International Geological Congress
Author:
Publisher: VSP
ISBN: 9789067640091
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Publisher: VSP
ISBN: 9789067640091
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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