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Advances in Marine Biology has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of marine biology since 1963 -- over 40 years of outstanding coverage! The series is well-known for both its excellence of reviews and editing. Now edited by Michael Lesser (University of New Hampshire, USA), with an internationally renowned Editorial Board, the serial publishes in-depth and up-to-date content on a wide range of topics that will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology, and biological oceanography. This thematic volume, edited by Geraint Tarling, provides a comprehensive review of the biology of Northern Krill.

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Author:   Geraint Tarling (Head of Pelagic Ecosystems Section, British Antarctic Survey)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Volume:   57
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.670kg
ISBN:  

9780123813084

ISBN 10:   0123813085
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   27 October 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. An introduction to the biology of Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica Sars) Geraint A. Tarling, Natalie Ensor, Torsten Fregin, William Goodall-Copestake and Peter Fretwell 2. Genetics of Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica Sars) Tomaso Patarnello, Chiara Papetti, Lorenzo Zane 3. Population dynamics of Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica Sars) Geraint A. Tarling 4. Physiology and metabolism in Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica Sars) John I. Spicer and Reinhard Saborowski 5. Food and feeding in Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica Sars) Katrin Schmidt 6. Growth and moulting in Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica Sars) Friedrich Buchholz and Cornelia Buchholz 7. Reproduction in Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica Sars) Janine Cuzin-Roudy 8. Laboratory-based observations of behaviour in Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica Sars) Edward Gaten, Magnus L. Johnson and Konrad Wiese 9. Diel vertical migration behaviour of the Northern krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica (Sars) Stein Kaartvedt 10. Predation on Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica Sars) Yvan Simard and Michel Harvey

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