Advances in Sponge Science: Phylogeny, Systematics, Ecology

Klappentext Provides reviews on various aspects of marine biology. This title is suitable for marine biologists with interest in benthic ecology and biotic interactions! including symbiosis; chemical and molecular ecology; systematics! phylogeny! and evolution; and! sponge culture and tissue engineering. Zusammenfassung Provides reviews on various aspects of marine biology. This title is suitable for marine biologists with interest in benthic ecology and biotic interactions! including symbiosis; chemical and molecular ecology; systematics! phylogeny! and evolution; and! sponge culture and tissue engineering.

Klappentext

Provides reviews on various aspects of marine biology. Of interest to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology, and biological oceanography, this title offers an analysis of Sponge Research.

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1. 1- Deep Phylogeny and Evolution of Sponges (Phylum Porifera)

   Gert Wörheide, Martin Dohrmann, Dirk Erpenbeck, Claire Larroux,

   Manuel Maldonado, Oliver Voigt, Carole Borchiellini and Denis Lavrov

   2- Sponge Systematics Facing new challenges

   Paco Cárdenas, Thierry Pérez and Nicole Boury-Esnault

   3- The role of sponges in the Mesoamerican barrier-reef ecosystem, Belize

   Klaus Rützler

   4- Ecological interactions and the distribution, abundance, and diversity of sponges

   Janie Wulff

   5- Sponge ecology in the molecular era

   Maria J. Uriz and Xavier Turon