Ecology of Marine Invertebrate Larvae [Hardcover]

This is the first book to provide a detailed treatment of the field of larval ecology. The 13 chapters use state-of-the-art reviews and critiques of nearly all of the major topics in this diverse and rapidly growing field. Topics include:

patterns of larval diversity

reproductive energetics

spawning ecology

life history theory

larval feeding and nutrition

larval mortality

behavior and locomotion

larval transport

dispersal

population genetics

recruitment dynamics

larval evolution
Written by the leading new scientists in the field, chapters define the current state of larval ecology and outline the important questions for future research.

Preface
Pattern and Diversity in Reproduction and Development, L.A. Levin and T.S. Bridges
Variation in Size, Energy Content, and Biochemical Composition of Invertebrate Eggs: Correlates to the Mode of Larval Development, W.B. Jaeckle
Evolutionary Ecology of Larval Types, J.N. Havenhand
The Ecology of Fertilization in Free-Spawning Invertebrates, D.R. Levitan
The Timing of Larval Release, S.G. Morgan
Mechanisms and Rates of Suspension Feeding, M.W. Hart and R.R. Strathmann
Larval Nutrition, I.F. Boidron-Metairon
Behavior and Locomotion during the Dispersal Phase of Larval Life, C.M. Young
Life and Death in the Plankton: Larval Mortality and Adaptation, S.G. Morgan
Mechanisms of Cross-Shelf Dispersal of Larval Invertebrates and Fish, A.L. Shanks
Using Genetics as an Indirect Estimator of Larval Dispersal, S.R. Palumbi
Modeling the Dynamics of Marine Species: The Importance of Incorporating Larval Dispersal, S.D. Gaines and K.D. Lafferty
Evolution of Larvae and Development Modes, G.A. Wray
Index