Våra märkliga släktingar i havet. Vad är det som har hundratals fötter, saknar huvud och är våra nära släktingar? Svaret är, tagghudingar. Det finns drygt 70 arter av tagghudingar längs den svenska kusten nästan uteslutande längs västkusten. Vanlig…
Nominated for the 2019 Kate Greenaway MedalWhy do octopuses have eight arms? Why do crabs run sideways? Are jellyfish made of jelly? Yuval Zommer's beautiful new book provides the answers to these and many more fishy questions. His wonderfully quirk…
Sea stars, or starfish, are amazing creatures They can regenerate limbs and even use seawater as blood Learn what they eat and how they survive in the big ocean.
Among the most fascinating animals in the world's oceans are the more than 2,000 species of starfish. Called "Asteroids" by scientists who study them (after their taxonomic name, Asteroidea)-or sea stars in some parts of the world-starfish are easil…
Echinoderms and prochordates occupy a key position in vertebrate evolution. The genomes of sea urchin share 70% homology with humans. Researches on cell cycle in sea urchin and phagocytosis in asteroids have fetched Nobel Prizes. In this context, th…
Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about starfish. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
Readers will learn just how amazing sea urchins can be. The many species of this ocean invertebrate may not look like other undersea animals, but they have some amazing adaptations and behaviors that help them survive. Without faces, limbs, bones, b…
Las estrellas de mar podr an parecerse a decoraciones, pero en realidad son peces Aprenda sobre estos coloridos mar-rastreadores y c mo se mueven, comen y crecen. Este t tulo incluye fotograf as de color para agregar inter s visual, diagramas tiles…
This work consists of seven plenary lectures read at an international conference in Tampa, USA.
Engaging text highlights the life cycle of sea urchins, from birth through adulthood. This book's easy-to-read text and full-color photographs bring this animal's world to life, introducing readers to the sea urchin's diet, habitat, and enemies and…
In this title, Philip Lambert and William Austin describe and illustrate 34 species of brittle stars, sea urchins, and feather stars inhabiting the coastal waters of Puget Sound, the Alaska Panhandle, and British Columbia. As with previous Royal BC…
Sea cucumbers have inhabited the world's oceans for about 400 million years. They live in almost any marine habitat, from the fine ooze of the deep ocean to current-swept reefs and rocky shallows. These marine invertebrates are related to sea stars…
A comprehensive, illustrated resource for the identification, evolution and ecology of echinoderms.Echinoderms, including feather stars, seastars, brittle stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers, are some of the most beautiful and interesting animals i…
Readers will learn just how amazing sea cucumbers can be. The many species of this ocean invertebrate may not look like other undersea animals, but they have some amazing adaptations and behaviors that help them survive. Without faces, limbs, bones,…
The ocean is home to a variety of fascinating animals. Strange Sea Creatures: Sea Star dives in and gives readers a chance to explore this versatile creature that has nearly 2,000 species. This captivating book provides fascinating facts about these…
Sea cucumbers? Flying dragons? Students will be shocked and amazed by these unusual creatures Amazing photographs and informative text provide reading practice and enjoyable learning for elementary readers on eight unique animals. The inclusion of f…
The purpose of this book is to present the state of knowledge concerning nutrition and point out directions for future work for the Echinodermata, an ancient group which shows great diversity in form and function, and whose feeding activities can ha…
Echinodermata have a rich fossil record, play major ecological roles in marine benthic communities from the intertidal to the deep sea, have economic importance in fisheries and aquaculture, show unique biological characteristics and have become imp…
Starfish have arms, but no legs. They have feet, but no toes. Starfish aren't fish, but they are living animals. Kids learn how starfish move, eat, and grow in Edith Hurd's poetic text, illustrated with Robin Brickman's vivid watercolor collages. Th…
With the ocean her home, an ochre sea star hunts for her morning meal. She folds over her rays and grips the rocky shore with sticky feet as she feasts on shellfish. When she takes too long, the tide flows back without her and Sea Star becomes easy…
Sjöstjärnor, sjöborrar, sjögurkor ochormstjärnor är alla tagghudingar. Gemensamma drag är att de saknar huvud ochhar hundratals fötter. Många är formade som en stjärna eller boll; de flestahar inte ens något som är fram och bak. Ormstjärnorna saknar…
Learn all about starfish, who can regrow a lost arm Easy-to-read text and vibrant, full-color photos captivate young readers and bring these fascinating animals to life. Plus, quick stats diagrams and bolded glossary terms invite readers to zoom in…
This Level 3 guided reader introduces basic facts about sea stars, including their physical characteristics, diet, and habitat. Simple callouts ask the student to think in new ways, supporting inquiry-based reading. Additional text features and sear…
This volume deals with various aspects of the biology and aquaculture of the sea urchin.
This volume contains abstracts of all papers presented at the International Echinoderms Conferences, and complete papers of those which were submitted for publication and accepted upon recommendation of referees.
