Life in the Open Ocean. Joseph J. Torres

Panarthropoda Phyla Synopsis of Universal Arthropod Characteristics The Crustacea Subphylum Crustacea Crustacean Systems References

      14  8 The Mollusca Introduction Classification Phylum Mollusca The Gastropoda The Cephalopoda References

      15  9 The Chordata Introduction Deuterostomes and the Phylogenetic Toolkit Classification Subphylum Tunicata Basic Anatomy and Life History Tunicate Systems References

      16  10 The Fishes Introduction The Deep‐Sea Groups A Brief History of Fishes The Classes of Living Fishes Fish Systems References

      17  11 Communities Introduction The Gulf of Mexico The Northern California Current The Antarctic System Comparisons Concluding Observations Physical and Biological Factors that Change References

      18  12 Energetics Introduction A Model Energy Budget Digestibility of Biomolecules Energy Value of Biomolecules Measuring Metabolic Rate Life History Strategies Metabolism and Composition of Pelagic Species Conclusions References

      19  Appendix A Classification of the Chordata References

      20  Glossary

      21  Index

      22  End User License Agreement

      List of Tables

      1 Chapter 1Table 1.1 Characteristics of the ocean basins.Table 1.2 Boundary currents in the Northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Da...

      2 Chapter 2Table 2.1 K_m and K_cat values of pyruvate for three congeneric species of barrac...Table 2.2 Chemical formulas and melting points for a selection of saturated...Table 2.3 Comparison of lactate dehydrogenase kinetics between two species ...Table 2.4 Metabolism (VO₂ = ml O₂ kg⁻¹ min⁻¹), gill diffusion c...

      3 Chapter 3Table 3.1 Tentacular encounter zones and deployment patterns, tentacle leng...Table 3.2 Predation rates, clearance rates, and predation effects from fiel...Table 3.3 Summary of data on stomach contents of field‐caught Scyphomedusae...Table 3.4 Diets of cubomedusae.Table 3.5 Classification of the order Siphonophora.Table 3.6 Ingestion rates of Siphonophores.Table 3.7 Abundance of siphonophores relative to other gelatinous zooplankt...Table 3.8 Swimming speeds (cm s⁻¹) of siphonophores as estimated in s...Table 3.9 Vertical distribution of Siphonophore species in the South Atlant...Table 3.10 Food ofPorpita collected on Shirahama Beach, Japan.

      4 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Tentacular encounter‐zone shape and volume, tentacular length, vo...Table 4.2 Abundance and distribution of open‐ocean ctenophores collected on...Table 4.3 The density of three important open‐ocean ctenophores as estimate...

      5 Chapter 6Table 6.1 Distribution records of pelagic polychaetes with the presence/abs...Table 6.2 Distribution records of pelagic polychaetes in the Antarctic and ...

      6 Chapter 7Table 7.1 Number of species in major animal groups as estimated in the refe...Table 7.2 Classification of the animal kingdom (metazoa). Source: Brusca et...Table 7.3 Concentrations of ions in the body fluids of marine crustaceans r...Table 7.4