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Life In A Shell

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Author : Donald C. Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2011

Life In A Shell written by Donald C. Jackson and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Nature categories.

Trundling along in essentially the same form for some 220 million years, turtles have seen dinosaurs come and go, mammals emerge, and humankind expand its dominion. Is it any wonder the persistent reptile bested the hare? In this engaging book physiologist Donald Jackson shares a lifetime of observation of this curious creature, allowing us a look under the shell of an animal at once so familiar and so strange. Here we discover how the turtle’s proverbial slowness helps it survive a long, cold winter under ice. How the shell not only serves as a protective home but also influences such essential functions as buoyancy control, breathing, and surviving remarkably long periods without oxygen, and how many other physiological features help define this unique animal. Jackson offers insight into what exactly it’s like to live inside a shell—to carry the heavy carapace on land and in water, to breathe without an expandable ribcage, to have sex with all that body armor intervening. Along the way we also learn something about the process of scientific discovery—how the answer to one question leads to new questions, how a chance observation can change the direction of study, and above all how new research always builds on the previous work of others. A clear and informative exposition of physiological concepts using the turtle as a model organism, the book is as interesting for what it tells us about scientific investigation as it is for its deep and detailed understanding of how the enduring turtle “works.”

Shell Life On The Seashore

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Author : Philip Street
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2019-07-30

Shell Life On The Seashore written by Philip Street and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-30 with Nature categories.

'Armed with this intrepid survey, we can see a brave new world down there on the beach ... Exquisite revelation, of the most wonderful, watery kind.' - Philip Hoare For many, the highlights of seaside holidays are rockpooling and gathering the glorious array of shells left strewn on the beach after the receding tide. Attracted by the infinite variety of shapes and colours, visitors can never resist making a souvenir collection of their own - but little do they suspect the fascinating lives of the animals who once occupied them. What if each shell had a story of its own to tell us, if only we knew the language? Mr Street's delightful, informative guide uncovers the secret history of each common shell, revealing not only which marine creature once inhabited it but the unique challenges of its watery habitat it had to solve. From barnacles to oysters, cockles to sea slugs, winkles to carnivorous snails, molluscs and lesser-known members of the octopus family, Shell Life on the Seashore is the essential primer for recognising and collecting both these curious specimens and the 'empties' they leave behind - and will greatly increase the old-fashioned pleasures of a coastal holiday for all the family.

Life In A Shell

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Author : Donald C. Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2011-02-04

Relation Of Shell Form To Life Habits Of The Bivalvia Mollusca

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Author : Steven M. Stanley
language : en
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Release Date : 1970-01-01

Relation Of Shell Form To Life Habits Of The Bivalvia Mollusca written by Steven M. Stanley and has been published by Geological Society of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970-01-01 with Adaptation (Biology). categories.

Understanding And Measuring The Shelf Life Of Food

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Author : R. Steele
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2004-05-10

Understanding And Measuring The Shelf Life Of Food written by R. Steele and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-10 with Technology & Engineering categories.

The shelf-life of a product is critical in determining both its quality and profitability. This important collection reviews the key factors in determining shelf-life and how it can be measured.Part one examines the factors affecting shelf-life and spoilage, including individual chapters on the major types of food spoilage, the role of moisture and temperature, spoilage yeasts, the Maillard reaction and the factors underlying lipid oxidation. Part two addresses the best ways of measuring the shelf-life of foods, with chapters on modelling food spoilage, measuring and modelling glass transition, detecting spoilage yeasts, measuring lipid oxidation, the design and validation of shelf-life tests and the use of accelerated shelf-life tests.Understanding and measuring the shelf-life of food is an important reference for all those concerned with extending the shelf-life of food. Reviews the key factors in determining shelf-life and how they can be measured Examines the importance of the shelf-life of a product in determining its quality and profitability Brings together the leading international experts in the field