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An important book which offers new insights into the development of this group of animals, interpreting information in an evolutionary context.
With many illustrations, this book provides a thorough and readable introduction to the subject, including such topics as feeding, diversity, reproduction, development, growth and biological adaptions. There are also reference lists and a classification.
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Understanding barnacles: a history and some basic morphology. Form, function and feeding. Muscles and circulation. Digestion, respiration and circulation. Nervous system, sense organs and glandular functions. Reproduction. Gametes, fertilization and embryonic development. Larval development and metamorphosis. Fossil history. Growth. Diversity (including zoogeography and parasitism). Evolution and phyeogeny. Appendix: A taxonomic synopsis.
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