A functional biology of sea anemones (Functional Biology Series)

Shick (zoology, U. of Maine) presents the first comprehensive treatment of the biology of sea anemones in 50 years. The sea anemones are among the most ancient metazoans still living, and are extensively used to investigate the origins and evolution of the nervous and immune systems, symbiosis, and other aspects that become very complex in higher organisms. Chapters such as those on nutrition, nitrogen excretion, and reproduction, are aimed at the researcher. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.