Bryozoan Evolution

By: Frank K. McKinney, Jeremy B. C. Jackson

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Paperback | 15 October 1991 | Edition Number 1

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The authors argue that the growth pattern and form of the colony in many bryozoans is an adaptive strategy rather than a stable genetic character.
""Bryozoan Evolution" is profusely illustrated and has a bibliography of over 400 titles. It will find an appreciative audience of paleontologists, invertebrate zoologists, and ecologists thanks to its innovative and detailed evaluations of the roles of ecology, adaptive and functional morphology, life histories, biomechanics, developmental constraints, and chance on the evolution of the marine taxa of this speciose group."--Russel L. Zimmer, "Science"
"This book is an excellent source of information on the functional morphology and variety of colonial architecture in bryozoans, very well illustrated, and worth reading at least twice."-Robert L. Anstey, "Paleobiology"
"Even as one of the converted, I found the book a stimulating combination of paleobiology and ecology. In many ways it is a 'teaser'-the authors suggest a number of interesting hypotheses, and can test only some of them. Perhaps most important, McKinney and Jackson provide a plethora of fascinating ideas and examples that demonstrate the potential of this group of animals, and that should stimulate more work."-Michael S. Keough, "TREE"
"This stimulating book is sure to promote further interest in bryozoans. It will appeal to biologists and paleontologists alike."-Paul Taylor, "Times Higher Education Supplement"

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Molluscs (Malacology)Nature & The Natural World Rocks, Gems, Minerals & Fossils Science in General

List of tables Preface
Bryozoans as modular machines
Modular construction
Integration of modules
Major taxa of marine Bryozoa
Species relationships and evolution
Morphological characterization of species
Is morphology adequate?
Inferred species evolution and lineages
Untested phylogenies
Growth and form
Encrusting growth
Erect growth
Free-living growth
Rooted growth
Growth forms as adaptive strategies
Frequencies of growth forms among major taxa
Growth form model
Zooidal characteristics and colony form
Environmental distributions
Growth forms in the fossil record
Growth forms as adaptive strategies
Bryozoan life histories
Reproductive ecology
Six case studies
Life history patterns
Size and age
Dispersal
Heterogeneity within colonies
Feeding: a major sculptor of bryozoan form
Form
Feeding structures
Feeding currents and behavior
Feeding and colony form
Encrusting growth: the importance of biological interactions
Short-lived or unstable substrata
Substrata of intermediate longevity and stability
Long-lived, stable substrata
Settlement panels
Characteristics of abundant encrusting bryozoans on stable substrata
Paleoecology of encrusting bryozoans
Erect growth: problems of breakage and flow
Effects of erect growth
Flexible erect growth
Rigidly erect growth
Life on and in sediments: problems of substratum stability
Free-living bryozoans
Rooted bryozoans
Interstitial bryozoans
Major evolutionary trends
Trends in bryozoan evolution
Trends in the design, distribution, and relative frequency of growth forms
Interpretation of trends
References
Index
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