574.92/B. A.

Advances in

MARINE BIOLOGY

J. H. S. BLAXTER
SIR FREDERICK S. RUSSELL
SIR MAURICE YONGE

THE BIOLOGY OF MYSIDS AND EUPHAUSIIDS

JOHN MAUCHLINE

CONTENTS

PART 1: The Biology of Mysids

The species of mysids and key to genera

The larvae and reproduction

Vertical distribution and migration

The gut, food and feeding

Chemical composition

Internal anatomy

Physiology and responses to physical-chemical parameters of the environment

Behavior

Population dynamics

Geographical distribution

Predators and parasites

Mysids in the marine economy

Part 2: The Biology of Euphausiids

The species of krill

Distribution and synonymy

The larvae

Vertical distribution and migration

Food and feeding

Chemical composition

Vision and bioluminescence

Internal anatomy and physiology

Growth, maturity and mortality

Ecology of distribution

Predators and parasites

Euphausiids in the marine economy

Prep./ Khaled Shrief
Manage./ Huda Hosney