The Pearl Oyster. A Beginner's Guide to Programming Images, Animation, and Interaction

✍ Scribed by Paul C. Southgate and John S. Lucas (Auth.)

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2008
• Leaves: 569
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Copyright Page, Page iii
Preface, Page vii
Chapter CTR - List of Contributors, Pages ix-x
Dedication, Page xi
Acknowledgments, Page xiii
Chapter 1 - Introduction, Pages 1-35
Chapter 2 - Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Pages 37-75
Chapter 3 - Soft Tissue Anatomy, Shell Structure and Biomineralization, Pages 77-102
Chapter 4 - Feeding and Metabolism, Pages 103-130
Chapter 5 - Reproduction, Development and Growth, Pages 131-186
Chapter 6 - Environmental Influences, Pages 187-229
Chapter 7 - Pearl Oyster Culture, Pages 231-272
Chapter 8 - Pearl Production, Pages 273-302
Chapter 9 - Exploitation and Culture of Major Commercial Species, Pages 303-355
Chapter 10 - The Pearl Market, Pages 357-365
Chapter 11 - Disease and Predation, Pages 367-435
Chapter 12 - Population Genetics and Stock Improvement, Pages 437-471
Chapter 13 - Economics of Pearl Farming, Pages 473-495
Chapter 14 - Environmental Impacts of Pearl Farming, Pages 497-525
Chapter 15 - Biofouling, Pages 527-553
Chapter 16 - Future Developments, Pages 555-565
Index, Pages 567-574