Text Book Of Mollusca
Author | : A. Saxena |
Publisher | : Discovery Publishing House |
Total Pages | : 540 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 8183560172 |
ISBN-13 | : 9788183560177 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This book has informations about Phylum- Mollusca which has great potential in aquatic resources. To value these shall animals their classification anatomy and physiological aspects of various class/genus are described with important biological systems like digestive, respiratory, circulatory, excretory, sense organs and reproductive etc. The anatomy and physiology of animals pave the way for moluscan farming/value addition. The economic importance chapter can be exploited for scientific molluscan fisheries. Contents: Mollusca Classification, Bivalvia, Cephalopoda, Digestive System, Excretory System and Osmoregulation, Respiration, Blood, Body Cavity, Basic Roles of a Nervous System, Reproductive System, Economic Importance, Few Molluscs.