This text gives an overview of almost all aspects of barnacle biology covering advances made since Charles Darwin to the present day.

A great deal is now known about the functional organization, physiology, reproduction, and development of barnacles. For the first time, this book brings to bea

An engaging history of the surprising, poignant, and occasionally scandalous stories behind scientific names and their cultural significance Ever since Carl Lin

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