Echinoderm studies 5 (1996)

Download or read book Echinoderm studies 5 (1996) written by Michel Jangoux and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-07-26 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of a biennial series in which surveys of selected topics are presented, this volume discusses: velatida and spinulosida; adhesion in echinoderms; biological activities and biological role of triterpene glycosides from holothuroids (echinodermata); mass mortality of echinoderms from abiotic factors; mutable collagenous tissue; and extracellular matrix as mechano-effector.