Nautilus: The Biology and Paleobiology of a Living Fossil, Reprint with additions

683 Pages·2010·41.33 MB·English

by  Richard Arnold Davis (auth.)

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Aims and Scope
Topics in Geobiology Book Series
Topics in Geobiology series treats geobiology – the broad discipline that covers
the history of life on Earth. The series aims for high quality, scholarly volumes of
original research as well as broad reviews. Recent volumes have showcased a variety
of organisms including cephalopods, corals, and rodents. They discuss the biology
of these organisms-their ecology, phylogeny, and mode of life – and in addition,
their fossil record – their distribution in time and space.
Other volumes are more theme based such as predator-prey relationships, skeletal
mineralization, paleobiogeography, and approaches to high resolution stratigraphy,
that cover a broad range of organisms. One theme that is at the heart of the series is
the interplay between the history of life and the changing environment. This is
treated in skeletal mineralization and how such skeletons record environmental
signals and animal-sediment relationships in the marine environment.
The series editors also welcome any comments or suggestions for future volumes.
Series Editors
Neil H. Landman, [email protected]
Peter Harries, [email protected]
For other titles published in this series, go to
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Editors
W.BruceSaunders Neil H.Landman
BrynMawrCollege AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory
Department of Geology CentralParkWestat 79thSt.
BrynMawrPA19010 NewYorkNY10024
USA USA
[email protected] [email protected]
ISBN978-90-481-3298-0 e-ISBN978-90-481-3299-7
DOI10.1007/978-90-481-3299-7
SpringerDordrechtHeidelbergLondonNewYork
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Firstedition1987PlenumPress,NewYork
Reprintwithadditions2009
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Coverillustration:Nautilus belauensis hatched at the Waikiki Aquarium, October, 1990. Photograph
courtesy of Waikiki Aquarium.
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Preface
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