books about: molluscs     books:     Molluscs      The Best-Ever Fish & Shellfish Cookbook: A Comprehensive Cook's Guide To Identifying, Preparing And Serving ... Kate Whiteman Southwater, 2007 Over 320 recipes from all around the world for inspiring dishes including soups, appetizers, main courses, rice and pasta and special ideas for entertaining and celebrations.             Freshwater Mussels of Alabama and the Mobile Basin in Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee James D Williams, Arthur E Bogan, ... University Alabama Press, 2008 Alabama rivers and waterways are home to the largest and most diverse population of freshwater mussel species in the nation, roughly 60% of U.S. mussel fauna. The Mobile River Basin, which drains portions of Tennessee, Georgia, and Mississippi waterways, also contains diverse mussel populations. However, many of these species have been ...             Freshwater Mussel Ecology: A Multifactor Approach to Distribution and Abundance (Freshwater Ecology Series) David L. Strayer University of California Press, 2008 Pearly mussels (Unionoidea) live in lakes, rivers, and streams around the world. These bivalves play important roles in freshwater ecosystems and were once both culturally and economically valuable as sources of food, pearls, and mother-of-pearl. Today, however, hundreds of species of these mussels are extinct or endangered. David L. Strayer ...             Nudibranchs of the World Helmut Debelius, Rudie H. Kuiter Hollywood Import & Export, Inc., 2007 This fantastic book sets a new benchmark for the identification of Nudibranchs. It presents Nudibranchs that have been photographed by the authors over a period of more than 30 years, along with numerous pictures by contributing diving friends and scientists from around the world. With over 2500 color photos of Nudibranchs in their natural ...             A Field Guide to Shells of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies Percy A. Morris Houghton Mifflin, 1995 Very intersesting with lots of details Lack of colored pictures. Very informative. Super guide for scuba divers and naturalists as well as shell collectors.             Seashells of the Egyptian Red Sea: The Illustrated Handbook Mary Lyn Rusmore-Villaume American University in Cairo Press, 2008 A fine book for both the casual collecter and serious conchologist Disclosure: I had the privilege of working with Mary Lyn as a field assistant while living in Egypt for the last 8 years. The Egyptian Red Sea has some of the finest fringing reef systems in the world as well as hundreds of species of the phyllum Mollusca ...             Phylogeny and Evolution of the Mollusca University of California Press, 2008 Essential for any malacologist or molluscan enthusiast This book is amazing. The organization and layout is ever so pleasing. And there is finally consistency in a field with no consistency! A really integrated piece of work with all of the world's top malacologists coming together to put this on our bookshelves--it's on ...             Giant Clams: A Comprehensive Guide to the Identification and Care of Tridacnid Clams Daniel Knop Ricordea Publishing, 1996 Good info, bad translation. Very well illustrated, with information on these critters that can be found nowhere else. The translation (from the German) is often inept and the proofreading leaves a lot to be desired. Nevertheless, indispensible if you want to keep giant clams.             Cephalopod Behaviour Roger T. Hanlon, John B. Messenger Cambridge University Press, 1998 An Exceptional Book. A MUST for serious divers & naturalists A well written - highly informative - book for those who want to know more about the fascinating cephalopods. Easy to understand even if you are not a marine biologist. I own over 450 books related to the marine environment and this is definitely among the top ten.             Shells Jacques Senders Firefly Books, 2007 Spectacular photography Wonderfully photographed and organized in a logical manner, Shells by Paul Starosta and Jacques Senders is a wonderful book to read. Many of the shells are lit in such a way that interior details are easy to see. Each photograph is accompanied by some details of ...             Bivalve Molluscs: Biology, Ecology and Culture Elizabeth Gosling Wiley-Blackwell, 2003 Comprehensive text covers all major aspects of the invertebrate class bivalve molluscs. Chapters cover morphology, ecology, feeding, reproduction, settlement and recruitment, growth, physiology, fisheries, aquaculture, genetics, diseases and parasites, and public health issues. Primarily for undergraduate students, but useful as a reference for ...             Apple Snails in the Aquarium: Ampullariids : Their Identification, Care, and Breeding Gloria Perrera, Jerry G. Walls TFH Publications, 1996 A real must for aquarists interested in freshwater snails! This title covers all important species of apple snails of the world. It gives taxonomic information, help in distinguishing the species, general apple snail biology, snails in their natural habitat and in the aquarium. It is written by real experts and rectifies many ...             Civilization And The Limpet Martin Wells Basic Books, 1999 A child's sense of wonder in an adult's words Naturalists who pick up the pen have to work hard to make their objects of study-which obviously they find of great interest-compelling for the rest of us. This problem is made more difficult by the secret language that scientists speak, which is not as indecipherable ...             The Ultimate Fish and Shellfish Cookbook (A Comprehensive cooking enclyclopedia and guide including 300 ... Hermes House, 2004 Fabulous cookbook This is a great cookbook if you like fish. So far, I have made about 15 or 20 things out of it, and haven't found one that didn't come out great. I'm definitely not a gourmet cook, but all of the everything in this book that I wanted to make has been pretty easy. ...             The Oyster (Maryland Paperback Bookshelf) William K. Brooks The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996 The oyster - as true today as it was 100 years ago This reprinting of a book first printed over a hundred years ago is an enjoyable, if somewhat depressing review of the managment and mismanagement of the oyster resources of the Chesapeake Bay. The first half is a review of the biology, and the second goes into all of ...          products you might be interested in search for books ampullariids, civilization, comprehensive, enclyclopedia, identification, step-by-step      toavi.com    web we recommend A child's sense of wonder in an adult's words randomly chosen book: Using Picture Books to Teach Writing With the Traits: K-2: An Annotated ...