Cell Culture of Aquatic Invertebrates

About The Book

The study and observation of aquatic invertebrates are becoming more and more popular. This book provides comprehensive information for numerous groups of invertebrates commonly found in streams, lakes, ponds, and other freshwater environments in simple, non-technical language, thus meeting the needs of this expanding audience of naturalists, environmentalists, anglers, teachers, students, and others. This encyclopaedia provides information on the fish and aquatic invertebrates that live in our rivers, lakes, and seas, giving readers a glimpse into life under the surface. It goes into great depth about each species' anatomy, habits, habitat, breeding, and conservation status, from minuscule, single-celled animals carried by water currents to enormous, subaqueous powerhouses. All animals other than the vertebrate members of the chordate phylum are referred to as invertebrate under the general term. The vertebral column is absent in invertebrates, and some have developed a shell or a hard exoskeleton