Biology of the lobster Homarus americanus

San Diego: Academic Press, 1995. Hardcover. VG ex-lib copy Associated library stickers and markings on book. Blue boards with illustration. xvi, 528 pages : illustrations. Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents: Ch. 1. Introduction, Anatomy, and Life History / Jan Robert Factor -- Ch. 2. Taxonomy and Evolution / Austin B. Williams -- Ch. 3. Larval and Postlarval Ecology / G.P. Ennis -- Ch. 4. Postlarval, Juvenile, Adolescent, and Adult Ecology / Peter Lawton and Kari L. Lavalli -- Ch. 5. Fishery Regulations and Methods / Robert J. Miller -- Ch. 6. Populations, Fisheries, and Management / Michael J. Fogarty -- Ch. 7. Interface of Ecology, Behavior, and Fisheries / J. Stanley Cobb -- Ch. 8. Aquaculture / D.E. Aiken and S.L. Waddy -- Ch. 9. Reproduction and Embryonic Development / P. Talbot and Simone Helluy -- Ch. 10. Control of Growth and Reproduction / S.L. Waddy, D.E. Aiken and D.P.V. de Kleijn -- Ch. 11. Neurobiology and Neuroendocrinology / Barbara Beltz -- Ch. 12. Muscles and Their Innervation / C.K. Govind -- Ch. 13. Behavior and Sensory Biology / Jelle Atema and Rainer Voigt -- Ch. 14. The Feeding Appendages / Kari L. Lavalli and Jan Robert Factor -- Ch. 15. The Digestive System / Jan Robert Factor -- Ch. 16. Digestive Physiology and Nutrition / Douglas E. Conklin -- Ch. 17. Circulation, the Blood, and Disease / Gary G. Martin and Jo Ellen Hose -- Ch. 18. The Physiology of Gas Exchange, Circulation, Ion Regulation, and Nitrogenous Excretion: An Integrative Approach / Brian R. McMahon.