Ecology of Marine Invertebrate Larvae

This is the first book to provide a detailed treatment of the field of larval ecology. The 13 chapters use state-of-the-art reviews and critiques of nearly all of the major topics in this diverse and rapidly growing field. Topics include: patterns of larval diversit reproductive energetic spawning ecolog life history theor larval feeding and nutritio larval mortalit behavior and locomotio larval transpor dispersa population genetic recruitment dynamic larval evolutioWritten by the leading new scientists in the field, chapters define the current state of larval ecology and outline the important questions for future research.