The world of Medusa and her sisters
Buch, Englisch, 855 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 2345 g
ISBN: 978-3-319-81009-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
volume presents a broad panorama of the current status of research of
invertebrate animals considered belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, such as hydra, jellyfish, sea anemone, and coral. In this book the Cnidarians are
traced from the Earth’s primordial oceans, to their response to the warming and
acidifying oceans. Due to the role of corals in the carbon and calcium cycles,
various aspects of cnidarian calcification are discussed. The relation of the
Cnidaria with Mankind is approached, in accordance with the Editors’ philosophy
of bridging the artificial schism between science, arts and Humanities. Cnidarians' encounters with humans result in
a broad spectrum of medical emergencies that are reviewed. The final section of
the volume is devoted to the role of Hydra and Medusa in mythology and art.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Part 1 Genesis,
Evolution, and Systematics.-1. Emergence and evolution of early life in the
geological environment- 2. Integrated evolution of cnidarians and oceanic
geochemistry before and during the Cambrian explosion- 3. Origin and early
diversification of phylum Cnidaria: key macrofossils from the Ediacaran system
of North and South America.- 4 The new systematics of Scleractinia: integrating
molecular and morphological evidence- 5 Ceriantharia in current systematics:
life cycles, morphology and genetics- 6 Origin and evolution of the nervous
system considered from the diffuse nervous system of cnidarians. -Part 2 Zoogeography.- 7 Zoogeography of
Hydrozoa: past, present and a look to the future. -8 Diversity and distribution
of Octocorallia.-9 Diversity and distribution of Actiniaria. -10 Cnidarian
alien species in expansion. -Part 3
Calcification.-11 Calcification in the Cnidaria through time: an overview
of their skeletal patterns from individual to evolutionary viewpoints. -12 A
non-traditional stable isotope perspective on coral calcification. -13
Influences of coral intra-skeletal organic matrix on calcium carbonate
precipitation. -14 From molecules to morphologies, a multiscale modeling
approach to unravel the complex system of coral calcification. -Part 4 Reproduction and Population Ecology.-15
Reproduction of sea anemones and other hexacorals. -16 Sexual reproduction in
stony corals and insight into the evolution of oogenesis in Cnidaria. -17
Sexual reproduction of Mediterranean scleractinian corals. -18 Brooding corals:
planulation patterns, larval behavior, and recruitment dynamics in the face of
environmental change. -19 Larval dispersal and population connectivity in
anthozoans. -20 Population dynamics of temperate corals in a changing climate. -Part 5 Symbiosis. -21 Microbial
interactions on coral surfaces and within the coral holobiont. -22 Association
of coral-microbes, and the ecological roles of microbial symbionts in corals. -23
From one to many: the population genetics of cnidarian-Symbiodinium symbioses. -24
General ecological aspects of the Anthozoa -Symbiodinium interactions in the
Mediterranean Sea. -25 Cnidarians and their polychaete symbionts. -26 Cassiopea
and its zooxanthellae. -27 Sea anemones and anemonefish: a match made in
heaven. -Part 6 Immune system. -28
Cnidarian immunity: from genomes to phenomes. -Part 7 Photobiology and Circadian Clock.-29 Corals and light: from
energy source to deadly threat. -30 The photobiology of Symbiodinium spp.:
linking physiological diversity to the implications of stress and resilience. -31
Current understanding of the circadian clock within Cnidaria. -Part 8 Global Climate Change. -32
Survey of cnidarian gene expression profiles in response to environmental
stressors; summarizing 20 years of research, where are we heading for?. -33
Thermal-stress response of coral communities to climate change. Robert van
Woesik*, C. Cacciapaglia, C. J. Randall, Florida Institute of Technology, USA.-
34 Ecological and evolutionary considerations regarding corals in a rapidly
changing environment. -35 The impact of climate change and the environment on
coral growth. -36 Cold-water corals in an era of rapid global change: are these
the deep ocean’s most vulnerable ecosystems?.-Part 9 Medical Aspects and Applications.- 37 Unusual cnidarian
envenomations. -38 Envenomation by cnidarians and renal injuries. -39 Cubozoan
envenomations: clinical features, pathophysiology and management. -40 The role
of Cnidaria in drug discovery. -41 How venom from the magnificent sea anemone,
Heteractis magnifica, kills breast and lung cancer cells. -42 Leveraging
nematocysts toward human care. -43 Coral scaffolds in bone tissue engineering
and bone regeneration. -Part 10
Management and Conservation.- 44 Population genetic structure of Corallium
rubrum in the Mediterranean Sea: diversity, phylogeography, and bathymetric
patterns. -45 Molecular forensics into the sea: how molecular markers can help
to struggle against poaching and illegal trade in precious corals?.- 6
Advances in management of precious corals to address unsustainable and
destructive harvest techniques. -47 Conservation and restoration of coral reefs
under climate change: strategies and practice. -Part 11 In Myth and Art.- 48 The myth of the Lernaean Hydra.-49 The
myth of Medusa: Benvenuto Cellini and the Loggia de Lanzi in Florence.-50
Medusa and Perseus, and the relationship between myth and science. -51
Beheading the Gorgon: myth, symbolism and appropriation.
