Marine Biodeterioration.

Abstract

Support has been made available for the continuation of a multifaceted program in biodeterioration, involving studies on the mechanisms which control molting, rate of development, metamorphosis, and sexual differentiation in larvae and adults of the Cirripedia (barnacles) and Brachyura (true crabs); investigations on the nutrituion and digestive processes in Teredinids (shipworms); studies on temporal and spacial patterns in species abundance in subtidal, epibenthic (fouling) communities; and, research on barnacle ultrastructure, including an examination of short intervals of shell growth, the conditions which apparently effect growth, and the further development and application of cultured techniques for additional EM studies as well as an investigation of the metabolism of barnacles. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1973
Accession Number
ADA040603

Entities

Organizations

  • Duke University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amino Acids
  • Animal Structures
  • Animals
  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Barnacles
  • Cells
  • Cellular Structures
  • Chemistry
  • Crustaceans
  • Exoskeleton
  • Intracellular Space
  • Medical Personnel
  • Metabolism
  • North Carolina
  • Oceanography
  • Sea Urchins
  • Time Intervals

Readers

  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.