. The biology of marine animals. Marine animals; Physiology, Comparative. 658 THE BIOLOGY OF MARINE ANIMALS Boring Animals The reefs, rock, coral and wooden materials found in the inter-tidal zone and shallow inshore waters provide niches and crevices in which many animals lodge themselves. Beginning with efforts to enlarge and shape such ready-made cavities, or to burrow into soft shale, animals from several phyla have acquired the capacity to excavate hard materials— stone, wood or shell—and fashion their own burrows or galleries. The specialization of structure and function entailed by the
. The biology of marine animals. Marine animals; Physiology, Comparative. 658 THE BIOLOGY OF MARINE ANIMALS Boring Animals The reefs, rock, coral and wooden materials found in the inter-tidal zone and shallow inshore waters provide niches and crevices in which many animals lodge themselves. Beginning with efforts to enlarge and shape such ready-made cavities, or to burrow into soft shale, animals from several phyla have acquired the capacity to excavate hard materials— stone, wood or shell—and fashion their own burrows or galleries. The specialization of structure and function entailed by the adoption of this mode of life is amply compensated by the protection conferred, and in at least two groups of wood-borers, the gribble and shipworm, a new source. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nicol, J. A. Colin (Joseph Arthur Colin), 1915-. New York, Interscience Publishers
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