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 diversity
reproductive energetics
spawning ecology
life history theory
larval feeding and nutrition
larval mortality
behavior and locomotion
larval transport
dispersal
population genetics
recruitment dynamics
larval evolution
Written by the leading new scientists in the field, chapters define the current state of larval ecology and outline the important questions for future research.