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| Preface | |
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| Shells and the Questions of Biology | |
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| The Rules of Shell Construction | |
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| Themes and Variations: The Geometry of Shells | |
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| An Introduction to Molluscs | |
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| The Logarithmic Spiral and the Conservation of Shape | |
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| The Diversity of Shell Shapes | |
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| Handedness and the Notion of Constraint | |
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| Growth and Form: The Inadequacy of the Logarithmic Spiral | |
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| Episodic Growth | |
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| Internal Remodeling | |
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| Arthropods and Molluscs Compared | |
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| The Evolution of Geometric Diversity | |
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| The Economics of Construction and Maintenance | |
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| Mineral Availability | |
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| Energetics and Calcification | |
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| Solutions to Dissolution | |
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| Structure and Strength | |
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| The Shell as a Burden | |
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| An Evolutionary Perspective on Cost | |
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| Annotated Bibliography | |
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| Life in a Dangerous World: How Shells Work | |
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| The Mechanics of Shells | |
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| Rigors of the Upper Shore | |
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| Life in Waves and Currents | |
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| Life as a Swimmer or Floater | |
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| Life on Sandy and Muddy Bottoms | |
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| Burrowing | |
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| The Riddle of Specialization | |
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| Predators and Their Methods | |
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| Predation and Selection: The Evolutionary Importance of Failure | |
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| Finding the Victim | |
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| Pursuit | |
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| Capture and Subjugation | |
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| The Geography of Death | |
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| A Geographic Perspective on Risk | |
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| Coping with Enemies: The Shell as Protection | |
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| Detection and Recognition | |
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| Silent Movement and Rapid Escape | |
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| Interfering with Manipulation | |
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| Shell-Wall Thickening | |
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| Corrugations and Buttresses | |
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| Reducing the Effects of Damage | |
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| Guarding the Entrance | |
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| The Shell as an Offensive Weapon | |
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| Chemical Defense | |
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| Intimate Associations | |
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| Annotated Bibliography | |
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| The Dimension of Time | |
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| A Historical Geography of Shells | |
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| The Geography of Tropical Marine Life | |
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| Historical Geography of the Tropics | |
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| Historical Perspective on Tropical Molluscs | |
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| The Temperate and Polar Regions | |
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| Extinction and Invasion | |
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| Evolutionary Economics: The Rise and Fall of Adaptive Themes | |
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| A Chronology of the History of Life | |
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| The Evolution of Enemies | |
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| The Invasion of Sediments and Rocks | |
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| Molluscan Responses | |
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| The Economics of Specialization | |
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| The Evolutionary History of the Housing Market | |
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| Molluscan History and the World Economy | |
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| Annotated Bibliography | |
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| Index | |