402
SUBJECT INDEX
Microncsia, mangaIs of, 233
Micropilar apparatus, 298
Midges, 160
Milk fish, 238
Moqambique, 84, 92, 101, 116, 131
Moluccas, 230
Molluscs, 75, 151, 173, 176, 217-219
distribution of fresh-water, 230
fccding of, 218
fossil, 230
Monkeys, 157, 237
Morisoori effects, 219
Moretori Bay, 220
Mosqnit,oes, 151, 158, 159, 195
associated with Anstralian manlarvae, in saline waters, 184
groves, 159
Mouse doer, 157
Muck soils, 121
Mud
adaptation of plants to, 136-140
fauna of, 201
in mangrove aroas, 83, 118
Mud lobster, 121, 169, 175
burrows of, 169, 208
digging technique, 209
feeding, 209
modification of substratum by, 175
mounds of, see Thalassina mounds
Mud-skippers, 113, 179, 181, 185-200
aggressive behaviour of Periophburrows of, 180, 187, 188, 190, 191,
confrontation, 192, 194
“crutching”, 195, 196, 197
defence display of, 192
distraction display of, 193
eyes of, 197-198
feeding, 199
“grazing” on mud, 190
locomotion 011 land, 195- 197
nest pools of, 189
sexual display of, 192
skimming on water, 197
skipping, 195
swimming behaviour of, 195
territorial behaviour of, 190, 191
tree-climbing by, 195, 197
water-exchange mechanism, 199
thalmus chrysospilos, 179, 192
193
Mud-skippers~continued
with fused pelvic fins, 185, 186
within mangals, 186
Mullet, 239
N
Nervous fibrillae, 275
Net economic yield from fishing, 52, 53
New Britain, fauna of, 231
New Caledonia, fauna of, 231
New Guinea, 82, 223, 231
New Hebridcs, fauna of, 231
New South Wales, 220
New Zealand, mangroves in, 219, 220,
Nibong palm, 99
Nitrifying bacteria, 122
North Atlantic, overfishing in, 14
North-East Atlantic Fisheries ComNorth Pacific Fur Seal Commission,
North Sea, fishing in, 9, 10, 24, 25, 46
Northern hemisphere, mangroves in,
Nuclear net, 311, 312, 316, 322
Nursery areas for fish, 27, 45
Nypa association, 85, 88, 97, 125, 133
Nypa palm, uses of, 237
222
uses of, 237-238
mission, 40, 41, 42, 43
41, 42, 43-44
221
uses t o man, 97
0
Offshore waters, 35
lack of uniformity in delimiting, 37
Oman, Gulf of, 233
Oocytes, of chaetognaths, 292, 293,
294, 295, 298, 300, 301, 302, 304,
305, 307, 308, 312
dimensions, of, 313
growth of, 31 1
Oogenesis in chaetognaths, 31 1
Oogonia, 295, 301, 303, 304
Oospermaduct, 292, 293
Opercular movements, 198
Osmotic pressure, 142
of halophytes, 141
Otters, 157
SUBJECT INDEX
Microncsia, mangaIs of, 233
Micropilar apparatus, 298
Midges, 160
Milk fish, 238
Moqambique, 84, 92, 101, 116, 131
Moluccas, 230
Molluscs, 75, 151, 173, 176, 217-219
distribution of fresh-water, 230
fccding of, 218
fossil, 230
Monkeys, 157, 237
Morisoori effects, 219
Moretori Bay, 220
Mosqnit,oes, 151, 158, 159, 195
associated with Anstralian manlarvae, in saline waters, 184
groves, 159
Mouse doer, 157
Muck soils, 121
Mud
adaptation of plants to, 136-140
fauna of, 201
in mangrove aroas, 83, 118
Mud lobster, 121, 169, 175
burrows of, 169, 208
digging technique, 209
feeding, 209
modification of substratum by, 175
mounds of, see Thalassina mounds
Mud-skippers, 113, 179, 181, 185-200
aggressive behaviour of Periophburrows of, 180, 187, 188, 190, 191,
confrontation, 192, 194
“crutching”, 195, 196, 197
defence display of, 192
distraction display of, 193
eyes of, 197-198
feeding, 199
“grazing” on mud, 190
locomotion 011 land, 195- 197
nest pools of, 189
sexual display of, 192
skimming on water, 197
skipping, 195
swimming behaviour of, 195
territorial behaviour of, 190, 191
tree-climbing by, 195, 197
water-exchange mechanism, 199
thalmus chrysospilos, 179, 192
193
Mud-skippers~continued
with fused pelvic fins, 185, 186
within mangals, 186
Mullet, 239
N
Nervous fibrillae, 275
Net economic yield from fishing, 52, 53
New Britain, fauna of, 231
New Caledonia, fauna of, 231
New Guinea, 82, 223, 231
New Hebridcs, fauna of, 231
New South Wales, 220
New Zealand, mangroves in, 219, 220,
Nibong palm, 99
Nitrifying bacteria, 122
North Atlantic, overfishing in, 14
North-East Atlantic Fisheries ComNorth Pacific Fur Seal Commission,
North Sea, fishing in, 9, 10, 24, 25, 46
Northern hemisphere, mangroves in,
Nuclear net, 311, 312, 316, 322
Nursery areas for fish, 27, 45
Nypa association, 85, 88, 97, 125, 133
Nypa palm, uses of, 237
222
uses of, 237-238
mission, 40, 41, 42, 43
41, 42, 43-44
221
uses t o man, 97
0
Offshore waters, 35
lack of uniformity in delimiting, 37
Oman, Gulf of, 233
Oocytes, of chaetognaths, 292, 293,
294, 295, 298, 300, 301, 302, 304,
305, 307, 308, 312
dimensions, of, 313
growth of, 31 1
Oogenesis in chaetognaths, 31 1
Oogonia, 295, 301, 303, 304
Oospermaduct, 292, 293
Opercular movements, 198
Osmotic pressure, 142
of halophytes, 141
Otters, 157