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DCI Pat Nottage faces an unexpected challenge when she’s assigned to investigate the death of a biker in a road traffic accident. Initially considered a straightforward case of poor judgment, the biker’s involvement with biker gangs raises suspicions of foul play, potentially connected to drugs and violent crime. Following the coroner’s instructions, Pat reluctantly starts her investigation, risking everything she holds true as a police officer. However, as she delves deeper into the life of the deceased, she realizes things are not as simple as they seem. Unraveling the events leading to the biker’s death, Pat uncovers hidden complexities and mysteries. She questions why a former nurse and soldier would leave a profession focused on saving lives. Driven to seek justice, Pat must navigate a world of secrets and uncover the true motives behind the biker’s tragic end. Will she uncover the truth, even if it means challenging her own beliefs and risking everything she holds dear?
This new 3-volume set provides informative reviews on the physiology of sponges, cnidarians, round and flat worms, annelids, echinoderms, and crustaceans, advancing our knowledge of the physiology of these major invertebrate groups (Phyla). Invertebrates exhibit the largest number of species and occupy virtually every conceivable ecological niche. They are economically important in food chains, they recycle organic waste, and they are crucial pollinators of plants and sources of food. They are also medically relevant as parasites that cause major diseases of both humans and livestock. Chapters on crustacean physiology are grouped in this volume and cover diverse physiological topics ranging from moulting, respiration, water balance, biomineralization, bioreceptors, and temperature regulation to the land adaptation of terrestrial crustaceans. The chapters are comprehensive and add new knowledge to crustacean biology. Volume 1 looks at non-bilaterians (sponges, cnidarians, placozoans) while echinoderms and annelids are covered in Volume 3.
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