Biology of the Invertebrates

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

This textbook is the most concise and readable invertebrates book in terms of detail and pedagogy (other texts do not offer boxed readings, a second color, end of chapter questions, or pronunciation guides). All phyla of invertebrates are covered (comprehensive) with an emphasis on unifying characteristics of each group.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-03-16
Mått:223 x 284 x 35 mm
Vikt:1 533 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:624
Upplaga:7
Förlag:McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN:9780073524184

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Djurböcker inom Djur och Natur
Zoologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

1 Introduction and Environmental Considerations 2 Invertebrate Classification and Relationships 3 The Protists 4 The Poriferans and Placozoans 5 Introduction to the Hydrostatic Skeleton 6 The Cnidarians 7 The Ctenophores 8 The Platyhelminthes 9 The Mesozoand: Possible Flatworm Relatives10 The Gnathifera: Rotifers, Acanthocephalans, and Two Smaller Groups11 The Nemertines 12 The Molluscs 13 The Annelids 14 The Arthropods 15 Two Phyla of Likely Arthropod Relatives: Tardigrades and Onychophorans 16 The Nematodes 17 Four Phyla of Likely Nematode Relatives: Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, and Loricifera 18 Three Phyla of Uncertain Affiliation: Gastrotricha, Chaetognatha, and Cyliophora 19 The Lophophorates (Phoronids, Brachiopods, Bryozoans) and Entoprocts 20 The Echinoderms 21 The Hemichordates 22 The Xenoturbellids: Deuterostomes at Last? 23 The Nonvertebrate Chordates 24 Invertebrate Reproduction and Development--An Overview