Invertebrates
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Beschreibung
Invertebrates presents a modern survey of the 34 animal phyla (plus the Protista) and serves as both a college course text and a reference on invertebrate biology. Thorough and up-to-date, it is organized around the themes of bauplans (body plans) and evolution (phylogenetics). Each phylum is organized in a standardized fashion, treating the systematics, bauplan (support and movement, feeding and digestion, circulation and gas exchange, excretion and osmoregulation, nervous system, reproduction and development), and phylogeny. Detailed classifications, phylogenetic trees, and references for all phyla are provided. Tables summarize each phylum's defining attributes. The text is accompanied by an abundance of detailed line drawings and—new to this edition—color photographs.
Detailed classifications
Revised taxonomic synopses
Updated information on general biology and anatomy
Autor*in
Richard C. Brusca
Themen in »Invertebrates«
anatomy arthropods biology Chaetognatha classification Crustacea Ctenophora Cycliophora development invertebrates Nemertea Porifera Scalidophora systematics Urochordata