The first edition of Invertebrate Zoology offered undergraduates studying the biology and evolution of invertebrate animals a new approach to the subject. While the text of the second edition has been revised significantly, the original format has been maintained and enhanced. The chapters, <BR>written by expert authors, provide contemporary accounts of the functional, physiological, and reproductive biology of the invertebrate phyla. The final chapter of the book reviews modern interpretations of the phylogeny of invertebrates, based on cladistic and molecular evidence. The study of<BR>invertebrates has advanced rapidly in recent years, and several major changes are highlighted in this new edition. Separate chapters now reflect the recognition that the former 'aschelminths' include two disparate groups of phyle, a protostome group related to annelids and molluscs, and an<BR>ecdysozoan group related to arthropods. All classifications have been updated, and the relationships among the phyla have been further clarified. Generously illustrated throughout, and with an emphasis on readability and clear presentation, this book will be a valuable resource for all students of<BR>invertebrate zoology as well as those involved in current advances in the biological sciences.

A text for a one-semester introductory undergraduate course for biology students either intending to specialize in invertebrates or needing a foundation in them for other specialties. It takes account of more crowded curricula than earlier models assumed, and developments in the science. The first edition was published in 1998.
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"A text for a one-semester introductory undergraduate course for biology students either intending to specialize in invertebrates or needing a foundation in them for other specialties. It takes account of more crowded curricula than earlier models assumed, and developments in the science. The first

edition was published in 1998."--SciTech Book News

This one-semester undergraduate text offers a new approach to the biology and evolution of invertebrate animals. First, it emphasizes the function, physiology, and reproductive biology, rather than the more traditional comparative anatomy approach. Second, the accounts of the biology of the

phyla are contemporary and dynamic and include recent advances in the cladistic analysis of invertebrate taxonomy.

Phylogenetic relationship among the invertebrate phyla are then drawn together in a concluding chapter which sets out the changes in approach to phylogenetic questions resulting from recent studies in cladistics and molecular biology.

Although a multi-authored work, Invertebrate Zoology has been fully integrated under editorial guidance to achieve a unified presentation which combines readability with almost 200 illustrations, making it a useful teaching tool for both the teacher and the students. Plus the text brings the

subject of invertebrate biology to life in the context of modern advances in the biological sciences.

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Contributors

Contents

1. Introduction to the invertebrate phyla, Donald Anderson

2. The Porifer, Patricia Bergquist

3. The Cnidaria and Ctenophora, Rosalind Hinde

4. The Platyhelminthes, Walker The Nemertea, Endoprocta and Gnathostomulida, Donald Anderson

5. The Aschelminthes, Warwick Nicholas

6. The Sipuncula and Priapula, Donald Anderson

7. The Mollusca, John Healy

8. The Annelida, Greg Rouse

9. The Onychophora and Tarigrada, Noel Tait

10. Introduction to the Arthropods, Donald Anderson

11. The Hexapoda, Dinah Hales

12. The Myriapoda, Noel Tait

13. The Crustacea, Peter Greenaway

14. The Chelicerata, Donald Anderson

15. The Lophophorates: Phoronida, Brachiopoda, and Ectoprocta, Peter Doherty

16. The Echinoderma, Maria Byrne

17. The Invertebrate Chordata, Hemichordata and Chaetognatha, Laura Stocker

18. Metazoan Phylogeny, Rudolf Raff

Glossary

Bibliography

Index