Invertebrate Zoology

by Anderson, D. T.

• ISBN13: 9780195539417
• ISBN10: 0195539419
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

D. T. Anderson is Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgements	ix
The invertebrate phyla	1	(9)
D.T. Anderson
The Porifera	10	(18)
P.R. Bergquist
The Cnidaria and Ctenophora	28	(30)
R.T. Hinde
The Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Entoprocta and Gnathostomulida	58	(28)
J.C. Walker
D.T. Anderson
The Aschelminths	86	(30)
W.L. Nicholas
The Sipuncula and Priapula	116	(6)
D.T. Anderson
The Mollusca	122	(52)
J.M. Healy
The Annelida	174	(30)
G. Rouse
The Onychophora and Tardigrada	204	(18)
N.N. Tait
Introduction to arthropods	222	(6)
D.T. Anderson
The Hexapoda	228	(41)
D.F. Hales
The Myriapoda	269	(17)
N.N. Tait
The Crustacea	286	(33)
P. Greenaway
The Chelicerata	319	(24)
D.T. Anderson
The lophophorates: Phoronida, Brachiopoda and Ectoprocta	343	(23)
P.J. Doherty
The Echinodermata	366	(30)
M. Byrne
The invertebrate Chordata, Hemichordata and Chaetognatha	396	(20)
L. Stocker
Metazoan phylogeny	416	(23)
R.A. Raff
Bibliography	439	(6)
Glossary	445	(8)
Index	453	(13)
About the authors	466