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An introduction to the invertebrates / Janet Moore ; illustrations by Raith Overhill.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xviii, 319 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780521857369 (hbk.)
  • 9780521674065 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 592 22 MOO
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Contents:
Ch. 1. The process of evolution : natural selection Ch. 2. The pattern of evolution : methods of investigation Ch. 3. Porifera Ch. 4. Cnidaria Ch. 5. On being a worm Ch. 6. Platyhelminthes and acoelomorpha Ch. 7. Nemertea Ch. 8. Nematoda Ch. 9. Annelida Ch. 10. Mollusca : general and gastropoda Ch. 11. Mollusca : bivalvia and cephalopoda Ch. 12. Arthropoda : general Ch. 13. Crustacea Ch. 14. Chelicerata and myriapoda Ch. 15. Insecta Ch. 16. Animals with lophophores Ch. 17. Echinodermata Ch. 18. Invertebrate chordata and hemichordata Ch. 19. Development Ch. 20. Invertebrate evolutionary history.
Summary: This second edition provides a short updated guide to the invertebrate phyla, looking at their diverse forms, functions and evolutionary relationships. It introduces evolution and modern methods of tracing it, then considers the distinctive body plan of each invertebrate phylum showing what has evolved.
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Previous ed.: 2001.



Ch. 1. The process of evolution : natural selection Ch. 2. The pattern of evolution : methods of investigation Ch. 3. Porifera Ch. 4. Cnidaria Ch. 5. On being a worm Ch. 6. Platyhelminthes and acoelomorpha Ch. 7. Nemertea Ch. 8. Nematoda Ch. 9. Annelida Ch. 10. Mollusca : general and gastropoda Ch. 11. Mollusca : bivalvia and cephalopoda Ch. 12. Arthropoda : general Ch. 13. Crustacea Ch. 14. Chelicerata and myriapoda Ch. 15. Insecta Ch. 16. Animals with lophophores Ch. 17. Echinodermata Ch. 18. Invertebrate chordata and hemichordata Ch. 19. Development Ch. 20. Invertebrate evolutionary history.

This second edition provides a short updated guide to the invertebrate phyla, looking at their diverse forms, functions and evolutionary relationships. It introduces evolution and modern methods of tracing it, then considers the distinctive body plan of each invertebrate phylum showing what has evolved.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-293) and index.

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