About this product

Biology of the Invertebrates

Designed as a readable introduction to the biology of each group, emphasizing distinguishing characteristics.

Contents

Environmental considerations; invertebrate classification; the protozoan protists; the poriferans and placozoans; the cnidarians; the platyhelminthes; two possible flatworm relatives - gnathostomulids and mesozoans; gnathostomulids and mesozoans; introduction to the hydrostatic skeleton; the nemertines; the nematodes; three phyla of uncertain affiliation - nematomorpha, acanthocephala and priapulida; the rotifers and three related phyla; the molluscs; the annelids; echiurans and sipunculans - likely annelid rivers; the pogonophorans; the anthropods; two more phyla of uncertain affiliation; tardigrades and onychophorans; the lophophorates (phoronids, brachipods, bryozoans) and entoprocts; the echinoderms; the chaetognaths; the hemichordates; the nonvertebrate chordates; invertebrate reproduction and development - an overview.

About the author

Jan A. Pechenik is a Professor in Invertebrate Zoology and Marine Biology. He received his B.A. in Zoology from Duke University and his Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography from the University of Rhode Island.

Specifications

Pm Supplier	McGraw-Hill Education (UK) Ltd
Pm Publisher	McGraw Hill
Pm Isbn 10	0071166238
Pm Isbn 13	9780071166232
Pm Publication Date	2000-12-31
Pm Width	221
Pm Height	286
Pm Author	Pechenik, Jan A
Pm Longness	0

Key Info: B/w plates, illus, figs, tabs
Author: Pechenik, Jan A
Page Count: 592
Publication Date: 2000-12-31