Invertebrates: Fourth Edition

Main subject categories: • Invertebrates • Zoology • PhylogeneticsInvertebrates is a complete, trusted, and engaging textbook whose comprehensive coverage makes it an invaluable resource for both undergraduate and graduate courses and professional researchers. The 3rd edition has been widely praised for its detailed classifications, high-quality illustrations, and coverage of contemporary debates in the field. The 4th edition will continue to feature recent scholarship and current perspectives, while streamlining the text to improve accessibility for intro-level students. Gonzalo Giribet joins as coauthor, contributing his phylogenomic expertise as an Evolutionary Biologist and Phylogeneticist, and Director of Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology. Invertebrates by Brusca (4th Edition) Cover Page Front Matter Title Page Copyright Dedication Brief Contents Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Classification of the Animal Kingdom (Metazoa) Geologic Time Scale 1 Introduction 2 Systematics, Phylogeny, and Classifications 3 Introduction to the Animal Kingdom Animal Architectureand Body Plans 4 Introduction to the Animal Kingdom Development, Life Histories, and Origin 5 Phylum Porifera The Sponges 6 Two Enigmatic Phyla Placozoa and Ctenophora(The Comb Jellies) 7 Phylum Cnidaria Anemones, Corals,Jellyfish, and Their Kin 8 A Brief Introductionto the Bilateria and Its Major Clades 9 Phylum Xenacoelomorpha Basal Bilaterians 10 Protostomia, Spiralia, and the Phylum Dicyemida 11 Gnathifera The Phyla Gnathostomulida,Rotifera (including Acanthocephala), Micrognathozoa,and Chaetognatha 12 Platytrochozoa and Two Enigmatic Phyla Entoprocta and Cycliophora 13 Introduction to the Lophotrochozoa, and the PhylumMollusca 14 Phylum Nemertea The Ribbon Worms 15 Phylum Annelida The Segmented (and Some Unsegmented) Worms 16 The Lophophorates Phyla Phoronida, Bryozoa,and Brachiopoda 17 Rouphozoa The Phyla Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) and Gastrotricha (Hairy-Bellied Worms) 18 Introduction to Ecdysozoa Scalidophora (Phyla Kinorhyncha,Priapula, Loricifera) 19 Nematoida Phyla Nematoda and Nematomorpha 20 Panarthropoda and the Emergence of the Arthropods Tardigrades, Onychophorans,and the ArthropodBody Plan 21 Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: Crabs, Shrimps, andTheir Kin 22 Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Hexapoda :Insects and Their Kin 23 Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Myriapoda: Centipedes, Millipedes,and Their Kin 24 Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Chelicerata 25 Introduction to Deuterostomia, and the Phylum Hemichordata 26 Phylum Echinodermata Starfish, Sea Urchins,Sea Cucumbers, and their Kin 27 Phylum Chordata Cephalochordata and Urochordata 28 Perspectiveson InvertebratePhylogeny Back Matter Illustration Credits References Index email 960126734@qq.com for more ebook/ testbank/ solution manuals requests Invertebrates, Second Edition 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. - Publisher. "For each of the thirty-two currently recognized phyla, Invertebrates presents detailed classifications, revised taxonomic synopses, updated information on general biology and anatomy, and current phylogenetic hypotheses, organized with boxes and tables, and illustrated with abundant line drawings and new color photos. The chapters are organized around the "new animal phylogeny, " while introductory chapters provide basic background information on the general biology of invertebrates. Two new coauthors have been added to the writing team, and twenty-two additional invertebrate zoologists have contributed to chapter revisions. This benchmark volume on our modern views of invertebrate biology should be in every zoologist's library"-- Provided by publisher Invertebrates is a complete, trusted, and engaging textbook whose comprehensive coverage makes it an invaluable resource for both undergraduate and graduate courses and professional researchers. The 3rd edition has been widely praised for its detailed classifications, high-quality illustrations, and coverage of contemporary debates in the field. The 4th edition will continue to feature recent scholarship and current perspectives, while streamlining the text to improve accessibility for intro-level students. Gonzalo Giribet joins as coauthor, contributing his phylogenomic expertise as an Evolutionary Biologist and Phylogeneticist, and Director of Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology. An invaluable text and reference for both students and scholars alike, Invertebrates is the most complete, authoritative, and visually engaging guide to the field of invertebrate biology.