The Invertebrates: A Synthesis, 3rd EditionISBN: 978-0-632-04761-1
Paperback
512 pages
October 2001, Wiley-Blackwell
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Preface.
Part I: Evolutionary Introduction.
1. Introduction: Basic Approach and Principles.
2. The Evolutionary History and Phylogeny of the Invertebrates.
Part II: The Invertebrate Phyla.
3. Parallel Approaches to Animal Multicellularity.
4. The Worms.
5. The Molluscs.
6. The Lophophorates.
7. The Deuterostomes.
8. Invertebrates with Legs: The Arthropods and Similar Groups.
Part III: Invertebrate Functional Biology.
9. Feeding.
10. Mechanics and Movement (Locomotion).
11. Respiration.
12. Excretion Ionic and Osmotic Regulation and Buoyancy.
13. Defence.
14. Reproduction and Life Cycles.
15. Development.
16. Control Systems.
17. Basic Principles Revisited.
Glossary.
Illustration Sources.
Index.