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Invertebrate Zoology
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ABSTRACT
Invertebrate Zoology: A Tree of Life Approach is a comprehensive and authoritative textbook adopting an explicitly phylogenetic organization. Most of the classical anatomical and morphological work has not been changed – it established the foundation of Invertebrate Zoology. With the explosion of Next-Generation Sequencing approaches, there has been a sea-change in the recognized phylogenetic relationships among and between invertebrate lineages. In addition, the merger of evolutionary and developmental biology (evo-devo) has dramatically contributed to changes in the understanding of invertebrate biology. Synthesizing these three approaches (classical morphology, sequencing data, and evo-devo studies) offers students an entirely unique perspective of invertebrate diversity.
Key Features
- One of the first textbooks to combine classical morphological approaches and newer evo-devo and Next-Generation Sequencing approaches to address Invertebrate Zoology
- Organized along taxonomic lines in accord with the latest understanding of invertebrate phylogeny
- Will provide background in basic systematic analysis useful within any study of biodiversity
- A wealth of ancillary materials for students and teachers, including downloadable figures, lecture slides, web links, and phylogenetic data matrices
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter Prologue|8 pages
Introduction: Setting the Stage for a Rational Treatment of Invertebrate Animals
chapter Chapter4|16 pages
Modern Invertebrate Systematics
part Higher Taxa 1|54 pages
Introduction to the Invertebrate Tree of Life
chapter Chapter6|12 pages
The Closest Unicellular Relatives of Animals
chapter Chapter7|14 pages
Phylum Placozoa
part Higher Taxon 2|68 pages
Cnidaria
chapter Chapter10|24 pages
Phylum Cnidaria: Classes Scyphozoa, Cubozoa, And Staurozoa
chapter Chapter11|20 pages
Phylum Cnidaria
part Higher Taxon3|84 pages
Bilateria
chapter Chapter18|20 pages
Phyla Gnathostomulida, Micrognathozoa, And Cycliophora
part Higher Taxon 4|90 pages
Lophotrochozoa
part Higher Taxa5|142 pages
Ecdysozoa and Arthropoda
chapter Chapter33|8 pages
Minor Ecdysozoan Phyla Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, Loricifera
part Higher Taxon 6|84 pages
Deuterostomia