A top choice among students and instructors alike, "Animal Diversity" continues to earn the appreciation of both science majors and non-majors alike. This book uses the theme of evolution to develop a broad-scale view of animal diversity - students focus not only the organisms themselves, but also the processes that produce evolutionary diversity. This book is unique in its comprehensive survey of zoological diversity and its emphasis on evolutionary, systematic and ecological principles, all in one package. INDICE: 1 Science of Zoology and Evolution of Animal Diversity 2 Animal Ecology 3 Animal Architecture 4 Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Animals 5 Protozoan Groups 6 Sponges: Phylum Porifera 7 Radiate Animals: Cnidarians and Ctenophores 8 Acoelomate Bilateral Animals: Flatworms, Ribbon Worms, and Mesozoans 9 Gnathiferans and Smaller Lophotrochozoans 10 Molluscs 11 Annelids and Allied Taxa 12 Smaller Ecdysozoans 13 Arthropods 14 Chaetognaths, Echinoderms and Hemichordates 15 Vertebrate Beginnings: The Chordates 16 Fishes 17 The Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians 18 Amniote Origins and Nonavian Reptiles 19 Birds 20 Mammals
- ISBN: 978-0-07-131543-2
- Editorial: McGraw-Hill
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 480
- Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés