Biology of the Invertebrates 7th Edition PDF is the most concise and readable invertebrates book in terms of detail and pedagogy (other texts do not offer boxed readings, a second color, end of chapter questions, or pronunciation guides). All phyla of invertebrates are covered (comprehensive) with an emphasis on unifying characteristics of each group.
Table of Contents
Introduction and environmental considerations
Invertebrate classification and relationships
The protists
The poriferans and placozoans
Introduction to the hydrostatic skeleton
The cnidarians
The ctenophores
The platyhelminthes
The mesozoans : possible flatworm relatives
The gnathifera : rotifers, acanthocephalans, and two smaller groups
The nemerteans
The molluscs
The annelids
The arthropods
Two phyla of likely arthropod relatives : tardigrada and onychophora
The nematodes
Four phyla of likely nematode relatives : nematomorpha, priapulida, kinorhyncha, and
loricifera
Three phyla of uncertain affiliation : gastrotricha, chaetognatha, and cyliophora
The “lophophorates” (phoronids, brachiopods, bryozoans) and entoprocts
The echinoderms
The hemichordates
The xenoturbellids : deuterostomes at last?
The nonvertebrate chordates
Invertebrate reproduction and development : an overview
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