Pechenik, Jan A., author
Biology of the invertebrates / Jan A. Pechenik. - Sixth edition - New York : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2010. - xv, 606 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Environmental Considerations --
Invertebrate Classification and Relationships --
The Protozoan Protists --
The Poriferans and Placozoans --
Introduction to the Hydrostatic Skeleton --
The Cnidarians --
The Ctenophores --
The Platyhelminthes --
The Gnathifera: Rotifers, Acanthocephalans, and two smaller groups --
The Rotifers and Acanthocephalans --
The Nemertines --
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 --
The Nonvertebrate Chordates --
Invertebrate Reproduction and Development--An Overview.
"This textbook 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."--Publisher's website.
In English text.
9780071325806 (reprint)
Invertebrates
CIR QL 362 / P43 2011
592 / P332b 2010
Biology of the invertebrates / Jan A. Pechenik. - Sixth edition - New York : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2010. - xv, 606 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Environmental Considerations --
Invertebrate Classification and Relationships --
The Protozoan Protists --
The Poriferans and Placozoans --
Introduction to the Hydrostatic Skeleton --
The Cnidarians --
The Ctenophores --
The Platyhelminthes --
The Gnathifera: Rotifers, Acanthocephalans, and two smaller groups --
The Rotifers and Acanthocephalans --
The Nemertines --
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 --
The Nonvertebrate Chordates --
Invertebrate Reproduction and Development--An Overview.
"This textbook 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."--Publisher's website.
In English text.
9780071325806 (reprint)
Invertebrates
CIR QL 362 / P43 2011
592 / P332b 2010