TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pechenik, Jan A., author
TI  - Biology of the invertebrates / 
SN  - 9780071325806 (reprint)
AV  - CIR QL 362 P43 2011
U1  - 592 20
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York : 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 
KW  - Invertebrates
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -