Biology of the invertebrates - Pechenik, Jan A. (New York, NY McGraw-Hill, 2010)
1: Introduction and Environmental Considerations -- Introduction: The Importance of Research on Invertebrates -- Environmental Considerations -- Air Is Dry, Water Is Wet -- Water Is the ?Universal Solvent? -- Water Is Denser than Air -- Water Has Thermal Stability -- Problems with the Aquatic Life -- Origins and Diversity of Life -- 2: Invertebrates Classifications and Relationships -- Introduction -- Classification by Cell Number, Embryology, and Body Symmetry -- Classification by Developmental Pattern -- Classification by Evolutionary Relationship -- Inferring Evolutionary Relationship -- Why Determine Evolutionary Trees? -- How Evolutionary Relationships Are Determined -- Uncertainty about Evolutionary Relationships -- Time Machines: Help from the Fossil Record -- Classification by Habitat and Lifestyle -- 3: The Protists -- Introduction -- The Protozoa -- General Characteristics -- Protozoan Locomotory Systems -- Structure and Function of Cilia -- Strcuture and Function of Flagella -- Structure and Function of Pseudopodia -- Protozoan Reproduction -- Protozoan Feeding -- General Summary -- The Alveolates -- Phylum Ciliophora -- Patterns of Ciliation -- Other Morphological Features -- Reproductive Characteristics -- Ciliate Lifestyles -- Phylum Dinozoa (= Dinoflagellata) -- Phylum Apicomplexa -- A Brief Side on Microsporideans and Myxozoans -- Amoeboid Protozoans -- The Amoebozoans -- The Arcellinids and Related Test-Bearing Amoeba -- The Rhizaria -- Flagellated Protozoans -- The Phytoflagellated Protozoans -- The Zooflagellated Protozoans- Free-Living Forms -- The Zooflegellated Protozoans- Parasitic Forms -- Two Interesting Transitional Forms -- 4: The Poriferans and Plcozoans -- Phylum Porifera -- Introduction -- General Characteristics -- Poriferan Diversity -- Other Feautures of Poriferan Biology: Reproduction and Development -- Phylum Placozoa -- Introduction -- General Characteristics --5: Introduction to the Hydrostatic Skeleton -- 6: The Cnidarians -- Introduction and General Characteristics -- Subphylum Medusozoa -- Class Scyphozoa - Class Cubozoa -- Class Hydrozoa -- Order Hyrodoida -- Order Siphonophora -- The Hydrocorals -- One Group of Non-Medusozoans -- Class Myxozoa ( = Myxospora) -- Class Anthozoa -- Subclass Hexacoralla ( = Zoantharia) -- Subclass Octocorallia ( = Alcyonaria) -- 7: The Ctenophores -- Introduction and General Characteristics -- Ctenophore Diversity -- Class Tentaculata -- Class Nuda -- 8: The Platyhelminths -- Introduction and General Characteristics -- Class Turbellaria -- Class Cestoda -- Class Monogenea -- Class Trematoda -- The Digeneans -- The Aspidogastreans ( = Aspidobothreans) -- 9: The Mesozoans: Possible Flatworm Relatives -- The Mesozoans -- Class Orthonectida -- Class Rhombozoa -- 10: The Gnathifera: Rotifers, Acanthocephalans, and Two Smaller Groups -- Introduction --Phylum Rotifera -- Introduction and General Characteristics -- Class Seisonidea -- Class Bdelloidea -- Class Monogononta -- Other Features of Rotifer Biology -- Digestive System -- Nervous and Sensory Systems -- Excretion and Water Balance -- Phylum Acanthocephala -- Phylum Gnathostomulida -- Phylum Micrognathozoa -- 11: The Nemertines -- Introduction and General Characterstics -- Other Features of Nemertine Biology Classification -- Protection from Predators -- Reproduction and Development -- 12: The Molluscs -- Introduction and General Characteristics -- Class Polyplacophora -- Class Aplacophora -- Class Monoplacophora -- Class Gastropoda -- The Prosobranchs -- The Opisthobranchia -- The Pulmonata -- Class Bivalva ( = Pelecypoda) -- Sblass Protobranchia -- The Lamelllibranchs -- Subclass Anomalodesmata -- Class Scaphopoda -- Class Cephalopoda -- Other Features of Molluscan Biology -- Reproduction and Development -- Circulation -- Blood Pigments, and Gas Exchange -- Nervous System -- Digestive System -- Excretory System -- 13: The Annelids -- Introduction -- Phylum Annelida -- General Annelid Characteristics -- Class Polychaeta -- Polychaete Reproduction -- Family Siboglinidae (formerly the Pogonophora) -- General Characterstics -- Siboglind Reproduction and Development --The Echiurans -- The Sipunculans -- Class Clitellata -- Sublass Oligochaeta -- Subclass Hirudinea -- Leech Reproduction -- Other Features of Annelid Biology -- Digestive System -- Nervous System -- 14. The Anthropods -- Introduction and General Characteristics -- The Exoskeleton -- The Hemocel -- Molting -- Nerves and Muscles -- The Circulatory System -- Anthropod Visual Systems -- Anthropod Reproduction -- Classification and Evolutionary Relationships -- Subphylum Trilobitomorpha -- Class Trilobita -- Subphylum Chelicerata -- Class Merostomata -- Class Archnida -- Class Pycnogonida ( =Pantopoda) -- Subphylum Mandibulata -- Class Myriapoda -- Superclass Hexapoda -- Class Insecta -- Class Crustacea -- Subclass Malacostraca -- Subclass Branchiopoda -- Subclass Ostracoda -- Subclass Copepoda -- Subclass Pentastomida -- Subclass Cirripedia -- Crustaceans Development -- Other Features of Anthropod Biology -- Digestion -- Excretion -- Blood Pigments -- 15. Two Phyla of Likely Arthropod Relatives: Tardigrades and onychophoranss -- Introduction and General Characteristics -- Phylum Tardigrada -- Phylum onychophora -- 16. The Nematodes -- Introduction and General Characteristics -- Body Coverings and Body Cavities -- Musculature, Internal Pressure, and Locomotion -- Organ Systems and Behavior -- Reproduction and Development -- Parasitic Nematodes -- Beneficial Nematodes -- 17. Four Phyla of Likely Nematode Relatives: Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, and Loricifera -- Introduction -- Phylum Nematomorpha -- Phylum Kinorhyncha (= Echinoderida) -- Phylum Loricifera -- 18. Three Phyla of Uncertain Affiliation: Gastrotricha, Chaetognatha, and Cycliophora -- Introduction -- Phylum Gastrotricha -- Phylum Chaetognatha -- General Characteristics and Feeding -- Chaetognath Lifestyles and Behavior -- Chaetognath Relationships -- Phylum Cycliophora -- 19. The Lophophorates (Phoronids, Brachiopods, Bryozoans) and Entoprocts -- Introduction and General Characteristics -- Phylum Phoronida -- Phylum Brachiopoda -- Phylum Bryozoa (=Ectoprocta; =Polyzoa) -- Class Phylactolaemata -- Class Gymnolaemata -- Class Stenolaemata -- Other Features of ?Lophophorate? -- Biology -- Reproduction -- Digestion -- Nervous System -- Phylum Entoprocta (=Kamptozoa) -- 20. The Echinodems -- Introduction and General Characteristics -- Class Crinoidea -- Class Stelleroidea -- Subclass Ophiuroidea -- Subclass Asteroidea -- Class Echinoidera -- Class Holothuroidea -- Others Features of Echinoderm -- Biology -- Reproduction and Development -- Nervous System -- 21 The Hemichordates -- Introduction and General Characteristics -- Class Enteropneusta -- Class Pterobranchia -- 22. The Xenoturbellids: Deuterostomes at Last? -- Phylum Xenoturbeliida -- 23. The Nonvertebrate Chordates -- Introduction and General Characteristics -- Subphylum Tunicata (=Urochordata) -- Class Ascidiacea -- Class Larvacae (=Appendicularia) -- Class Thaliacea -- Pther Features of Urochordate Biology -- Reproduction -- Excretory and Nervous Systems -- Subphylum Cephalochordata (= Acrania) -- 24 Invertebrate Reproduction and Development - An overview -- Introduction -- Asexual Reproduction -- Sexual Reproduction -- Patterns of Sexuality -- Gamete Diversity -- Getting the Games Together -- Larval Forms -- Dispersal as a Component of the Life- Story Pattern -- Glossary -- Index
McGraw-Hill international student edition.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Invertebrates