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1 online resource (1103 p.) |
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Connect Page -- Chapter 1 Science of Zoology and Evolution of Animal Diversity -- 1.1 Principles of Science -- 1.2 Origins of Darwinian Evolutionary Theory -- 1.3 Darwin's Theory of Evolution -- 1.4 Evidence for Darwin's Five Theories of Evolution -- 1.5 Revisions of Darwinian Evolutionary Theory -- 1.6 Microevolution: Genetic Variation and Change within Species -- 1.7 Macroevolution: Major Evolutionary Events and Processes -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 2 Animal Ecology |
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2.1 The Hierarchy of Ecology -- 2.2 Environment and the Niche -- 2.3 Populations -- 2.4 Community Ecology -- 2.5 Ecosystems -- 2.6 Biodiversity and Extinction -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 3 Animal Architecture -- 3.1 The Hierarchical Organization of Animal Complexity -- 3.2 Animal Body Plans -- 3.3 Development and Genetics -- 3.4 Development of Animal Body Plans -- 3.5 How Many Body Plans Are There? -- 3.6 Components of Animal Bodies -- 3.7 Complexity and Body Size -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 4 Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Animals -- 4.1 Linnaeus and Taxonomy |
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4.2 Species -- 4.3 Taxonomic Characters and Reconstruction of Phylogeny -- 4.4 Theories of Taxonomy -- 4.5 Major Divisions of Life -- 4.6 Major Subdivisions of the Animal Kingdom -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 5 Unicellular Eukaryotes -- 5.1 Form and Function -- 5.2 Nutrition and Digestion -- 5.3 Excretion and Osmoregulation -- 5.4 Reproduction and Life Cycles -- 5.5 Unicellular Eukaryotic Taxa -- 5.6 Phylogeny -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 6 Sponges: Phylum Porifera -- 6.1 Ecological Relationships -- 6.2 Form and Function -- 6.3 Brief Survey of Sponges |
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6.4 Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification -- 6.5 Placozoa -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 7 Cnidarians and Ctenophores -- 7.1 Phylum Cnidaria -- 7.2 Form and Function -- 7.3 Class Hydrozoa -- 7.4 Class Scyphozoa -- 7.5 Class Staurozoa -- 7.6 Class Cubozoa -- 7.7 Class Myxozoa -- 7.8 Class Anthozoa -- 7.9 Phylum Ctenophora -- 7.10 Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 8 Xenacoelomorpha, Platyhelminthes, Gastrotricha, Gnathifera, including Chaetognatha, and Mesozoa -- 8.1 Phylum Xenacoelomorpha -- 8.2 Clades within Protostomia |
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8.3 Phylum Platyhelminthes -- 8.4 Phylum Gastrotricha -- 8.5 Clade Gnathifera -- 8.6 Phylum Gnathostomulida -- 8.7 Phylum Chaetognatha -- 8.8 Phylum Micrognathozoa -- 8.9 Phylum Rotifera -- 8.10 Phylum Acanthocephala -- 8.11 Phylum Mesozoa -- 8.12 Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 9 Polyzoa and Trochozoa: Cycliophora, Entoprocta, Ectoprocta, Brachiopoda, Phoronida, and Nemertea -- 9.1 Lophophorate Phylogeny and Clade Polyzoa -- 9.2 Phylum Cycliophora -- 9.3 Phylum Entoprocta -- 9.4 Phylum Ectoprocta -- 9.5 Clade Trochozoa -- 9.6 Clade Brachiozoa |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Roberts, Larry
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Keen, Susan
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Larson, Allan
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Eisenhour, David
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| ISBN |
9781260579369 |
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1260579360 |
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