| Description |
xiv, 465 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Preface, xiii -- Chapter 1 -- Science of Zoology and Evolution of Animal Diversity 1 -- Principles of Science, 2 -- Origins of Darwinian Evolutionary Theory, 5 -- Darwin's Theory of Evolution, 9 -- Evidence for Darwin's Five Theories of Evolution, 13 -- Revisions of Darwinian Evolutionary Theory, 25 -- Microevolution: Genetic Variation and Change within Species, 25 -- Macroevolution: Major Evolutionary Events, 30 -- Summary, 31 -- Review Questions, 32 -- Selected References, 33 -- Custom Website, 33 -- Chapter 2 -- Animal Ecology 34 -- Environment and the Niche, 36 -- Populations, 37 -- Community Ecology, 41 -- Ecosystems, 46Biodiversity and Extinction, 50 -- Summary, 50 -- Review Questions, 51 -- Selected References, 52 -- Custom Website, 52 -- Chapter 3 -- Animal Architecture 53 -- The Hierarchical Organization of Animal Complexity, 54 -- Animal Body Plans, 54 -- How Many Body Plans Are There?, 60 -- Components of Metazoan Bodies, 62 -- Complexity and Body Size, 69 -- Summary, 70 -- eview Questions, 70 -- Selected References, 71 -- Custom Website, 71 -- Chapter 4 -- Classifcation and Phylogeny of Animals 72 -- Linnaeus and Classifcation, 73 -- Species, 74 -- Taxonomic Characters and Reconstruction of Phylogeny, 76 -- Theories of Taxonomy, 78 -- Major Divisions of Life, 83 Major Subdivisions of the Animal Kingdom, 83 -- Summary, 86 -- Review Questions, 86 -- Selected References, 87 -- Custom Website, 87 -- Chapter 5 -- Protozoan Groups 88 -- Form and Function, 90 -- Protozoan Taxa, 97 -- Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation, 106 -- Summary, 108 -- Review Questions, 108 -- Selected References, 108 -- Custom Website, 109 -- Chapter 6 -- Sponges: Phylum Porifera 110 -- Ecological Relationships, 111 -- Form and Function, 112 -- Brief Survey of Sponges, 117 -- Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation, 119 -- Summary, 120 -- Review Questions, 120 -- Selected References, 121 -- Custom Website, 121 -- Chapter 7 -- Radiate Animals: Cnidarians and Ctenophores 122 -- Phylum Cnidaria, 123 -- Phylum Ctenophora, 140 -- Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation, 142 -- Summary, 143 -- Review Questions, 143 -- Selected References, 144 -- Custom Website, 144 -- Chapter 8 -- Acoelomate Bilateral Animals: Flatworms, Ribbon Worms, and Jaw Worms 145 -- Phylum Platyhelminthes, 146 -- Phylum Nemertea (Rhynchocoela), 156 -- Phylum Gnathostomulida, 158 -- Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation, 158 -- Summary, 160 -- Review Questions, 160 -- Selected References, 161 -- Custom Website, 161 -- Chapter 9 -- Pseudocoelomate Animals 162 -- Phylum Rotifera, 163 -- Phylum Acanthocephala, 165 -- Clade Micrognathozoa, 165 -- Phylum Gastrotricha, 166 -- Phylum Entoprocta, 166 -- Phylum Nematoda: Roundworms, 167 -- Phylum Nematomorpha, 173 -- Phylum Kinorhyncha, 173 -- Phylum Priapulida, 173 -- Phylum Loricifera, 174 -- Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation, 174 -- Summary, 175 -- Review Questions, 175 -- Selected References, 176 -- Custom Website, 176 -- Chapter 10 -- Molluscs 177 -- Form and Function, 179 -- Classes Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, 182 -- Class Monoplacophora, 182 -- Class Polyplacophora: Chitons, 183 -- Class Scaphopoda, 184 -- Class Gastropoda, 184 -- Class Bivalvia (Pelecypoda), 189 -- Class Cephalopoda, 194 -- Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation, 197 -- Summary, 200 -- Review Questions, 201 -- Selected References, 201 -- Custom Website, 202 -- Chapter 11 -- Segmented Worms: Annelids, Including Pogonophorans 203 -- Body Plan, 205 -- Class Polychaeta, 206 -- Clade Siboglinidae (Pogonophorans), 209 -- Class Oligochaeta, 210 -- Class Hirudinea, 214 -- Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation, 215 -- Summary, 217 -- Review Questions, 218 -- Selected References, 218 -- Custom Website, 218 -- Chapter 12 -- Arthropods 219 -- Subphylum Trilobita, 222 -- Subphylum Chelicerata, 222 -- Subphylum Crustacea, 228Subphylum Myriapoda, 236 -- Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation, 255 -- Summary, 258 -- Review Questions, 258 -- Selected References, 259 -- Custom Website, 260 -- Chapter 13 -- Lesser Protostomes 261 -- Phylum Sipuncula, 262 -- Phylum Echiura, 262 -- Lophophorates, 263 -- Phylum Phoronida, 263Phylum Brachiopoda, 264 -- Phylum Ectoprocta, 265 -- Phylum Pentastomida, 267 -- Phylum Onychophora, 267 -- Phylum Tardigrada, 268 -- Phylum Chaetognatha: Arrowworms, 269Phylogeny, 269 -- Summary, 270 -- Review Questions, 271 -- Selected References, 271 -- Custom Website, 272 -- Chapter 14 -- Echinoderms and Hemichordates 273 -- Phylum Echinodermata, 274 -- Phylum Hemichordata, 287 -- Summary, 290 -- Review Questions, 291 -- Selected References, 291 -- Custom Website, 292 -- Chapter 15 -- Vertebrate Beginnings: The Chordates 293 -- Five Chordate Hallmarks, 295 -- Ancestry and Evolution, 299 -- Subphylum Urochordata (Tunicata), 299 -- Subphylum Cephalochordata, 300 -- Subphylum Vertebrata, 301 -- Summary, 307 -- Review Questions, 308 -- Selected References, 308 -- Custom Website, 309 -- Chapter 16 -- Fishes 310 -- Ancestry and Relationships of Major Groups of Fishes, 311 -- Living Jawless Fishes, 311 Cartilaginous Fishes: Class Chondrichthyes, 316 -- Bony Fishes: The Osteichthyes Origin, Evolution, and Diversity, 318 -- tructural and Functional Adaptations of Fishes, 323 -- Summary, 331 -- Review Questions, 332 -- Selected References, 332 -- Custom Website, 333 -- Chapter 17 -- The Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians 334 -- Movement onto Land, 335 -- Early Evolution of Terrestrial Vertebrates, 335 -- Modern Amphibians, 338 -- Summary, 346 -- Review Questions, 347 -- Selected References, 347 -- Custom Website, 347 -- Chapter 18 -- Amniote Origins and Reptilian Groups 348 -- Origin and Adaptive Radiation of Reptilian Groups, 349 -- Characteristics of Reptiles That Distinguish Them From Amphibians, 352 -- Characteristics and Natural History of Reptilian Orders, 354 -- Summary, 364 -- Review Questions, 364 -- Selected References, 365 -- Custom Website, 365 -- Chapter 19 -- Birds 366 -- Origin and Relationships, 367 -- Structural and Functional Adaptations for Flight, 370 -- Flight, 377Migration and Navigation, 379 -- Social Behavior and Reproduction, 381 -- Humans and Bird Populations, 384 -- Summary, 388 -- Review Questions, 389 -- Selected References, 389 -- Custom Website, 389 -- Chapter 20 -- Mammals 390 -- Origin and Evolution of Mammals, 391 -- Structural and Functional Adaptations of Mammals, 394 -- Mammalian Populations, 404 -- Human Evolution, 405 -- Summary, 412 -- Review Questions, 413 -- Selected References, 413 -- Custom Website, 414 -- General References, 415 -- Glossary, 417 -- Credits, 440 Index, 443 |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2007 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-424) and index |
| Subject |
Animal diversity.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Zoology.
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| Author |
Hickman, Cleveland P
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| LC no. |
2008014994 |
| ISBN |
0072969458 (hard copy : alk. paper) |
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9780072969450 (hard copy : alk. paper) |
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