| Description |
xi, 495 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: 10.3.Function -- 10.4.Classes Caudofoveata and Solenogastres -- 10.5.Class Monoplacophora -- 10.6.Class Polyplacophora: Chitons -- 10.7.Class Scaphopoda -- 10.8.Class Gastropoda -- 10.9.Class Bivalvia (Pelecypoda) -- 10.10.Class Cephalopoda -- 10.11.Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- ch. 11 Annelids -- 11.1.Phylum Annelida -- 11.2.Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- ch. 12 Smaller Ecdysozoans -- 12.1.Phylum Nematoda: Roundworms -- 12.2.Phylum Nematomorpha -- 12.3.Phylum Loricifera -- 12.4.Phylum Kinorhyncha -- 12.5.Phylum Priapulida -- 12.6.Clade Panarthropoda -- 12.7.Phylum Onychophora -- 12.8.Phylum Tardigrada -- 12.9.Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- ch. 13 Arthropods -- 13.1.Ecological Relationships -- 13.2.Why Are Arthropods So Diverse and Abundant? -- |
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Contents note continued: 13.3.Subphylum Trilobita -- 13.4.Subphylum Chelicerata -- 13.5.Subphylum Myriapoda -- 13.6.Subphylum Crustacea -- 13.7.Subphylum Hexapoda -- 13.8.Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- ch. 14 Chaetognaths, Echinoderms, and Hemichordates -- 14.1.Phylum Chaetognatha: Arrow Worms -- 14.2.Clade Ambulacraria -- 14.3.Phylum Echinodermata -- 14.4.Phylum Hemichordata -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- ch. 15 Vertebrate Beginnings: The Chordates -- 15.1.Traditional and Cladistic Classification of the Chordates -- 15.2.Five Chordate Hallmarks -- 15.3.Ancestry and Evolution -- 15.4.Subphylum Urochordata (Tunicata) -- 15.5.Subphylum Cephalochordata -- 15.6.Subphylum Vertebrata -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- ch. 16 Fishes -- 16.1.Ancestry and Relationships of Major Groups of Fishes -- 16.2.Living Jawless Fishes: Cyclostomata -- |
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Contents note continued: 16.3.Cartilaginous Fishes: Chondrichthyes -- 16.4.Bony Fishes and Tetrapods: Osteichthyes -- 16.5.Structural and Functional Adaptations of Fishes -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- ch. 17 The Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians -- 17.1.Devonian Origin of Tetrapods -- 17.2.Modern Amphibians -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- ch. 18 Amniote Origins and Nonavian Reptiles -- 18.1.Origin and Early Evolution of Amniotes -- 18.2.Characteristics and Natural History of Reptilian Orders -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- ch. 19 Birds -- 19.1.Origin and Relationships -- 19.2.Structural and Functional Adaptations for Flight -- 19.3.Flight -- 19.4.Migration and Navigation -- 19.5.Social Behavior and Reproduction -- 19.6.Humans and Bird Populations -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- ch. 20 Mammals -- 20.1.Origin and Evolution of Mammals -- |
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Contents note continued: 20.2.Structural and Functional Adaptations of Mammals -- 20.3.Mammalian Populations -- 20.4.Human Evolution -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References |
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Contents note continued: ch. 4 Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Animals -- 4.1.Linnaeus and Taxonomy -- 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 -- Selected References -- ch. 5 Unicellular Eukaryotes -- 5.1.Form and Function -- 5.2.Unicellular Eukaryotic Taxa -- 5.3.Phylogeny -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- ch. 6 Sponges: Phylum Porifera -- 6.1.Ecological Relationships -- 6.2.Form and Function -- 6.3.Brief Survey of Sponges -- 6.4.Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- ch. 7 Cnidarians and Ctenophores -- 7.1.Phylum Cnidaria -- 7.2.Phylum Ctenophora -- 7.3.Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- |
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Contents note continued: ch. 8 Xenacoelomorpha, Platyzoa, and Mesozoa: Flatworms, Gastrotrichs, Gnathiferans, and Mesozoans -- 8.1.Phylum Xenacoelomorpha -- 8.2.Clade Platyzoa -- 8.3.Phylum Platyhelminthes -- 8.4.Phylum Gastrotricha -- 8.5.Clade Gnathifera -- 8.6.Phylum Gnathostomulida -- 8.7.Phylum Micrognathozoa -- 8.8.Phylum Rotifera -- 8.9.Phylum Acanthocephala -- 8.10.Phylum Mesozoa -- 8.11.Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- ch. 9 Polyzoa and Kryptrochozoa: Cycliophora, Entoprocta, Ectoprocta, Brachiopoda, Phoronida, and Nemenea -- 9.1.Clade Polyzoa -- 9.2.Phylum Cycliophora -- 9.3.Phylum Entoprocta -- 9.4.Phylum Ectoprocta -- 9.5.Clade Brachiozoa -- 9.6.Phylum Brachiopoda -- 9.7.Phylum Phoronida -- 9.8.Phylum Nemertea (Rhynchocoela) -- 9.9.Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- ch. 10 Molluscs -- 10.1.Ecological Relationships -- 10.2.Economic Importance -- |
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Machine generated contents note: ch. 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 -- Selected References -- ch. 2 Animal Ecology -- 2.1.Environment and the Niche -- 2.2.Populations -- 2.3.Community Ecology -- 2.4.Ecosystems -- 2.5.Biodiversity and Extinction -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- ch. 3 Animal Architecture -- 3.1.The Hierarchical Organization of Animal Complexity -- 3.2.Animal Body Plans -- 3.3.How Many Body Plans Are There? -- 3.4.Components of Animal Bodies -- 3.5.Complexity and Body Size -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Selected References -- |
| Summary |
This text provides a concise introduction to the field of animal biology. Readers discover general principles of evolution, ecology, classification, systematics, and animal body plans. After these introductory chapters, readers delve into the biology of all groups of animals. The basic features of each group are discussed, along with evolutionary relationships among group members. Chapter highlights include newly discovered features of animals as they relate to ecology, conservation biology, and value to human society. Regular updates to the phylogenies within the book keep it current. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Animal diversity.
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Zoology.
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| Author |
Keen, Susan L., author
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Ober, William C., artist
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| LC no. |
2017039717 |
| ISBN |
1259756882 |
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9781259756887 |
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