Overview

The Field Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates of North America focuses on freshwater invertebrates that can be identified using at most an inexpensive magnifying glass. This Guide will be useful for experienced nature enthusiasts, students doing aquatic field projects, and anglers looking for the best fish bait, lure, or fly. Color photographs and art, as well as the broad geographic coverage, set this guide apart.

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Author:   James H. Thorp (Professor and Senior Scientist, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, KS, USA) ,  D. Christopher Rogers (Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA) ,  James H. Thorp (Kansas Biological Survey, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA) ,  James H. Thorp (Kansas Biological Survey, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9780123814265

ISBN 10:   012381426
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   15 November 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  Adult education ,  General ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Using This Book Effectively 2. General Techniques for Collecting and Identification 3. The Nature of Inland Water Habitats 4. A Primer on Ecological Relationships Among Freshwater Invertebrates 5. Sponges: Phylum Porifera 6. Hydra and Jellyfish: Phylum Cnidari 7. Flatworms: Phylum Platyhelminthes, Class Turbellaria 8. Hairworms: Phylum Nematomorpha 9. Snails: Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda 10. Mussels and Clams: Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia  11. Aquatic Segmented Worms and Leeches: Phylum Annelida 12. Moss Animals: Phylum Ectoprocta, or Bryozoa 13. Introduction to Freshwater Invertebrates in the Phylum Arthropoda 14. Mites and Spiders: Subphylum Chelicerata, Class Arachnida 15. Fairy Shrimp, Tadpole Shrimp, Clam Shrimp, and Water Fleas: Subphylum Crustacea, Class Branchiopoda  16. Copepods, Fish Lice, and Seed Shrimp: Subphylum Crustacea, Classes Maxillopoda and Ostracoda  17. Aquatic Sow Bugs, Scuds, and Opossum Shrimp: Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca, Superorder Peracarida  18. Crayfish, Crabs, and Shrimp: Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca, Order Decapoda  19. Introduction to Insects and Their Near Relatives: Subphylum Hexapoda 20. Mayflies: Insect Order Ephemeroptera 21. Dragonflies and Damselflies: Insect Order Odonata 22. Stoneflies: Insect Order Plecoptera 23. True Bugs: Insect Order Hemiptera 24. Hellgrammites, Spongillaflies, Caterpillars, and Others: Minor Aquatic Insect Orders  25. Caddisflies: Insect Order Trichoptera 26. Beetles: Insect Order Coleoptera 27. Midges, Mosquitoes, Blackflies, and Other True Flies: Insect Order Diptera

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IAN'S RECOMMENDATION: For anyone interested in the freshwater animals of North America. ---The Guardian's Punctuated Equilibrium The strength of this text lies in the narratives describing the form, function, ecology, and collection methods associated with each major group. Consequently, the book is more of a primer or an introduction to freshwater invertebrates, than a field guide. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers. --Choice, September 2011, Vol. 49, No. 01

IAN'S RECOMMENDATION: For anyone interested in the freshwater animals of North America. --The Guardian's Punctuated Equilibrium The strength of this text lies in the narratives describing the form, function, ecology, and collection methods associated with each major group. Consequently, the book is more of a primer or an introduction to freshwater invertebrates, than a field guide. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers. --Choice, September 2011, Vol. 49, No. 01

IAN'S RECOMMENDATION: For anyone interested in the freshwater animals of North America. ---The Guardian's Punctuated Equilibrium The strength of this text lies in the narratives describing the form, function, ecology, and collection methods associated with each major group. Consequently, the book is more of a primer or an introduction to freshwater invertebrates, than a field guide. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers. --Choice, September 2011, Vol. 49, No. 01

IAN'S RECOMMENDATION: For anyone interested in the freshwater animals of North America. ---The Guardian's Punctuated Equilibrium

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