Overview

Ruppert/Barnes' best-selling introduction to the biology of invertebrates is highly regarded for its accuracy and strong research base. This thorough revision provides a survey by animal group, emphasizing evolutionary origins, adaptive morphology and physiology, while covering anatomical ground plans and basic developmental patterns. New co-author Richard Fox brings to the revision his expertise as an ecologist, offering a good balance to Ruppert's background as a functional morphologist. Lavish illustrations and extensive citations make the book extremely valuable as a teaching tool and reference source.

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Author:   Richard Fox (Lander University) ,  Edward Ruppert (Clemson University) ,  Robert Barnes (Late of Gettysburg College)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Brooks/Cole
Edition:   7th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.20cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 26.20cm
Weight:   1.975kg
ISBN:  

9780030259821

ISBN 10:   0030259827
Pages:   1008
Publication Date:   07 August 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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1. Introduction to Invertebrates. 2. Introduction to Protozoa. 3. Protozoa. 4. Introduction to Metazoa. 5. Porifera and Placozoa. 6. Introduction to Eumetazoa. 7. Cnidaria. 8. Ctenophora. 9. Introduction to Bilateria. 10. Platyhelminthes and Mesozoa. 11. Nemertea. 12. Mollusca. 13. Annelida. 14. Echiura and Sipuncula. 15. Onychophora and Tardigrada. 16. Introduction to Arthropoda. 17. Trilobitomorpha. 18. Chelicerata. 19. Crustacea. 20. Myriapoda. 21. Insecta. 22. Cycloneuralia (Gastrotricha, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Loricifera, Kinorhyncha). 23. Gnathifera (Gnathostomulida, Rotifera, Acanthocephala, Micrognathozoa). 24. Kamptozoa (Entoprocta) and Cycliophora. 25. Lophophorata (Phoronida, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa). 26. Chaetognatha. 27. Hemichordata. 28. Echinodermata. 29. Chordata.

Author Information

Professor Edward E. Ruppert attended University of North Carolina for both his undergraduate and graduate education, was a North Carolina Board of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Postdoctoral Fellow, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, and a Smithsonian Institution Senior Postdoctoral Fellow. Professor Ruppert has received the Smithsonian Visiting Investigator Award. New co-author Richard Fox brings to the revision his expertise as an ecologist, which presents a good balance to Ruppert's background as a functional morphologist. Fox's research is with arthropods, the largest group of invertebrates. He contributes a current perspective on this large group, including many changes in species classification based on molecular evolutionary research. Finally, Fox and Ruppert have co-taught several courses, and they have collaborated on two professional titles.

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