Brusca and G. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, Massachusetts. Xix + 936 pp. ISBN 0–87893–097–3. This PDF is available to Subscribers Only. View Article Abstract & Purchase Options. For full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing account, or purchase an annual subscription. Brusca and Gary J. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA, 2003. 936 pp., illus. $109.95 cloth (ISBN ). Brusca (director of conservation and research at the Arizona–Sonora Desert Museum and widely recognized invertebrate zoologist and isopod crustacean specialist) and Gary J. Brusca (professor at Humboldt State University from 1967.

Introductory textbook frames the invertebrates within the context of evolutionary biology and develops around three fundamental themes: functional body architecture; developmental patterns and life history strategies; and evolution and phylogenetic relationships. This textbook is intended for use in university invertebrate zoology courses. The text is organized around three fundamental themes: functional body architecture, or the Bauplan concept, developmental patterns, and life history strategies as the relate to adult life styles, evolution and phylogenetic relationships.

The Bauplan concept, from the German word meaning a structural plan or design, describes the structural range and architectural limits, as well as the functional aspects of design. Collector search failed trial edition expired benadryl. Basically, the integration of structure and function. The main part of the book consists of discussions of each invertebrate phylum based on the three themes and includes cladistic analyses, narrative discussion, and traditional evolutionary trees to discuss taxonomy and phylogenetic hypotheses.

The book is extensively illustrated with photographs, line drawings, diagrams, tables, and graphs. BIOSIS Review. Another in a collection of good books on invertebrate zoology to appear in the past five years. Three themes are developed: functional body plan (Bauplan), developmental patterns and life history strategies, and evolutionary and phylogenetic relationships. The first four chapters relate to basic biological parameters as a way of introduction to invertebrates.

Each major taxon or group of smaller taxa is covered in a separate chapter. The Bruscas write authoratively, use numerous illustrations (both line drawings and photographs), and include helpful reference lists and a comprehensive index. The book's usefulness would be enhanced further with the inclusion of a glossary. Individual workers may challenge specific taxonomic categories, the placement of a particular taxon phylogenetically, or the relative evolutionary importance of a given form. However, the Bruscas will give students another excellent perspective on the facinating world of invertebrates. Highly recommended for libraries serving programs on invertebrate biology at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Choice Reviews.

Rating: (not yet rated) Subjects • • • • More like this • •. Find more information about: ISBN: 982 OCLC Number: 20935389 Description: xviii, 922 pages: illustrations; 29 cm Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chap. Classification, systematics, and phylogeny -- Chap. Animal architecture and the Bauplan concept -- Chap. The Metazoa: Development, life histories, and phylogeny -- Chap.

The Protozoa -- Chap. Four Phyla of uncertain affinity -- Chap. Phylum porifera: the sponges -- Chap. Phylum cnidaria -- Chap.

Phylum ctenophora: the comb jellies -- Chap. Phylum platyhelminthes -- Chap. Phylum nemertea: the ribbon worms -- Chap. 'Pseudocoelomates,' priapulans, gnathostomulids, and loriciferans.

Phylum annelida: the segmented worms -- Chap. Four phyla of coelomate worms -- Chap. Phylum arthropoda: the arthropod Bauplan and the trilobites -- Chap. Phylum arthropoda: the cheliceriformes -- Chap. Phylum arthropoda: the insects and myriapods -- Chap. Phylum arthropoda: the crustaceans -- Chap.

Three enigmatic groups and a review of arthropod phylogeny -- Chap. Phylum mollusca -- Chap. The lophophorate phyla: phoronids, ectoprocts, and brachiopods -- Chap. Phylum echinodermata -- Chap. Other deuterostomes: chaetognatha, hemichordata, chordata -- Chap. Perspectives on invertebrate phylogeny.

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'Invertebrates' 2nd edition presents a modern survey of the 34 animal phyla (plus the Protista) and serves as both a college course text and a reference on invertebrate biology. It is organized around the themes of bauplans (body plans) and evolution (phylogenetics). Detailed classifications, phylogenetic trees, and references for all phyla are provided. The text is accompanied by detailed line drawings and - new to this edition - four-colour photographs. Other key changes from the 1st edition (1990) include: the incorporation of all the new developments in phylogenetics, developmental biology and molecular genetics; major changes at the highest levels among the invertebrates; three phyla that appeared in the original book Pentastomida, Pogonophora and Vestimentifera no longer exist, and an entire new phylum, Cycliophora, has been erected. Moreover, this edition discusses recent work in molecular systematics, and there is a large new section on 'Kingdom Protista' (replacing 'Protozoa') containing new contemporary views of these organisms (arranged in 17 phyla).