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020 _a9780071106702
020 _a0072528443
020 _a9780072528442
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_bANI
245 0 0 _aAnimal diversity
250 _a4th Edition.
260 _aBoston :
_bMcGraw-Hill Higher Education,
_cc2007.
300 _axvi, 460 pages :
_billustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 28 cm
500 _aIncluded Index
505 _a1 Science of Zoology and Evolution of Animal Diversity 2 Animal Ecology 3 Animal Architecture 4 Classification and Phylogeny of Animals 5 Protozoan Groups 6 Sponges: Phylum Porifera 7 Radiate Animals: Cnidarians and Ctenophores 8 Acoelomate Bilateral Animals: Flatworms, Ribbon Worms, and Jaw Worms 9 Pseudocoelomate Animals 10 Molluscs 11 Segmented Worms: Annelids, Including Pogonophorans 12 Arthropods 13 Lesser Protostomes 14 Echinoderms and Hemichordates 15 Vertebrate Beginnings: The Chordates 16 Fishes 17 The Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians 18 Amniote Origins and Reptilian Groups 19 Birds 20 Mammals
520 _aUsing the theme of evolution to develop a broad-scale view of animal diversity, this book helps students to focus not only on the organisms themselves, but also on the processes that produce evolutionary diversity. It gives a comprehensive survey of zoological diversity and emphasises on evolutionary, systematic and ecological principles.
650 0 _aZoology.
650 0 _aAnimal diversity.
700 1 _aHickman, Cleveland P.,
700 1 _aHickman, Cleveland P.,
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