Animal DiversityA top choice among students and instructors alike, Animal Diversity continues to earn the appreciation of both science majors and non-majors alike. The book uses the theme of evolution to develop a broad-scale view of animal diversity—students focus not only the organisms themselves, but also the processes that produce evolutionary diversity. The book is unique in its comprehensive survey of zoological diversity and its emphasis on evolutionary, systematic and ecological principles, all in one package. |
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Animal Diversity Jr. Hickman, Cleveland,Larry Roberts,Susan Keen,Allan Larson,David Eisenhour No preview available - 2008 |
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adaptive adult allelic amebas amphibians ancestor animals annelids anus appendages aquatic arthropods asexual bilateral blood body plan body wall burrow called canal cells characteristics chordates ciliated clade cladistic cladogram Class cnidarians coelom colony common coral crustaceans cuticle cycle Darwin's deuterostome digestive diversity dorsal Ecdysozoa echinoderms eggs epidermis evolution evolutionary example extinct feeding female figure fins fishes fossil freshwater gene genetic gills glands habitats hagfishes host humans insects intestine invertebrates jaws larva layers lineages living lophophore Lophotrochozoa mantle cavity marine medusa membrane mesoderm molluscs monophyletic mouth muscles nematocysts nematodes nerve cord occurs organisms pair paraphyletic parasitic pharynx phyla phylogenetic phylogeny phylum polychaetes polyp population predators prey proboscis protostomes protozoa pseudocoelom radial reproductive sea stars secreted segments sensory setae shell skeleton species sperm sponges structure Subphylum surface swim taxa taxonomy tentacles terrestrial tetrapods tion tissue tube usually ventral vertebrates wings worms