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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.
Introduction. Protozoa. Sponges. Cnidarians and Ctenophores. Bilateral Animal. Flatworms, Gnathostomulids and Mesozoans. Nemerteans. Aschelminthes. Non-Segmented Coelomate Protostomes. Molluscs. Annelids and Pogonorphorans. Introduction to the Arthropods. Chelicerates. Crustaceans. Myriapods. Insects. Portochordates and Chaetognaths. Echinoderms. Lophophorates. Invertebrate Evolution.
