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Animal diversity

Cleveland P. Hickman (Author), Susan L. Keen (Author), Allan Larson (Author), David J. Eisenhour (Author)
Animal Diversity is tailored for the restrictive requirements of a one-semester or one-quarter course in zoology, and is appropriate for both nonscience and science majors of varying backgrounds. This Ninth edition of Animal Diversity presents a survey of the animal kingdom with emphasis on diversity, evolutionary relationships, functional adaptations, and environmental interactions"
Print Book, English, 2021
Ninth edition View all formats and editions
McGraw Hill LLC, New York, 2021
xiv, 512 s. : color illustrations ; 28 cm
9781260575859, 9781260240887, 9781260443158, 1260575853, 1260240886, 1260443159
1334638943
1. Science of Zoology and Evolution of Animal Diversity2. Animal Ecology3. Animal Architecture4. Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Animals5. Unicellular Eukaryotes6. Sponges: Phylum Porifera7. Cnidarians and Ctenophores8. Xenacoelomorpha, Platyhelminthes,Gastrotricha, Gnathifera, including Chaetognatha, and Mesozoa,9. Polyzoa and Trochozoa: Cycliophora, Entoprocta, Ectoprocta, Brachiopoda, Phoronida, and Nemertea,10. Molluscs11. Annelids 12. Smaller Ecdysozoans13. Arthropods14.  Echinoderms and Hemichordates15. Vertebrate Beginnings: The Chordates16. Fishes17. The Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians18. Amniote Origins and Nonavian Reptiles19. Birds20. Mammals