Animal diversity

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Brief Contents; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Chapter 1 Science of Zoology and Evolution of Animal Diversity; 1.1 Principles of Science; 1.2 Origins of Darwinian Evolutionary Theory; 1.3 Darwin's Theory of Evolution; 1.4 Evidence for Darwin's Five Theories of Evolution; 1.5 Revisions of Darwinian Evolutionary Theory; 1.6 Microevolution: Genetic Variation and Change Within Species; 1.7 Macroevolution: Major Evolutionary Events and Processes; Summary; Review Questions; Selected References; Chapter 2 Animal Ecology; 2.1 Environment and the Niche 2.2 Populations2.3 Community Ecology; 2.4 Ecosystems; 2.5 Biodiversity and Extinction; Summary; Review Questions; Selected References; Chapter 3 Animal Architecture; 3.1 The Hierarchical Organization of Animal Complexity; 3.2 Animal Body Plans; 3.3 How Many Body Plans Are There?; 3.4 Components of Animal Bodies; 3.5 Complexity and Body Size; Summary; Review Questions; Selected References; Chapter 4 Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Animals; 4.1 Linnaeus and Taxonomy; 4.2 Species; 4.3 Taxonomic Characters and Reconstruction of Phylogeny; 4.4 Theories of Taxonomy; 4.5 Major Divisions of Life 4.6 Major Subdivisions of the Animal KingdomSummary; Review Questions; Selected References; Chapter 5 Unicellular Eukaryotes; 5.1 Form and Function; 5.2 Unicellular Eukaryotic Taxa; 5.3 Phylogeny; Summary; Review Questions; Selected References; Chapter 6 Sponges: Phylum Porifera; 6.1 Ecological Relationships; 6.2 Form and Function; 6.3 Brief Survey of Sponges; 6.4 Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification; Summary; Review Questions; Selected References; Chapter 7 Cnidarians and Ctenophores; 7.1 Phylum Cnidaria; 7.2 Phylum Ctenophora; 7.3 Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification; Summary Review QuestionsSelected References; Chapter 8 Xenacoelomorpha, Platyzoa, and Mesozoa: Flatworms, Gastrotrichs, Gnathiferans, and Mesozoans; 8.1 Phylum Xenacoelomorpha; 8.2 Clade Platyzoa; 8.3 Phylum Platyhelminthes; 8.4 Phylum Gastrotricha; 8.5 Clade Gnathifera; 8.6 Phylum Gnathostomulida; 8.7 Phylum Micrognathozoa; 8.8 Phylum Rotifera; 8.9 Phylum Acanthocephala; 8.10 Phylum Mesozoa; 8.11 Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification; Summary; Review Questions; Selected References; Chapter 9 Polyzoa and Kryptrochozoa: Cycliophora, Entoprocta, Ectoprocta, Brachiopoda, Phoronida, and Nemertea 9.1 Clade Polyzoa9.2 Phylum Cycliophora; 9.3 Phylum Entoprocta; 9.4 Phylum Ectoprocta; 9.5 Clade Brachiozoa; 9.6 Phylum Brachiopoda; 9.7 Phylum Phoronida; 9.8 Phylum Nemertea (Rhynchocoela); 9.9 Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification; Summary; Review Questions; Selected References; Chapter 10 Molluscs; 10.1 Ecological Relationships; 10.2 Economic Importance; 10.3 Function; 10.4 Classes Caudofoveata and Solenogastres; 10.5 Class Monoplacophora; 10.6 Class Polyplacophora: Chitons; 10.7 Class Scaphopoda; 10.8 Class Gastropoda; 10.9 Class Bivalvia (Pelecypoda); 10.10 Class Cephalopoda