Title Details

Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; I:Evolutionary Introduction; Introduction - Basic approach and principles; The evolutionary history and phylogeny of the invertebrates; II:The Invertebrate Phyla; Parallel approaches to animal multicellularity; The worms; The molluscs; The lophophorates; The deuterostomes; Invertebrates with legs: the arthropods and similar groups; III:Invertebrate Functional Biology; Feeding; Mechanics and movements (locomotion); Respiration; Excretion, ionic and osmotic regulation, and buoyancy; Defence; Reproduction and life cycles; Development; Control systems; Basic principles revisited; Glossary; Illustration Sources; Index

'The authors have succeeded in providing within a single volume a new, critical look at the essentials of invertebrate biology, in a form meeting the needs of students on modern courses in zoology ... clearly written and excellently illustrated with line drawings and diagrams.' Journal of Biological Education on the first edition