The Invertebrates
A Synthesis
3rd Edition
Published on 17. August 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-632-04761-1 (ISBN)
Description
The majority of undergraduate texts in invertebrate zoology (of which there are many) fall into one of two categories. They either offer a systematic treatment of groups of animals phylum by phylum, or adopt a functional approach to the various anatomical and physiological systems of the better known species. The Invertebrates is the first and only textbook to integrate both approaches and thus meet the modern teaching needs of the subject.
This is the only invertebrate textbook to integrate systematics and functional approaches.
The molecular systematics sections have been completely updated for the new edition.
Strong evolutionary theme which reflects the importance of molecular techniques throughout.
Distills the essential characteristics of each invertebrate group and lists diagnostic features to allow comparisons between phyla. New phyla have been added for the new edition.
Stresses comparisons in physiology, reproduction and development.
Improved layout and illustration quality.
Second edition has sold 14000 copies.
Nature of the first edition:
'Students will like this book. It deserves to succeed.'
This is the only invertebrate textbook to integrate systematics and functional approaches.
The molecular systematics sections have been completely updated for the new edition.
Strong evolutionary theme which reflects the importance of molecular techniques throughout.
Distills the essential characteristics of each invertebrate group and lists diagnostic features to allow comparisons between phyla. New phyla have been added for the new edition.
Stresses comparisons in physiology, reproduction and development.
Improved layout and illustration quality.
Second edition has sold 14000 copies.
Nature of the first edition:
'Students will like this book. It deserves to succeed.'
Reviews / Votes
"I can not recomment this book highly enough. It should be in the library of every school and university and I think all biologists would benefit from having a copy in their personal collection."--Peter Bowen-Walker, Journal of Biological Education, 2002
"This edition of a very useful text contains new research adding to our knowledge of invertebrates, and many chapters have been updated and rewritten. [...] Zoology students will welcome this new edition." (Aslib Book Guide, Dec 2001)
"Essentially, this is a simple text. It aims to bring together all invertebrates and describe them in terms of their differences (phyla) and common elements (functions). Although the text needs to be precise, it is clear and the diagrams are very good. This is an excellent reference text which should find its way into field centres and school/college libraries." (TEGNews, Dec 2001)
"When it comes to the invertebrates the position is much less clear cut. There are many gaps in our knowledge and so often the evolutionary relationships between the phyla are neglected. It is also a difficult area of zoology because many of the key organisms are unfamiliar ones, but in this book the subject is dealt with very clearly. It is a bold step to put it at the beginning, because there are many unfamiliar terms and concepts not covered until later in the book, but I think it works, not least because it gives the subject the importance it deserves. The book ought to become the standard text for invertebrate courses." (New Scientist, Sept. 1993)
"... a good student-orientated introductory text which is attractive, liveley and informative. I am sure it will continue to be a favourite..." (Journal of Animal Ecology, 1994)
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1239 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-632-04761-1 (9780632047611)
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Persons
R. S. K. Barnes is the author of The Invertebrates: A Synthesis, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley. Peter P. Calow is the author of The Invertebrates: A Synthesis, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley.
Author
Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, UK
University of Sheffield, UK
Department of Marine Science and Coastal Management, University of Newcastle, UK
Department of Marine Science and Coastal Management, University of Newcastle, UK
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, UK
Content
Preface, vii
Part 1: Evolutionary Introduction
1 Introduction: Basic Approach and Principles, 3
1.1 Why invertebrates? 3
1.2 Properties of living things, 4
1.3 Origins of life, 6
1.4 Levels of organismic organization, 7
1.5 Prospects, 7
1.6 Further reading, 8
2 The Evolutionary History and Phylogeny of the Invertebrates, 9
2.1 Introduction, 9
2.2 The simplest animals, 11
2.3 The bilaterally-symmetrical animals, 16
2.4 Interrelationships of the superphyla, 25
2.5 The origin, radiation and extinction of animal groups, 26
2.6 Biodiversity, 33
2.7 Further reading, 34
Part 2: The Invertebrate Phyla
3 Parallel Approaches to Animal Multicellularity, 39
3.1 'The Protozoa', 39
3.2 Superphylum PARAZOA (sponges), 46
3.3 Superphylum PHAGOCYTELLOZOA, 53
3.4 Superphylum RADIATA, 54
3.5 Superphylum MESOZOA, 65
3.6 Superphylum BILATERIA, 68
3.7 Further reading, 78
4 The Worms, 80
4.1 Phylum NEMERTEA (ribbon- or proboscis-worms), 81
4.2 Phylum GNATHOSTOMULA, 83
4.3 Phylum GASTROTRICHA, 84
4.4 Phylum NEMATODA, 86
4.5 Phylum NEMATOMORPHA (horsehair worms), 90
4.6 Phylum KINORHYNCHA, 92
4.7 Phylum LORICIFERA, 94
4.8 Phylum PRIAPULA, 95
4.9 Phylum ROTIFERA, 96
4.10 Phylum ACANTHOCEPHALA, 99
4.11 Phylum SIPUNCULA, 101
4.12 Phylum ECHIURA, 102
4.13 Phylum POGONOPHORA, 103
4.14 Phylum ANNELIDA, 105
4.15 Worms of uncertain phylum, 116
4.16 Further reading, 117
5 The Molluscs, 118
5.1 Phylum MOLLUSCA, 118
5.2 Further reading, 132
6 The Lophophorates, 134
6.1 Phylum PHORONA, 134
6.2 Phylum BRACHIOPODA (lamp-shells), 136
6.3 Phylum BRYOZOA, 137
6.4 Phylum ENTOPROCTA, 142
6.5 Phylum CYCLIOPHORA, 143
6.6 Further reading, 145
7 The Deuterostomes, 146
7.1 Phylum CHAETOGNATHA (arrow-worms), 146
7.2 Phylum HEMICHORDATA, 147
7.3 Phylum ECHINODERMATA, 151
7.4 Phylum CHORDATA, 159
7.5 Further reading, 167
8 Invertebrates with Legs: the Arthropods and Similar Groups, 168
8.1 Phylum TARDIGRADA (water bears), 169
8.2 Phylum PENTASTOMA (tongue-worms), 171
8.3 Phylum ONYCHOPHORA, 172
8.4 Phylum CHELICERATA, 174
8.5 Phylum UNIRAMIA, 179
8.6 Phylum CRUSTACEA, 191
8.7 Further reading, 205
Part 3: Invertebrate Functional Biology
9 Feeding, 209
9.1 Introduction: the evolution of animal modes of feeding, 209
9.2 Types of animal feeding: patterns of acquisition and processing, 217
9.3 Costs and benefits of feeding: optimal foraging, 226
9.4 Conclusions, 236
9.5 Further reading, 236
10 Mechanics and Movement (Locomotion), 238
10.1 Introduction, 238
10.2 The generation of forces by animal cells, 241
10.3 Ciliary locomotion, 244
10.4 Muscular activity and skeletal systems, 247
10.5 Burrowing, creeping, crawling, walking and running: locomotion over and through a solid substrate, 250
10.6 Swimming and flying, 259
10.7 Conclusions, 270
10.8 Further reading, 270
11 Respiration, 272
11.1 Central importance of ATP in respiration, 272
11.2 Backbone of catabolism, 272
11.3 Generating ATP without O2, 272
11.4 Uptake of O2, 274
11.5 Measuring metabolism, 280
11.6 Factors influencing respiration, 282
11.7 Conclusions, 287
11.8 Further reading, 287
12 Excretion, Ionic and Osmotic Regulation, and Buoyancy, 289
12.1 Excretion, 289
12.2 Osmotic and ionic regulation, 290
12.3 Excretory systems, 296
12.4 Conclusions, 300
12.5 Further reading, 300
13 Defence, 302
13.1 Classification of threats, 302
13.2 Defence, 302
13.3 Conclusions, 315
13.4 Further reading, 315
14 Reproduction and Life Cycles, 317
14.1 Introduction, 317
14.2 The significance of sexual and asexual reproduction, 323
14.3 The organization of sexual reproduction and life histories: reproductive traits and functions, 338
14.4 The control of reproductive processes, 344
14.5 Reproduction and resource allocation, 355
14.6 Conclusions, 361
14.7 Further reading, 362
15 Development, 364
15.1 Oogenesis: the storage of developmental information, 365
15.2 Patterns of early development, 373
15.3 Experimental embryology of invertebrates: the determination of cell fate, 380
15.4 The developmental genetics of Drosophila melanogaster, 389
15.5 Larval development and metamorphosis, 403
15.6 Regeneration, 407
15.7 Conclusion: invertebrate development and the genetic programme, 409
15.8 Further reading, 412
16 Control Systems, 413
16.1 Potentials, 414
16.2 Neurones and their connections, 418
16.3 Organization of nervous systems, 422
16.4 Receptors, 430
16.5 Vision, 433
16.6 Sensory processing, 436
16.7 Spontaneity, 441
16.8 Neural bases of behaviour, 443
16.9 Organization of motor output, 447
16.10 Chemical communication, 450
16.11 Roles of endocrine systems, 454
16.12 Applications, 460
16.13 Conclusion, 463
16.14 Further reading, 463
17 Basic Principles Revisited, 464
17.1 Basic physiological features of phenotypes, 464
17.2 The primacy of replication and reproduction, 465
17.3 Ontogeny, 465
17.4 Ontogeny and phylogeny, 467
17.5 Size and shape - scaling, 469
17.6 Further reading, 470
Glossary, 471
Illustration Sources, 478
Index, 483
Part 1: Evolutionary Introduction
1 Introduction: Basic Approach and Principles, 3
1.1 Why invertebrates? 3
1.2 Properties of living things, 4
1.3 Origins of life, 6
1.4 Levels of organismic organization, 7
1.5 Prospects, 7
1.6 Further reading, 8
2 The Evolutionary History and Phylogeny of the Invertebrates, 9
2.1 Introduction, 9
2.2 The simplest animals, 11
2.3 The bilaterally-symmetrical animals, 16
2.4 Interrelationships of the superphyla, 25
2.5 The origin, radiation and extinction of animal groups, 26
2.6 Biodiversity, 33
2.7 Further reading, 34
Part 2: The Invertebrate Phyla
3 Parallel Approaches to Animal Multicellularity, 39
3.1 'The Protozoa', 39
3.2 Superphylum PARAZOA (sponges), 46
3.3 Superphylum PHAGOCYTELLOZOA, 53
3.4 Superphylum RADIATA, 54
3.5 Superphylum MESOZOA, 65
3.6 Superphylum BILATERIA, 68
3.7 Further reading, 78
4 The Worms, 80
4.1 Phylum NEMERTEA (ribbon- or proboscis-worms), 81
4.2 Phylum GNATHOSTOMULA, 83
4.3 Phylum GASTROTRICHA, 84
4.4 Phylum NEMATODA, 86
4.5 Phylum NEMATOMORPHA (horsehair worms), 90
4.6 Phylum KINORHYNCHA, 92
4.7 Phylum LORICIFERA, 94
4.8 Phylum PRIAPULA, 95
4.9 Phylum ROTIFERA, 96
4.10 Phylum ACANTHOCEPHALA, 99
4.11 Phylum SIPUNCULA, 101
4.12 Phylum ECHIURA, 102
4.13 Phylum POGONOPHORA, 103
4.14 Phylum ANNELIDA, 105
4.15 Worms of uncertain phylum, 116
4.16 Further reading, 117
5 The Molluscs, 118
5.1 Phylum MOLLUSCA, 118
5.2 Further reading, 132
6 The Lophophorates, 134
6.1 Phylum PHORONA, 134
6.2 Phylum BRACHIOPODA (lamp-shells), 136
6.3 Phylum BRYOZOA, 137
6.4 Phylum ENTOPROCTA, 142
6.5 Phylum CYCLIOPHORA, 143
6.6 Further reading, 145
7 The Deuterostomes, 146
7.1 Phylum CHAETOGNATHA (arrow-worms), 146
7.2 Phylum HEMICHORDATA, 147
7.3 Phylum ECHINODERMATA, 151
7.4 Phylum CHORDATA, 159
7.5 Further reading, 167
8 Invertebrates with Legs: the Arthropods and Similar Groups, 168
8.1 Phylum TARDIGRADA (water bears), 169
8.2 Phylum PENTASTOMA (tongue-worms), 171
8.3 Phylum ONYCHOPHORA, 172
8.4 Phylum CHELICERATA, 174
8.5 Phylum UNIRAMIA, 179
8.6 Phylum CRUSTACEA, 191
8.7 Further reading, 205
Part 3: Invertebrate Functional Biology
9 Feeding, 209
9.1 Introduction: the evolution of animal modes of feeding, 209
9.2 Types of animal feeding: patterns of acquisition and processing, 217
9.3 Costs and benefits of feeding: optimal foraging, 226
9.4 Conclusions, 236
9.5 Further reading, 236
10 Mechanics and Movement (Locomotion), 238
10.1 Introduction, 238
10.2 The generation of forces by animal cells, 241
10.3 Ciliary locomotion, 244
10.4 Muscular activity and skeletal systems, 247
10.5 Burrowing, creeping, crawling, walking and running: locomotion over and through a solid substrate, 250
10.6 Swimming and flying, 259
10.7 Conclusions, 270
10.8 Further reading, 270
11 Respiration, 272
11.1 Central importance of ATP in respiration, 272
11.2 Backbone of catabolism, 272
11.3 Generating ATP without O2, 272
11.4 Uptake of O2, 274
11.5 Measuring metabolism, 280
11.6 Factors influencing respiration, 282
11.7 Conclusions, 287
11.8 Further reading, 287
12 Excretion, Ionic and Osmotic Regulation, and Buoyancy, 289
12.1 Excretion, 289
12.2 Osmotic and ionic regulation, 290
12.3 Excretory systems, 296
12.4 Conclusions, 300
12.5 Further reading, 300
13 Defence, 302
13.1 Classification of threats, 302
13.2 Defence, 302
13.3 Conclusions, 315
13.4 Further reading, 315
14 Reproduction and Life Cycles, 317
14.1 Introduction, 317
14.2 The significance of sexual and asexual reproduction, 323
14.3 The organization of sexual reproduction and life histories: reproductive traits and functions, 338
14.4 The control of reproductive processes, 344
14.5 Reproduction and resource allocation, 355
14.6 Conclusions, 361
14.7 Further reading, 362
15 Development, 364
15.1 Oogenesis: the storage of developmental information, 365
15.2 Patterns of early development, 373
15.3 Experimental embryology of invertebrates: the determination of cell fate, 380
15.4 The developmental genetics of Drosophila melanogaster, 389
15.5 Larval development and metamorphosis, 403
15.6 Regeneration, 407
15.7 Conclusion: invertebrate development and the genetic programme, 409
15.8 Further reading, 412
16 Control Systems, 413
16.1 Potentials, 414
16.2 Neurones and their connections, 418
16.3 Organization of nervous systems, 422
16.4 Receptors, 430
16.5 Vision, 433
16.6 Sensory processing, 436
16.7 Spontaneity, 441
16.8 Neural bases of behaviour, 443
16.9 Organization of motor output, 447
16.10 Chemical communication, 450
16.11 Roles of endocrine systems, 454
16.12 Applications, 460
16.13 Conclusion, 463
16.14 Further reading, 463
17 Basic Principles Revisited, 464
17.1 Basic physiological features of phenotypes, 464
17.2 The primacy of replication and reproduction, 465
17.3 Ontogeny, 465
17.4 Ontogeny and phylogeny, 467
17.5 Size and shape - scaling, 469
17.6 Further reading, 470
Glossary, 471
Illustration Sources, 478
Index, 483