Animal Kingdom: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Animal Kingdom: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780199593217

ISBN-10: 0199593213

ISBN-13: 9780199593217

Edition: 2011

Authors: Peter Holland

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The animal world is immensely diverse, and our understanding of it has been greatly enhanced by analysis of DNA and the study of evolution and development ('evo-devo'). In this Very Short Introduction Peter Holland presents a modern tour of the animal kingdom. Beginning with the definition of animals (not obvious in biological terms), he takes the reader through the high-level groupings of animals (phyla) and new views on their evolutionary relationships based on molecular data,together with an overview of the biology of each group of animals. The phylogenetic view is central to zoology today and the volume will be of great value to all students of the life sciences, as well as providing a…

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List price: $8.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 11/24/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 4.09" wide x 6.61" long x 0.78" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English



Acknowledgements


List of illustrations



What is an animal?



Animal phyla



The evolutionary tree of animals



Basal animals: sponges, corals, and jellyfish



The bilaterians: building a body



Lophotrochozoa: wondrous worms



Ecdysozoa: insects and nematodes



Deuterostomes I: starfish, sea squirts, and amphioxus



Deuterostomes II: the rise of vertebrates



Deuterostomes III: vertebrates on land



Enigmatic animals


Further reading


Index