The Invertebrate Tree of Life / Gonzalo Giribet, Gregory D. Edgecombe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giribet, Gonzalo, Author.

Edgecombe, Gregory D., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Invertebrates.

Invertebrates--Phylogeny.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (609 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The most up-to-date book on invertebrates, providing a new framework for understanding their place in the tree of lifeIn The Invertebrate Tree of Life, Gonzalo Giribet and Gregory Edgecombe, leading authorities on invertebrate biology and paleontology, utilize phylogenetics to trace the evolution of animals from their origins in the Proterozoic to today. Phylogenetic relationships between and within the major animal groups are based on the latest molecular analyses, which are increasingly genomic in scale and draw on the soundest methods of tree reconstruction.Giribet and Edgecombe evaluate the evolution of animal organ systems, exploring how current debates about phylogenetic relationships affect the ways in which aspects of invertebrate nervous systems, reproductive biology, and other key features are inferred to have developed. The authors review the systematics, natural history, anatomy, development, and fossil records of all major animal groups, employing seminal historical works and cutting-edge research in evolutionary developmental biology, genomics, and advanced imaging techniques. Overall, they provide a synthetic treatment of all animal phyla and discuss their relationships via an integrative approach to invertebrate systematics, anatomy, paleontology, and genomics.With numerous detailed illustrations and phylogenetic trees, The Invertebrate Tree of Life is a must-have reference for biologists and anyone interested in invertebrates, and will be an ideal text for courses in invertebrate biology.A must-have and up-to-date book on invertebrate biologyIdeal as both a textbook and referenceSuitable for courses in invertebrate biologyRichly illustrated with black-and-white and color images and abundant tree diagramsWritten by authorities on invertebrate evolution and phylogenyFactors in the latest understanding of animal genomics and original fossil material

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE AND NOTES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1. Before Animals

2. Phylogenetics and the Base of the Animal Tree of Life

3. Ctenophora

4. Porifera

5. Planulozoa

6. Placozoa + Cnidaria clade

7. Placozoa

8. Cnidaria

9. Bilateria

10. Xenacoelomorpha

11. Xenoturbellida

12. Acoelomorpha

13. Nephrozoa

14. Deuterostomia

15. Ambulacraria

16. Hemichordata

17. Echinodermata

18. Chordata

19. Protostomia

20. Ecdysozoa

21. Scalidophora

22. Priapulida

23. Kinorhyncha

24. Loricifera

25. Nematoida

26. Nematoda

27. Nematomorpha

28. Panarthropoda

29. Tardigrada

30. Onychophora

31. Arthropoda

32. Spiralia

33. Dicyemida (= Rhombozoa)

34. Orthonectida

35. Chaetognatha

36. Gnathifera

37. Micrognathozoa

38. Gnathostomulida

39. Rotifera

40. Platytrochozoa

41. Rouphozoa

42. Gastrotricha

43. Platyhelminthes

44. Lophotrochozoa

45. Cycliophora

46. Mollusca

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780691197067

0691197067

OCLC:

112919754