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Animal Diversity

ISBN: 9780697242280 | 0697242285
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
Pub. Date: 4/1/1995

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SummaryTable of Contents
The third edition of Animal Diversity presents a survey of the animal kingdom with emphasis on diversity, evolutionary relationships, functional adaptations, and environmental interactions. It is tailored for a one-semester or one-quarter course and is appropriate for both non-science and science majors.
Prefacexiii
Science of Zoology and Evolutionary Principles
1(32)
A Legacy of Change
1(1)
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Principles of Science
2(2)
Scientific Method
2(1)
Physiological and Evolutionary Sciences
3(1)
Evolution of Animal Diversity
4(1)
History of Evolutionary Theory
5(5)
Pre-Darwinian Evolutionary Ideas
6(1)
Darwin's Great Voyage of Discovery
7(3)
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
10(1)
Evidence for Darwin's Five Theories of Evolution
11(12)
Perpetual Change
11(3)
Common Descent
14(3)
Multiplication of Species
17(2)
Gradualism
19(2)
Natural Selection
21(2)
Revisions of Darwin's Theory
23(1)
Neo-Darwinism
23(1)
Emergence of Modern Darwinism: The Synthetic Theory
23(1)
Microevolution: Genetic Variation and Change within Species
23(4)
Genetic Equilibrium
24(2)
Processes of Evolution: How Genetic Equilibrium Is Upset
26(1)
Macroevolution: Major Evolutionary Events
27(3)
Speciation and Extinction through Geological Time
28(1)
Mass Extinctions
28(2)
Summary
30(1)
Review Questions
31(1)
Selected References
31(2)
Animal Architecture
33(16)
New Designs for Living
33(1)
The Hierarchical Organization of Animal Complexity
33(2)
Complexity and Body Size
34(1)
Extracellular Components of the Metazoan Body
35(1)
Types of Tissues
36(5)
Epithelial Tissue
36(2)
Connective Tissue
38(1)
Muscular Tissue
39(1)
Nervous Tissue
40(1)
Animal Body Plans
41(6)
Animal Symmetry
41(2)
Development Patterns in Bilateral Animals
43(1)
Patterns of Cleavage
43(1)
Body Cavities
44(1)
Metamerism (Segmentation)
45(1)
Cephalization
45(2)
Summary
47(1)
Review Questions
47(1)
Selected References
48(1)
Classification and Phylogeny of Animals
49(14)
Order in Diversity
49(1)
Linnaeus and the Development of Classification
50(1)
Taxonomic Characters and Phylogeny Reconstruction
51(2)
Using Character Variation to Reconstruct Phylogeny
51(1)
Sources of Phylogenetic Information
52(1)
Theories of Taxonomy
53(3)
Traditional Evolutionary Taxonomy
53(2)
Phylogenetic Systematics (Cladistics)
55(1)
The Current State of Animal Taxonomy
56(1)
Species
56(2)
Criteria for Species Recognition
56(1)
Species Concepts
57(1)
Major Divisions of Life
58(1)
Major Subdivisions of the Animal Kingdom
59(1)
Summary
60(1)
Review Questions
61(1)
Selected References
62(1)
The Animal-Like Protista
63(18)
Emergence of Eukaryotes and a New Life Pattern
63(1)
Ecological Relationships
64(1)
Form and Function
64(6)
Locomotor Organelles
64(2)
Nutrition and Digestion
66(1)
Excretion and Osmoregulation
67(1)
Respiration
67(1)
Reproduction
67(1)
Life Cycles
68(2)
Phylum Sarcomastigophora
70(3)
Subphylum Mastigophora
70(1)
Subphylum Sarcodina
70(3)
Phylum Apicomplexa
73(2)
Class Sporozoea
73(2)
Phylum Ciliophora
75(1)
Reproduction and Life Cycles
76(1)
Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation
76(3)
Phylogeny
76(1)
Adaptive Radiation
77(2)
Summary
79(1)
Review Questions
79(1)
Selected References
79(2)
Phylum Porifera: Sponges
81(10)
The Advent of Multicellularity
81(1)
Ecological Relationships
82(1)
Form and Function
83(3)
Types of Canal Systems
83(1)
Types of Cells
84(1)
Types of Skeletons
85(1)
Sponge Physiology
85(1)
Reproduction and Development
86(1)
Class Calcarea (Calcispongiae)
86(1)
Class Hexactinellida (Hyalospongiae)
86(1)
Class Demospongiae
87(1)
Class Sclerospongiae
87(1)
Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation
87(1)
Phylogeny
87(1)
Adaptive Radiation
88(1)
Summary
88(1)
Review Questions
89(1)
Selected References
89(2)
Radiate Animals: Cnidarians and Ctenophores
91(22)
A Fearsome Tiny Weapon
91(1)
Phylum Cnidaria
91(16)
Ecological Relationships
92(1)
Economic Importance
92(1)
Form and Function
92(4)
Class Hydrozoa
96(3)
Class Scyphozoa
99(1)
Class Cubozoa
99(2)
Class Anthozoa
101(6)
Phylum Ctenophora
107(1)
General Relationships
107(1)
Form and Function
107(1)
Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation
108(2)
Phylogeny
108(1)
Adaptive Radiation
109(1)
Summary
110(1)
Review Questions
110(1)
Selected References
111(2)
Acoelomate Animals: Flatworms, Ribbon Worms, and Jaw Worms
113(14)
Getting Ahead
113(1)
Phylum Platyhelminthes
113(8)
Ecological Relationships
114(1)
Form and Function
114(3)
Class Turbellaria
117(1)
Class Monogenea
117(1)
Class Trematoda
117(2)
Class Cestoda
119(2)
Phylum Nemertea (Rhynchocoela)
121(2)
Form and Function
122(1)
Phylum Gnathostomulida
123(1)
Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation
124(1)
Phylogeny
124(1)
Adaptive Radiation
124(1)
Summary
125(1)
Review Questions
126(1)
Selected References
126(1)
Pseudocoelomate Animals
127(12)
A World of Nematodes
127(1)
Phylum Rotifera
128(1)
Phylum Gastrotricha
128(1)
Phylum Kinorhyncha
129(1)
Phylum Loricifera
129(1)
Phylum Priapulida
130(1)
Phylum Nematoda: Roundworms
130(5)
Form and Function
131(1)
Nematode Parasites of Humans
132(3)
Phylum Nematomorpha
135(1)
Phylum Acanthocephala
135(1)
Phylum Entoprocta
136(1)
Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation
136(1)
Phylogeny
136(1)
Adaptive Radiation
137(1)
Summary
137(1)
Review Questions
138(1)
Selected References
138(1)
Molluscs
139(24)
A Significant Space
139(1)
Ecological Relationships
140(1)
Economic Importance
140(1)
Form and Function
141(2)
Body Plan
141(1)
Head-Foot
141(1)
Visceral Mass
141(2)
Internal Structure and Function
143(1)
Classes Caudofoveata and Solenogastres
143(1)
Class Monoplacophora
143(1)
Class Polyplacophora: Chitons
144(1)
Class Scaphopoda
144(1)
Class Gastropoda
145(5)
Form and Function
145(4)
Major Groups of Gastropods
149(1)
Class Bivalva (Pelecypoda)
150(4)
Form and Function
150(4)
Class Cephalopoda
154(3)
Form and Function
154(3)
Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation
157(3)
Summary
160(1)
Review Questions
161(1)
Selected References
161(2)
Segmented Worms: The Annelids
163(14)
Dividing Up the Body
163(1)
Ecological Relationships
164(1)
Economic Importance
164(1)
Body Plan
164(1)
Class Polychaeta
165(3)
Class Oligochaeta
168(4)
Earthworms
168(3)
Freshwater Oligochaetes
171(1)
Class Hirudinea
172(2)
Form and Function
172(2)
Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation
174(1)
Phylogeny
174(1)
Adaptive Radiation
174(1)
Summary
175(1)
Review Questions
176(1)
Selected References
176(1)
Arthropods
177(40)
A Winning Combination
177(1)
Ecological Relationships
178(1)
Why Have Arthropods Achieved Such Great Diversity and Abundance?
178(1)
Subphylum Trilobita
179(1)
Subphylum Chelicerata
179(5)
Class Merostomata
179(1)
Class Pycnogonida: Sea Spiders
180(1)
Class Arachnida
180(4)
Subphylum Crustacea
184(9)
Form and Function
184(4)
Brief Resume of the Crustaceans
188(5)
Subphylum Uniramia
193(17)
Class Chilopoda: Centipedes
193(1)
Class Diplopoda: Millipedes
193(1)
Class Insecta: Insects
193(17)
Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation
210(2)
Phylogeny
210(1)
Adaptive Radiation
211(1)
Summary
212(1)
Review Questions
213(1)
Selected References
214(3)
Lesser Protostomes and Lophophorates
217(10)
Some Evolutionary Experiments
217(1)
The Lesser Protostomes
217(4)
Phylum Sipuncula
217(1)
Phylum Echiura
218(1)
Phylum Pogonophora
219(1)
Phylum Pentastomida
219(1)
Phylum Onychophora
220(1)
Phylum Tardigrada
220(1)
The Lophophorates
221(4)
Phylum Phoronida
222(1)
Phylum Ectoprocta
223(1)
Phylum Brachiopoda
224(1)
Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation of the Lophophorates
225(1)
Summary
225(1)
Review Questions
226(1)
Selected References
226(1)
Echinoderms and Lesser Deuterostomes
227(18)
A Design to Puzzle the Zoologist
227(1)
Phylum Echinodermata
227(11)
Ecological Relationships
228(1)
Class Asteroidea: Sea Stars
228(4)
Class Ophiuroidea: Brittle Stars
232(2)
Class Echinoidea: Sea Urchins, Sand Dollars, and Heart Urchins
234(2)
Class Holothuroidea: Sea Cucumbers
236(1)
Class Crinoidea: Sea Lilies and Feather Stars
236(1)
Class Concentricycloidea: Sea Daisies
237(1)
Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation
237(1)
Lesser Deuterostomes
238(5)
Phylum Chaetognatha
238(2)
Phylum Hemichordata: The Acorn Worms
240(2)
Phylogeny
242(1)
Summary
243(1)
Review Questions
244(1)
Selected References
244(1)
Vertebrate Beginnings: The Chordates
245(16)
It's a Long Way from Amphioxus
245(2)
Traditional and Cladistic Classifications of the Chordates
247(3)
Four Chordate Hallmarks
250(1)
Notochord
250(1)
Dorsal, Tubular Nerve Cord
250(1)
Pharyngeal Pouches and Gill Slits
250(1)
Postanal Tail
251(1)
Ancestry and Evolution of the Chordates
251(1)
Subphylum Urochordata (Tunicata)
252(1)
Subphylum Cephalochordata
253(1)
Subphylum Vertebrata
254(5)
Adaptations That Have Guided Vertebrate Evolution
254(1)
The Search for the Vertebrate Ancestral Stock
255(1)
Garstang's Hypothesis of Chordate Larval Evolution
256(1)
Position of Amphioxus
256(1)
The Earliest Vertebrates: Jawless Ostracoderms
256(1)
Early Jawed Vertebrates
257(1)
Evolution of Modern Fishes and Tetrapods
258(1)
Summary
259(1)
Review Questions
259(1)
Selected References
260(1)
Fishes
261(22)
What Is a Fish?
261(1)
Ancestry and Relationships of Major Groups of Fishes
261(3)
Jawless Fishes: Superclass Agnatha
264(2)
Hagfishes: Class Myxini
264(1)
Lampreys: Class Cephalaspidomorphi (Petromyzones)
265(1)
Cartilaginous Fishes: Class Chondrichthyes
266(2)
Sharks, Skates, and Rays: Subclass Elasmobranchii
266(2)
Chimaeras: Subclass Holocephali
268(1)
Bony Fishes: Class Osteichthyes
268(5)
Origin, Evolution, and Diversity
268(3)
Ray-Finned Fishes: Subclass Actinopterygii
271(1)
The Fleshy-Finned Fishes: Subclass Sarcopterygii
272(1)
Structural and Functional Adaptations of Fishes
273(8)
Locomotion in Water
273(1)
Neutral Buoyancy and the Swim Bladder
274(1)
Respiration
275(1)
Migration
276(2)
Reproduction and Growth
278(3)
Summary
281(1)
Review Questions
282(1)
Selected References
282(1)
The Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians
283(14)
Vertebrate Landfall
283(1)
Movement onto Land
283(1)
Early Evolution of Terrestrial Vertebrates
284(3)
Devonian Origin of the Tetrapods
284(1)
Carboniferous Radiation of the Tetrapods
284(3)
The Modern Amphibians
287(7)
Caecilians: Order Gymnophiona (Apoda)
287(1)
Salamanders: Order Caudata (Urodela)
288(1)
Frogs and Toads: Order Anura (Salientia)
289(5)
Summary
294(1)
Review Questions
294(1)
Selected References
295(2)
Reptiles
297(16)
Enclosing the Pond
297(1)
Origin and Adaptive Radiation of Reptiles
297(2)
Changes in Traditional Classification of Reptiles
299(1)
Characteristics of Reptiles That Distinguish Them from Amphibians
299(3)
Characteristics and Natural History of Reptilian Orders
302(8)
Anapsid Reptiles: Subclass Anapsida
302(1)
Diapsid Reptiles: Subclass Diapsida
303(7)
Summary
310(1)
Review Questions
311(1)
Selected References
311(2)
Birds
313(24)
Long Trip to a Summer Home
313(1)
Origin and Relationships
314(3)
Adaptations of Bird Structure and Function for Flight
317(7)
Feathers
318(1)
Skeleton
318(2)
Muscular System
320(1)
Digestive System
321(1)
Circulatory System
321(1)
Respiratory System
321(1)
Excretory System
322(1)
Nervous and Sensory Systems
322(2)
Flight
324(1)
Bird Wing as a Lift Device
324(1)
Basic Forms of Bird Wings
324(1)
Flapping Flight
325(1)
Migration and Navigation
325(3)
Migration Routes
326(1)
Stimulus for Migration
326(1)
Direction Finding in Migration
327(1)
Social Behavior and Reproduction
328(3)
Reproductive System
328(1)
Mating Systems
329(1)
Nesting and Care of Young
330(1)
Bird Populations
331(4)
Summary
335(1)
Review Questions
336(1)
Selected References
336(1)
Mammals
337(26)
The Telltale Hair
337(1)
Origin and Relationships
338(3)
Structural and Functional Adaptations of Mammals
341(15)
Integument and Its Derivatives
341(3)
Food and Feeding
344(3)
Migration
347(1)
Flight and Echolocation
348(2)
Reproduction
350(2)
Mammal Populations
352(4)
Human Evolution
356(2)
Summary
358(1)
Review Questions
359(1)
Selected References
360(1)
General References
361(2)
Glossary363(18)
Credits381(2)
Index383

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