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Author : Ralph Morris Buchsbaum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Invertebrates
ISBN : OCLC:631276880
Author : Bobbie Kalman
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778732797
Invertebrates do not have backbones or internal skeletons, but some have hard coverings. Invertebrates are weird and wonderful creatures that come in every shape and color imaginable! Children will love the exciting photos!
Author : Bridget Anderson
Publisher : World of Science: Come Learn w
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003-02
Category : Animals
ISBN : 1890674141
Discusses what invertebrates are and how they are classified, and provides in-depth information about many specific invertebrates, such as insects, sponges, and jellyfish.
Author : Ralph Buchsbaum,Mildredd Buchsbaum,Mildred Buchsbaum,John Pearse
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226076270
Animals Without Backbones has been considered a classic among biology textbooks since it was first published to great acclaim in 1938. It was the first biology textbook ever reviewed by Time and was also featured with illustrations in Life. Harvard, Stanford, the University of Chicago, and more than eighty other colleges and universities adopted it for use in courses. Since then, its clear explanations and ample illustrations have continued to introduce hundreds of thousands of students and general readers around the world to jellyfishes, corals, flatworms, squids, starfishes, spiders, grasshoppers, and the other invertebrates that make up ninety-seven percent of the animal kingdom. This new edition has been completely rewritten and redesigned, but it retains the same clarity and careful scholarship that have earned this book its continuing readership for half a century. It is even more lavishly illustrated than earlier editions, incorporating many new drawings and photographs. Informative, concise legends that form an integral part of the text accompany the illustrations. The text has been updated to include findings from recent research. Eschewing pure morphology, the authors use each group of animals to introduce one or more biological principles. In recent decades, courses and texts on invertebrate zoology at many universities have been available only for advanced biology majors specializing in this area. The Third Edition of Animals Without Backbones remains an ideal introduction to invertebrates for lower-level biology majors, nonmajors, students in paleontology and other related fields, junior college and advanced high school students, and the general reader who pursues the rewarding study of the natural world.
Author : Millicent E. Selsam,Joyce Hunt
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780595291229
An introduction to the characteristics of the major groups of invertebrates and vertebrates.
Author : Ralph Buchsbaum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Invertebrates
ISBN : UCSD:31822013478482
A thorough introduction of the structure and characteristics of the main groups of invertebrate animals.
Author : Elaine Pascoe
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2002-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 082396311X
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of animals that do not have internal skeletal systems.
Author : Janet Moore
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139458474
So much has to be crammed into today's biology courses that basic information on animal groups and their evolutionary origins is often left out. This is particularly true for the invertebrates. The second edition of Janet Moore's An Introduction to the Invertebrates fills this gap by providing a short updated guide to the invertebrate phyla, looking at their diverse forms, functions and evolutionary relationships. This book first introduces evolution and modern methods of tracing it, then considers the distinctive body plan of each invertebrate phylum showing what has evolved, how the animals live, and how they develop. Boxes introduce physiological mechanisms and development. The final chapter explains uses of molecular evidence and presents an up-to-date view of evolutionary history, giving a more certain definition of the relationships between invertebrates. This user-friendly and well-illustrated introduction will be invaluable for all those studying invertebrates.
Author : Ann Downer
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467788052
When you think of smart animals, what comes to mind? Wise old owls? Problem-solving dolphins? Maybe you have heard of Koko the gorilla, who has mastered one thousand signs in American Sign Language, or Chaser the border collie, who recognizes one thousand names for her stuffed toys. But what about ants building megacolonies or bees reporting to the hive about new nesting sites? What about escape artist octopuses and jellyfish that use their eyes (they have twenty-four!) to navigate? Are insects, spiders, and other animals without backbones considered smart, too? When we think of intelligent creatures, we often think of vertebrates, or animals with spinal columns and relatively large brains. We don't usually think of invertebrates, or animals without a spine. But invertebrates can be astonishingly intelligent. These animals exhibit surprising feats of learning, memory, and problem-solving using their relatively simple, tiny brains—some the size of a sesame seed or even smaller. In fact, some intelligent invertebrates have no brain at all! Scientists around the world are putting invertebrate intelligence to use in mind-boggling ways. Engineers are designing swarmbots based on bees to take part in search-and-rescue efforts. And materials scientists are basing a new, tough ceramic on the structure of a mantis shrimp's claw. In Smart and Spineless, readers will be challenged to think in a whole new way about what it means to be smart!
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Invertebrates
ISBN : OCLC:22744964
Author : Henry Gee
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226403199
“Addresses an important topic for biologists and zoologists about vertebrates’ place in the ‘grand scheme’ . . . genuinely witty and charming . . . magnificent.” —Neil J. Gostling, University of Southampton Our understanding of vertebrate origins and the backbone of human history evolves with each new fossil find and DNA map. Many species have now had their genomes sequenced, and molecular techniques allow genetic inspection of even non-model organisms. But as longtime Nature editor Henry Gee argues in Across the Bridge, despite these giant strides and our deepening understanding of how vertebrates fit into the tree of life, the morphological chasm between vertebrates and invertebrates remains vast and enigmatic. As Gee shows, even as scientific advances have falsified a variety of theories linking these groups, the extant relatives of vertebrates are too few for effective genetic analysis. Moreover, the more we learn about the species that do remain—from sea-squirts to starfish—the clearer it becomes that they are too far evolved along their own courses to be of much use in reconstructing what the latest invertebrate ancestors of vertebrates looked like. Fossils present yet further problems of interpretation. Tracing both the fast-changing science that has helped illuminate the intricacies of vertebrate evolution as well as the limits of that science, Across the Bridge helps us to see how far the field has come in crossing the invertebrate-to-vertebrate divide—and how far we still have to go. “A beautiful ode to some of the least appreciated animals . . . guides the reader joyfully through deuterostomes—weaving disparate elements of embryology, paleontology, and morphology into an unprecedented and accessible narrative.” —Jakob Vinther, University of Bristol
Author : Charles Frederick Holder
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752348347
Reproduction of the original: Half Hours With the Lower Animals by Charles Frederick Holder
Author : Ralph Buchsbaum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Invertebrates
ISBN : 0140201882
Author : Gregory A. Lewbart
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780813817583
Invertebrate Medicine, Second Edition offers a thorough update to the most comprehensive book on invertebrate husbandry and veterinary care. Including pertinent biological data for invertebrate species, the book’s emphasis is on providing state-of-the-art information on medicine and the clinical condition. Invertebrate Medicine, Second Edition is an invaluable guide to the medical care of both captive and wild invertebrate animals. Coverage includes sponges, jellyfish, anemones, corals, mollusks, starfish, sea urchins, crabs, crayfish, lobsters, shrimp, hermit crabs, spiders, scorpions, and many more, with chapters organized by taxonomy. New chapters provide information on reef systems, honeybees, butterfly houses, conservation, welfare, and sources of invertebrates and supplies. Invertebrate Medicine, Second Edition is an essential resource for veterinarians in zoo animal, exotic animal and laboratory animal medicine; public and private aquarists; and aquaculturists.
Author : Richard Conniff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Invertebrates
ISBN : 0285634224
Blending natural history and human lore, Ric hard Conniff relates some of his knowledge of the world of i nvertebrates. Spineless Wonders marvels at the skills of the housefly, looks at the world of the fire ant, and meets a m an who loves beetles. '