INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY (H/C)

RUPPERT/BARNES' BEST-SELLING INTRODUCTION TO THE BIOLOGY OF INVERTEBRATES IS HIGHLY REGARDED FOR ITS ACCURACY AND STRONG RESEARCH BASE. THIS THOROUGH REVISION PROVIDES A SURVEY BY ANIMAL GROUP, EMPHASIZING EVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS, ADAPTIVE MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY, WHILE COVERING ANATOMICAL GROUND PLANS AND BASIC DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERNS. NEW CO-AUTHOR RICHARD FOX BRINGS TO THE REVISION HIS EXPERTISE AS AN ECOLOGIST, OFFERING A GOOD BALANCE TO RUPPERT'S BACKGROUND AS A FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGIST. LAVISH ILLUSTRATIONS AND EXTENSIVE CITATIONS MAKE THE BOOK EXTREMELY VALUABLE AS A TEACHING TOOL AND REFERENCE SOURCE.