The animal kingdom : a very short introduction /
Holland, Peter W. H.
The animal kingdom : a very short introduction / Peter Holland. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. - xiv, 126 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 293 . - Very short introductions ; 293. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-120) and index.
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.
Molecular biology has revolutionized our understanding of animals and their evolution. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Holland provides an authoritative summary of the modern view of animal life, its origins, and the new classification resulting from DNA studies.
9780199593217 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0199593213 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2011277043
bnb
015855420 Uk
Animals.
Zoology--Popular works.
Evolution (Biology)--Popular works.
QL49 / .H685 2011
590 / HOT 2011
The animal kingdom : a very short introduction / Peter Holland. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. - xiv, 126 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 293 . - Very short introductions ; 293. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-120) and index.
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.
Molecular biology has revolutionized our understanding of animals and their evolution. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Holland provides an authoritative summary of the modern view of animal life, its origins, and the new classification resulting from DNA studies.
9780199593217 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0199593213 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2011277043
bnb
015855420 Uk
Animals.
Zoology--Popular works.
Evolution (Biology)--Popular works.
QL49 / .H685 2011
590 / HOT 2011