The animal kingdom : a very short introduction / Peter Holland.
Material type: TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 293.Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. Description: xiv, 126 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN: 9780199593217 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0199593213 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Animals | Zoology -- Popular works | Evolution (Biology) -- Popular worksDDC classification: 590 LOC classification: QL49 | .H685 2011Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library Children's Area | 590 HOT 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Shamim | 107287 | |
Books | Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library Children's Area | 590 HOT 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Shamim | 107288 |
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.
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