Comparative Invertebrate Physiology (2 Vols-Set)

Contents Vol. I Preface. Introduction. 1. Organization. 2. Integumentation and Skeleton. 3. Muscular system. 4. Locomotion and movement. 5. Nutrition and digestive system. 6. Gaseous exchange. 7. Fluid circulation water circulatory system. Vol. II 8. Fluid circulation blood vascular system. 9. Excretory system. 10. Osmoregulation water balance. 11. Nervous system. 12. Endocrine regulation. 13. Reproduction and development. Bibliography. The present title with a skillful mix of breadth combined with detail reviews what is known about invertebrates. This carefully organized clearly written text book emphasizes the comparative relationship between the various invertebrate animals. The title is not intended to be comprehensive nor could it be at this length but it concentrates on putting across the basic fundamentals of the subject as briefly and lucidly as possible. It does this with the aid of carefully reelected diagrammes some recent and other classics on the field and with numerous illustrations. The book is intelligible to the educated layman thought it deals with some complex ideas. It is an adequate text for all the requirements of students in this area. 720 pp.…