Invertebrate Zoology: A Functional Evolutionary Approach

Ruppert, Edward E.; Fox, Richard S.; Barnes, Robert D.

ISBN 10: 0030259827 / ISBN 13: 9780030259821

Published by Cengage Learning (edition 7), 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Invertebrate Zoology: A Functional Evolutionary Approach
• Publisher: Cengage Learning (edition 7)
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0030259827
• ISBN 13: 9780030259821
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 7.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This long-awaited revision to 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 groups, emphasizing 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. Rich illustrations and extensive citations make the book extremely valuable as a teaching tool and reference source.

About the Authors

Professor Edward E. Ruppert attended University of North Carolina for both his undergraduate and graduate education, was a North Carolina Board of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Postdoctoral Fellow, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, and a Smithsonian Institution Senior Postdoctoral Fellow. Professor Ruppert has received the Smithsonian Visiting Investigator Award.

New co-author Richard Fox brings to the revision his expertise as an ecologist, which presents a good balance to Ruppert's background as a functional morphologist. Fox's research is with arthropods, the largest group of invertebrates. He contributes a current perspective on this large group, including many changes in species classification based on molecular evolutionary research. Finally, Fox and Ruppert have co-taught several courses, and they have collaborated on two professional titles.