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Arthropod Biology and Evolution: Molecules, Development, Morphology
Alessandro Minelli (Ed.)
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Description for Arthropod Biology and Evolution: Molecules, Development, Morphology
Paperback. More than two thirds of all living organisms described so far belong to the four major groups of the phylum Arthropoda: insects, crustaceans, myriapods and chelicerates. This book covers known species, and reviews evidence provided by a number of extinct forms. Editor(s): Minelli, Alessandro; Fusco, Giuseppe; Boxshall, Geoffrey A. Num Pages: 541 pages, 65 black & white illustrations, 38 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; PSF; PSVT; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1023.
More than two thirds of all living organisms described to date belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But their diversity, as measured in terms of species number, is also accompanied by an amazing disparity in terms of body form, developmental processes, and adaptations to every inhabitable place on Earth, from the deepest marine abysses to the earth surface and the air. The Arthropoda also include one of the most fashionable and extensively studied of all model organisms, the fruit-fly, whose name is not only linked forever to Mendelian and population genetics, but has more recently come back to centre stage as ... Read more
More than two thirds of all living organisms described to date belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But their diversity, as measured in terms of species number, is also accompanied by an amazing disparity in terms of body form, developmental processes, and adaptations to every inhabitable place on Earth, from the deepest marine abysses to the earth surface and the air. The Arthropoda also include one of the most fashionable and extensively studied of all model organisms, the fruit-fly, whose name is not only linked forever to Mendelian and population genetics, but has more recently come back to centre stage as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1023g
Number of Pages
532
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783662521090
SKU
V9783662521090
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Reviews for Arthropod Biology and Evolution: Molecules, Development, Morphology
From the book reviews: This volume, edited by Minelli et al., is a timely, invaluable, and extensive overview of advances. ... This volume is a significant achievement and provides an outstanding starting point for students interested in any aspect of arthropod evolution, as well as a rich resource in which researchers specializing in particular taxa can ... Read more