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This book is about the major groups of animals, their structure, physiology and ways of life. Each chapter, except the first, deals with a taxonomic group of animals, usually a phylum or class. Brief descriptions of a few examples are followed by more detailed discussion of selected topics.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Single-celled animals; 3. Animals with mesogloea; 4. Flatworms; 5. Rotifers and roundworms; 6. Molluscs; 7. Segmented animals; 8. Crustaceans; 9. Insects; 10. Bryozoans and brachiopods; 11. Starfish and sea urchins; 12. Primative chordates; 13. Sharks and some other fishes; 14. Teleosts and their relatives; 15. Lungfishes and amphibians; 16. Reptiles; 17. Birds; 18. Mammals and their relatives.

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    A Paperback by Robert McNeill Alexander

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/30/1990 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521348652, 978-0521348652
      ISBN10: 052134865X
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      Science & Nature Zoology and animal sciences

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book is about the major groups of animals, their structure, physiology and ways of life. Each chapter, except the first, deals with a taxonomic group of animals, usually a phylum or class. Brief descriptions of a few examples are followed by more detailed discussion of selected topics.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction; 2. Single-celled animals; 3. Animals with mesogloea; 4. Flatworms; 5. Rotifers and roundworms; 6. Molluscs; 7. Segmented animals; 8. Crustaceans; 9. Insects; 10. Bryozoans and brachiopods; 11. Starfish and sea urchins; 12. Primative chordates; 13. Sharks and some other fishes; 14. Teleosts and their relatives; 15. Lungfishes and amphibians; 16. Reptiles; 17. Birds; 18. Mammals and their relatives.

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