The Animal Kinddom

Informationen zum Autor Peter Holland is Linacre Professor of Zoology and Head of the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford. After a degree in Zoology and a PhD in Genetics he has spent the last 20 years undertaking research into the evolution of the animal kingdom, focussing primarily on the genetic and developmental differences between animal groups. He has published over 150 research papers on animal development and evolution. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: What is an animal? 2: Animal phyla 3: The evolutionary tree of animals 4: Basal animals: corals, sponges and jellyfish 5: The bilaterians: building a body 6: Lophotrochozoa: wondrous worms 7: Ecdysozoa: insects and nematodes 8: Deuterostomes I: starfish, sea squirts and amphioxus 9: Deuterostomes II: the rise of vertebrates 10: Deuterostomes III: vertebrates on land 11: Enigmatic animals Further reading

Product details

• Authors: Peter Holland, Peter (Linacre Professor of Zoology Holland
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.11.2011
• EAN: 9780199593217
• ISBN: 978-0-19-959321-7
• Dimensions: 110 mm x 173 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; A Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; Very Short Introductions; A Very Short Introductions
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, NATURE / Animals / Wildlife, Zoology & animal sciences, Wildlife: general interest, Zoology and animal sciences