Arthropod Biology and Evolution Molecules, Development, Morphology /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Minelli, Alessandro. (Editor), Boxshall, Geoffrey. (Editor), Fusco, Giuseppe. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Developmental biology.; Embryology.; Evolution (Biology).; Invertebrates.; Entomology.; Life Sciences.; Developmental Biology.; Evolutionary Biology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36160-9

The Arthropoda is by far the largest living phylum, comprising over 1.2 million living species, and its unique evolutionary success is the primary focus for this up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the biology of the group.� This astonishing species richness is matched by a spectacular diversit...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Diversity and Ubiquity of Arthropods
• The Arthropoda: A Phylogenetic Framework
• Evolutionary Genomics of Arthropods
• Arthropod Embryonic Development
• Arthropod Post-embryonic Development
• Arthropod Developmental Endocrinology
• Arthropod Regeneration
• The Arthropod Cuticle
• Arthropod Body Segments and Tagmata
• The Arthropod Head
• Arthropod Appendages
• Insect Wings: The Evolutionary Development of Nature's First Flyers
• The Arthropod Nervous System
• The Arthropod Circulatory System
• The Arthropod Fossil Record
• Arthropods: Water-to-Land Transitions
• Arthropod Endosymbiosis and Evolution
• The Evolvability of Arthropod Structure.