Elements of Comparative Anatomy (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Gegenbaur, Carl

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330531590 ISBN 13 : 9781330531594

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the anatomy and evolution of mollusks with clear, expert guidance. This work presents how the mantle, foot, siphons, and cephalic appendages shape the bodies of gastropods, bivalves, and cephalopods, helping readers see how form and function fit across species.

This section traces how features like the foot and mantle transform through development, and how shell presence or loss relates to lifestyle and lineage. It links early shell-bearing ancestors to the diverse, modern forms, from Nautilus to octopuses, and explains the role of movement, feeding, and reproduction in shaping these traits.

• How mollusks build and modify their shells and mantles over development.


• How the foot evolves into different forms, including locomotor fins and suction capabilities.


• The origins and functions of cephalopod tentacles and funnel locomotion.


• Connections between anatomy and the life histories of major mollusk groups.

Ideal for readers of zoological and comparative anatomy who want a grounded, illustrated view of molluscan structure and evolution in one accessible volume.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Ouk knowledge has been so much increased in extent and exactness in almost every department of Comparative Anatomy since the time when I converted my Grundziige into the first edition of this smaller manual the Grundriss that the publication of a second edition hardly seemed an easy task. Nevertheless, I gladly undertook it, for I had observed so much new evidence of the importance of the doctrine of development in anatomical enquiry. The road along which science may travel forward successfully seems indeed to be growing easier, yet the distance which we have made is but short in comparison with that which lies in front of us, and far beyond our view. Every question solved leads again to fresh problems, and renders unstable even what seemed to have taken a definite form. There are, therefore, great difficulties in giving such a comprehensive presentation of the subject as a text-book ought to supply. I have tried as much as possible to evade these difficulties where I have been unable to overcome them. Much remains unaltered, because recent investigations appear to demand fundamental changes, the concrete expression of which cannot be immediately taken in hand. I have somewhat modified the arrangement of the matter. I can hardly be blamed for separating the Brachiopoda from the Mollusca, and treating them as forming an independent phylum. Nor indeed is the change a real one, for even in my Grundziige I drew especial attention to the great difference that obtained between them and the other Mollusca.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330531590
• ISBN 13: 9781330531594
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 677
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