Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater InvertebratesJames H. Thorp, Alan P. Covich The Third Edition of Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates continues the tradition of in-depth coverage of the biology, ecology, phylogeny, and identification of freshwater invertebrates from the USA and Canada. This edition is in color for the first time and includes greatly expanded classification of many phyla.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Invertebrates of Inland Waters | 1 |
Chapter 2 An Overview of Inland Aquatic Habitats | 25 |
Chapter 3 Protozoa | 49 |
Chapter 4 Porifera | 91 |
Chapter 5 Cnidaria | 125 |
Turbellarians and Nemertea | 143 |
Chapter 7 Gastrotricha | 163 |
Chapter 8 Rotifera | 173 |
Chapter 13 BRYOZOANS | 437 |
Chapter 14 Tardigrada | 455 |
Chapter 15 Water Mites Hydrachnidiae and Other ArachnidsIan | 485 |
Chapter 16 Diversity and Classification of Insects and Collembola | 587 |
Chapter 17 Aquatic Insect Ecology | 659 |
Chapter 18 Introduction to the Subphylum Crustacea | 695 |
Chapter 19 Ostracoda | 725 |
Chapter 20 Cladocera and Other Branchiopoda | 773 |
Chapter 9 Nematoda and Nematomorpha | 237 |
Gastropoda | 277 |
Bivalvia | 309 |
Oligochaeta Branchiobdellida Hirudinida and Acanthobdellida | 385 |
Chapter 21 Copepoda | 829 |
Chapter 22 Decapoda | 901 |
Glossary | 969 |
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