Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher CRC Press
- Date of Publication 30 August 2024
- ISBN 9781032400310
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages1816 pages
- Size 280x210 mm
- Weight 3360 g
- Language English 741
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Short description:
This two-volume set will provide the first general account of molluscs in decades and will include hundreds of colour figures.
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The phylum Mollusca is the second largest group of animals and occur in virtually all habitats. Many non-marine molluscs are threatened with more recorded extinctions than all tetrapod vertebrates combined. This two-volume set will provide the first general account of molluscs in decades and will include hundreds of colour figures. General chapters bring together a diverse and extensive literature, while taxon chapters provide overviews of their evolution, phylogeny and classification as well as more specific and detailed coverage of their biology (reproduction, feeding and digestion, excretion, respiration etc.), their long fossil record, and their natural history.
"? an immensely useful 'go-to resource' ? on almost any mollusk-related topic. ? this is a brilliant work that should be on the desk of any serious 'student' of mollusks, at any career level." American Malacological Bulletin, 38 (1) 2020.
"It is unlikely that the scientific achievement manifested in the publication of this work will be surpassed in the foreseeable future. Whichever field of molluscan study a student or seasoned researcher is contemplating, this publication is the resource to consult first for an authoritative synthesis. Anyone with an interest in living and extinct molluscs will want to own and consult this landmark set of volumes." The Quartely Review of Biology, Vol 95
"The two-volume set is a treasure trove for anyone lucky enough to be teaching malacology, a reference work for investigators in a multitude of fields, and a true companion for students and advanced researchers. It will stand for decades, joining immediately the list of classic volumes covering the Mollusca. A tour d?force that speaks to the knowledge, dedication, and talent of the authors, illustrator, and also the publisher that had the vision to make such an epic possible in today?s publishing world." - Sandra E. Shumway in National Shellfisheries Association Quarterly Newsletter 2020 (2).
"The scholarship and deep thought that the authors bring to this monumental work are beyond staggering... It is unlikely that the scientific achievement manifested in the publication of this work will be surpassed in the foreseeable future. Whichever field of molluscan study a student or seasoned researcher is contemplating, this publication is the resource to consult first for an authoritative synthesis. Anyone with an interest in living and extinct molluscs will want to own and consult this landmark set of volumes." - Geerat J. Vermeij in The Quarterly Review of Biology
"In case the rest of my review is not emphatic enough, Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca (hereafter BEM) is the most wonderful molluscan work I have ever seen. It is an intellectual tour de force, truly astounding in its breadth and depth of subject coverage; the sampling of the literature is comprehensive and up to date; and the figures are works of art while simultaneously being ? like the text ? exceptionally clear and informative. The authors ? writers Winston F. Ponder and David R. Lindberg, together with illustrator Juliet M. Ponder ? reviewers and publisher are all to be congratulated on such an outstanding result. ? [BEM] will be the standard reference work about the Mollusca for years to come. It undoubtedly will, but I changed my mind; it can do better! Instead, I would like to think that BEM will stimulate such a flowering of molluscan research that it will soon be seen as a more foundational document." - Hamish G. Spencer in Molluscan Research
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Table of Contents:
Volume One
Chapter 1 - Introducing Molluscs
Chapter 2 - Overview of Molluscan Physiology and Genomics
Chapter 3 - Shell, Body, and Muscles
Chapter 4 - The Mantle Cavity and Respiration
Chapter 5 - Feeding and Digestion
Chapter 6 - Circulatory and Excretory Systems
Chapter 7 - Nervous System, Sense Organs, Learning and Behaviour
Chapter 8 - Reproduction and Development
Chapter 9 - Natural History and Ecology
Chapter 10 - Molluscs and Humans
Chapter 11 - Research on Molluscs ? Some Historical, Present, and Future Directions
Volume Two
Chapter 12 - Molluscan Relationships
Chapter 13 - Early History and Extinct Groups
Chapter 14 - Polyplacophora, Monoplacophora, and Aplacophora
Chapter 15 - The Bivalvia
Chapter 16 - The Scaphopoda
Chapter 17 - The Cephalopoda
Chapter 18 - Gastropoda I?Introduction and the Stem Groups
Chapter 19 - Gastropoda II?The Caenogastropoda
Chapter 20 - Gastropoda III?The Heterobranchia
Chapter 21 - Molluscan Research?Present and Future Directions
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