{"product_id":"biology-and-evolution-of-the-mollusca-volume-1-hardback","title":"Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca, Volume 1 - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eMolluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry diseases, while many non-marine molluscs are threatened by human impacts which have resulted in more extinctions than all tetrapod vertebrates combined. This book and its companion volume provide the first comprehensive account of the Mollusca in decades. Illustrated with hundreds of colour figures, it reviews molluscan biology, genomics, anatomy, physiology, fossil history, phylogeny and classification. This volume includes general chapters drawn from extensive and diverse literature on the anatomy and physiology of their structure, movement, reproduction, feeding, digestion, excretion, respiration, nervous system and sense organs. Other chapters review the natural history (including ecology) of molluscs, their interactions with humans, and assess research on the group. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey features of both volumes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eup to date treatment with an extensive bibliography;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethoroughly examines the current understanding of molluscan anatomy, physiology and development;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ereviews fossil history and phylogenetics;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eoverviews ecology and economic values; and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003esummarises research activity and suggests future directions for investigation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinston F Ponder was a Principal Research Scientist at The Australian Museum in Sydney where he is currently a Research Fellow. He has published extensively over the last 55 years on the systematics, evolution, biology and conservation of marine and freshwater molluscs, as well as supervised post graduate students and run university courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid R. Lindberg is former Chair of the Department of Integrative Biology, Director of the Museum of Paleontology, and Chair of the Berkeley Natural History Museums, all at the University of California. He has conducted research on the evolutionary history of marine organisms and their habitats on the rocky shores of the Pacific Rim for more than 40 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe numerous elegant and interpretive illustrations were produced by Juliet Ponder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45575634387182,"sku":"9780815361695","price":361.6,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/biology-and-evolution-of-the-mollusca-volume-1-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}