Author : Alessandro Minelli
Release : 2011-03-21
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 266/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 1 by : Alessandro Minelli
Download or read book Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 1 written by Alessandro Minelli. This book was released on 2011-03-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume I opens with an introductory treatment of myriapod affinities and phylogeny. The following chapters are mostly devoted to the Chilopoda or centipedes, extensively treated from the point of view of external and internal morphology, physiology, reproduction, development, distribution, ecology, phylogeny and taxonomy. All currently recognized suprageneric and generic taxa are considered. Additional chapters deal with the two smaller myriapod classes, the Symphyla and the Pauropoda.