Invertebrate Relationships: Frontmatter
Invertebrate Relationships: Frontmatter
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无脊椎动物关系：Frontmatter
DOI：
10.1017/cbo9780511623547
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发表时间：
1990
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
P. Willmer
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作者：
P. Willmer
< jats: p>系统发育研究是生物学的重要基石，因为动物群体之间的进化关系在很大程度上取决于它们的生理、行为和生态分析。尽管如此，很少有书从动物的起源和不同群体之间的关系来分析动物生活的多样性。在这本书中，帕特·威尔默利用她教授无脊椎动物学的经验，对无脊椎动物门之间的关系和动物王国的系统发育模式进行了令人兴奋的描述。在回顾了这一课题的现状之后，作者讨论了各种证据来源--结构的、化学的、遗传的、胚胎学的和化石的--这些证据都与活的动物之间是如何相互联系的问题有关。在过去的二十年里，这些证据已经积累了很多，但令人惊讶的是，很少有人认识到它对系统发育研究的影响。Willmer博士继续将这些证据应用于特定的无脊椎动物群体，讨论了许多无脊椎动物生殖的经典问题-低级后生动物的起源和关系，节肢动物生殖，原口/后口问题，以及脊索动物从无脊椎动物的起源。趋同进化的流行是本书的一个强烈主题，因为很明显，许多特征，从细胞化学和结构的细节到整体身体计划和生命史，都是在类似的选择压力下反复独立地发明的。这本书成功地汇集了以前分散的文献无脊椎动物生殖，形成了一个独特的介绍这个迷人的和有争议的主题，和最新的审查无脊椎动物学。
< jats: p> Phylogenetic study is an important corner-stone of biology, for the evolutionary relationships between groups of animals bear heavily on the analysis of their physiology, behaviour and ecology. Despite this, there have been few books which analyse the diversity of animal life in terms of its origins, and the relationships between different groups. In this book Pat Willmer draws on her experience of teaching invertebrate zoology to produce a stimulating account of both the relationships between invertebrate phyla and of the phylogenetic pattern of the animal kingdom. After reviewing the current state of the subject, the author discusses the various sources of evidence-structural, chemical, genetic, embryological and fossil-which bear upon the question of how living animals are related to each other. Much of this evidence has accumulated over the last two decades, yet there has been surprisingly little appreciation of the implications it has on phylogenetic research. Dr Willmer goes on to apply these lines of evidence to particular groups of invertebrates, discussing many of the classical problems of invertebrate phylogeny-the origins and relations of the lower metazoa, arthropod phylogeny, the protostome/deuterostome question, and the origin of chordates from invertebrates. The prevalence of convergent evolution is a strong theme of the book, as it becomes clear that many features, from details of cell chemistry and structure to overall body plan and life history, have been invented repeatedly and independently under similar selection pressures. This book succeeds in bringing together the previously scattered literature on invertebrate phylogeny, forming a unique introduction to this fascinating and controversial subject, and up-to-date review of invertebrate zoology.