Biology of the Integument Invertebrates

The integument plays an important role in the survival of meta­ zoans by separating and protecting them from a hostile environ­ ment. Its function ranges from protection against injury and in­ fection; partlcipation in the regulation of body temperature and water balance, to respiratory activity, mo...

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Other Authors: Bereiter-Hahn, J. (Editor), Matoltsy, A.G. (Editor), Richards, K.S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1984, 1984
Edition:1st ed. 1984
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Cell Types
  • 6 Cnidaria: Cnidae
  • 7 Cnidaria: Secreted Surface
  • 8 Cnidaria: Permeability, Epidermal Transport and Related Phenomena
  • 9 Ctenophora
  • III Acoelomata
  • 10 Turbellarian Platyhelminths
  • 11 Parasitic Platyhelminths
  • 12 Platyhelminth Host-Parasite Interface
  • 13 Nemertea
  • IV Pseudocoelomata
  • 14 Nematoda
  • 15 Acanthocephala
  • 16 Minor Pseudocoelomates
  • V Annelida
  • 17 Epidermal Cells
  • 18 Chaetae
  • 19 Cuticle
  • 20 Permeability and Epidermal Transport
  • VI Annelid-Related Phyla and Cuticle Evolution
  • 21 Echiura and Sipuncula
  • 22 Pogonophora
  • 23 Evolution of the Cuticle in the Lower Eumetazoa
  • VII Mollusca
  • 24 Epidermal Cells
  • 25 Shell
  • 26 Permeability and Epidermal Transport
  • VIII Arthropoda
  • 27 Epidermal Cells
  • 28 Chemo-, Hygro-, and The