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A concise volume book on invertebrates in terms of detail and pedagogy, offering boxed readings, a second colour, end of chapter questions and pronunciation guides. All phyla of invertebrates are covered, with an emphasis on unifying characteristics of each group. A feature called Defining Characteristics indicate key traits that distinguish groups from others at the same taxonomic level. There are etymology boxes for classification of terms and taxonomic summaries and taxonomic detail sections at the end of each chapter.