A compact field guide to the commonly encountered echinoderms of the Galapagos Islands, an exotic and coloful group that includes sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, heart urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers. With full color illustrations and complete, diagnostic descriptions, this book is intended for visitors and scientists to the Galapagos.
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Cleveland P. Hickman, Jr. first visited the Galapagos Islands in 1974 and has been carrying out research on Galapagos marine life since 1989. In lives in Lexington, Virginia where he taught zoology and animal physiology and continues research at Washington & Lee University. He is the author of three textbooks in zoology including Integrated Principles of Zoology, in its 10th edition, and Biology of Animals, in its 7th edition. He received his PhD in comparative physiology from the University of British Columbia.
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I haven't read the entire book yet, but I have used it to compare some species. The book has brief comments on each class (2 pages) and, for each species, there are short morphological descriptions, habitat & range information and good overall photographs (few structures are detailed). It comprises 15 species of asteroids, 12 ophiuroids, 17 echinoids and 18 holothuroids (including pictures of ossicles). It is a good guide, especially for those who want to see the diversity of echinoderm species. But for those who want to use it just as an identification guide, it is useful only for pacific areas, since most species do not occur in atlantic waters.
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One of the delights of visiting the Galapagos seashore is the discovery of sea stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers, all curiously beautiful representatives of the phylum Echinodermata. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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One of the delights of visiting the Galapagos seashore is the discovery of sea stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers, all curiously beautiful representatives of the phylum Echinodermata. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology by Harvard University in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Puerto Rico: A success story by Ralph Hancock in Back Matter
- Common Intertidal Invertebrates of the Gulf of California by Richard C. Brusca in Back Matter
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