Invertebrates

by Richard C. Brusca, Gonzalo Giribet, Wendy Moore

Invertebrates is a complete, trusted, and engaging textbook whose comprehensive coverage makes it an invaluable resource for both undergraduate and graduate courses and professional researchers. The 3rd edition has been widely praised for its detailed classifications, high-quality illustrations, and coverage of contemporary debates in the field. The 4th edition will continue to feature recent scholarship and current perspectives, while streamlining the text to improve accessibility for intro-level students. Gonzalo Giribet joins as coauthor, contributing his phylogenomic expertise as an Evolutionary Biologist and Phylogeneticist, and Director of Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology.

1104 pages, Paperback

Published August 19, 2022

Reviews

[ganon dorf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just as the editions that came before it, this tome is likely the most comprehensive and in-depth there is on the invertebrates as a whole. Such a thing is quite the undertaking, considering that more than 90% of animals are invertebrates. This compendium is indispensable for any invertebrate biologist/enthusiast; every major taxonomic group is covered to the extent possible and most efficiently. Of course, the arthropods or molluscs, if absolute, comprehensive detail were the goal, would span multiple tomes the size of this one, maybe larger, just to fit all of the information that exists. Inversely, small phyla like the kinorhynchs get smaller, yet appropriate and equally, if not more valuable attention. This piece of scholarship discusses everything it can and needs to efficiently, a must-have for any invertebrate biologist. Only downside is the hefty price; if it were any cheaper, I'd likely recommend this to more people.