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# Invertebrates

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desertcart.com: Invertebrates: 9781605353753: Brusca, Richard C., Moore, Wendy, Shuster, Stephen M.: Books

Review: Excellent Text and Reference!! - I am no fan of the lead author, I thought the previous edition of this book was about as bad as they come, and my review in 2003 lead the way at desertcart, where I said as much. https://smile.desertcart.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1IJJ45L74DFMH/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0878930973 I also didn’t care much for the first edition, so you will probably realize I purchased the 3rd edition with more than a little trepidation. Anyway, I will be brief, other reviewers have discussed it in detail. The book arrived yesterday afternoon and I spent an enjoyable afternoon looking through it and snacking on a paragraph or two. One main comments: Comment 1). YOWZA!!!! - they hit it out of the park, and that’s really hard to do when you’re playing marbles! This book is what an invert text book should be, and it appears to be a good general reference on the subject as well; current up to last fall in most groups, I think. The change from the 2nd edition is absolutely marvelous, wonderful, surprising, and very, very welcome. To the authors, as an old invertebrate zoologist all can say is, "Thanks!!" The only problem that I see is the price. Yea Gawds!!! $150 for an Invert Text!!! And they don't even throw in a guided trip to the tropics to see some good inverts.
Review: The book for invertebrates with may updates - Most living things are invertebrates, especially arthropods. Therefore this book covers almost all animals, with the same depth and excellence of previous editions. One of the original authors remains, Richard Brusca, in the company of new authors W. Moore and S.M. Shuster. In addition to the topics in evolution, morphology, genetics and development of all the invertebrtae phyla, the book is updated in the new proposals of animal phylogeny. An example of this is the inclusion of Echiura and Sipuncula within Annelida, the paraphyletic character of Crustacea (ie, unnatural group), the inclusion of insects within Pancrustacea or the controversial position of Xenacoelomorpha. There is a lot of new information in most chapters. The final chapter offers insights into the phylogeny of invertebrates, thanks to Evo Devo and many new techniques (phylogenomics, phylophenomics, ultra-conserved elements) and so on. Unfortunately the author not cover or mention some research that suggest the unnatural status of sponges (Porifera). By other way, the very rich and relatively well studied Paleozoc fauna of arthropods are very shortly covered. A negative point for all potential reader outside USA is the high price.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #630,063 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #46 in Invertebrates Zoology #110 in Zoology (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 137 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Text and Reference!!
*by R***K on March 15, 2017*

I am no fan of the lead author, I thought the previous edition of this book was about as bad as they come, and my review in 2003 lead the way at Amazon, where I said as much. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1IJJ45L74DFMH/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0878930973 I also didn’t care much for the first edition, so you will probably realize I purchased the 3rd edition with more than a little trepidation. Anyway, I will be brief, other reviewers have discussed it in detail. The book arrived yesterday afternoon and I spent an enjoyable afternoon looking through it and snacking on a paragraph or two. One main comments: Comment 1). YOWZA!!!! - they hit it out of the park, and that’s really hard to do when you’re playing marbles! This book is what an invert text book should be, and it appears to be a good general reference on the subject as well; current up to last fall in most groups, I think. The change from the 2nd edition is absolutely marvelous, wonderful, surprising, and very, very welcome. To the authors, as an old invertebrate zoologist all can say is, "Thanks!!" The only problem that I see is the price. Yea Gawds!!! $150 for an Invert Text!!! And they don't even throw in a guided trip to the tropics to see some good inverts.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The book for invertebrates with may updates
*by T***X on December 13, 2017*

Most living things are invertebrates, especially arthropods. Therefore this book covers almost all animals, with the same depth and excellence of previous editions. One of the original authors remains, Richard Brusca, in the company of new authors W. Moore and S.M. Shuster. In addition to the topics in evolution, morphology, genetics and development of all the invertebrtae phyla, the book is updated in the new proposals of animal phylogeny. An example of this is the inclusion of Echiura and Sipuncula within Annelida, the paraphyletic character of Crustacea (ie, unnatural group), the inclusion of insects within Pancrustacea or the controversial position of Xenacoelomorpha. There is a lot of new information in most chapters. The final chapter offers insights into the phylogeny of invertebrates, thanks to Evo Devo and many new techniques (phylogenomics, phylophenomics, ultra-conserved elements) and so on. Unfortunately the author not cover or mention some research that suggest the unnatural status of sponges (Porifera). By other way, the very rich and relatively well studied Paleozoc fauna of arthropods are very shortly covered. A negative point for all potential reader outside USA is the high price.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very complete and updated book
*by C***V on February 15, 2021*

Very complete and updated book. It is very well illustrated and with many colorful photos. The information is very complete and I definitely consider it the best invertebrate book at the moment

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