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Biology of the Integument

Invertebrates

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. Jürgen Bereiter-Hahn

    1. Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Kinematische Zellforschung, Frankfurt a.M., Germany

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  2. A. Gedeon Matoltsy

    1. Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

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  3. K. Sylvia Richards

    1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire ST5, UK

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Table of contents (45 chapters)

  1. Annelida

    1. Permeability and Epidermal Transport

      • Jørgen Gomme
      Pages 323-367

  2. Annelid-Related Phyla and Cuticle Evolution

    1. Echiura and Sipuncula

      • Volker Storch
      Pages 368-375

    2. Pogonophora

      • Eve C. Southward
      Pages 376-388

    3. Evolution of the Cuticle in the Lower Eumetazoa

      • Reinhard M. Rieger
      Pages 389-399

  3. Mollusca

    1. Epidermal Cells

      • Andreas Bubel
      Pages 400-447

    2. Shell

      • Norimitsu Watabe
      Pages 448-485

    3. Permeability and Epidermal Transport

      • Michael G. Stewart
      Pages 486-501

  4. Arthropoda

    1. Epidermal Cells

      • Michael Locke
      Pages 502-522

    2. Chemo-, Hygro-, and Thermoreceptors

      • Rudolf Alexander Steinbrecht
      Pages 523-553

    3. Mechanoreception

      • Friedrich G. Barth, Reinhard Blickhan
      Pages 554-582

    4. Cuticle: Biochemistry

      • R. H. Hackman
      Pages 583-610

    5. Cuticle: Organization

      • A. C. Neville
      Pages 611-625

    6. Cuticle: Mechanical Properties

      • J. Eric Hillerton
      Pages 626-637

    7. Cuticle: Formation, Moulting and Control

      • Werner Gnatzy, Franz Romer
      Pages 638-684

    8. Cuticle: Ecological Significance

      • Neil F. Hadley
      Pages 685-693

    9. Cuticle and Insecticides

      • A. R. Gilby
      Pages 694-702

  5. Arthropod-Related Phyla

    1. Onychophora

      • Volker Storch
      Pages 703-708

    2. Pentastomida

      • Volker Storch
      Pages 709-713

    3. Tardigrada

      • Harmut Greven
      Pages 714-727

  6. Minor Coelomate Phyla

    1. Lophophorates

      • Alwyn Williams
      Pages 728-745
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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, monitoring of the environ­ ment and production of signals related to behaviour. All these result from specific structural, biochemical and physiological properties of intra-and extracellular components of the integu­ ment. Thus its characterization can be best accomplished by a multidisciplinary approach with authors specialized in different fields of science. This multi-author book, in two volumes, provides an up-to­ date survey of the literature. The first volume deals with the integument of invertebrates, the second with that of vertebrates, both organized primarily on a phylum basis. As the level of knowledge on the integument of phyla differs considerably, the information provided is correspondingly either limited or con­ densed. For some of the smaller groups of invertebrates little information is available, as often only a few electron micrographs are to be found in the literature; on the other hand, from the large body of knowledge existing for vertebrates, particularly for mammals, no complete overview can be provided, but publica­ tions giving access to further information have been reviewed critically.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Kinematische Zellforschung, Frankfurt a.M., Germany

    Jürgen Bereiter-Hahn

  • Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

    A. Gedeon Matoltsy

  • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire ST5, UK

    K. Sylvia Richards

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biology of the Integument

  • Book Subtitle: Invertebrates

  • Editors: Jürgen Bereiter-Hahn, A. Gedeon Matoltsy, K. Sylvia Richards

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51593-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-51595-8Published: 20 July 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-51593-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 844

  • Topics: Zoology, Cell Biology

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