{"product_id":"9780792313731","title":"Developments in Hydrobiology: Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on the Biology of the Turbellaria, held at Hirosaki, Japan, 7–12 August 1990","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDevelopments in Hydrobiology: Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on the Biology of the Turbellaria, held at Hirosaki, Japan, 7–12 August 1990\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTyler, Seth\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurbellarian platyhelminths (or, as they are known now among  cladistic systematists, free-living Platyhelminthes) comprise a widely  distributed assemblage of lower worms found in marine, freshwater, and  even occasionally in terrestrial habitats. The phylum Platyhelminthes  may be more widely known for its parasitic members since the major  parasitic groups of the tapeworms, flukes, and their relatives are  more speciose and have greater impact on everyday human life; but the  turbellarians are more diverse and, as inhabitants of virtually any  aquatic habitat, are more widespread as well. Many of the lower  turbellarians are rather simple in morphology and have served as  models for ancestors of the Bilateria, i.e., the bulk of the animal  phyla. Others are quite complex organisms, especially in the  morphology of their reproductive systems which are highly specialized.  The majority are free-living in aquatic habitats but a number of  interesting parasitic and commensal species are found scattered among  the higher turbellarian taxa. \u003cbr\u003e  But turbellarians are more than just taxonomic curiosities. They have  served as illustrative models in research on a variety of basic life  processes. For example, their high capacity for regeneration has made  them the subject of a large literature in developmental biology, the  occurrence of mixoploidy and other karyological oddities among  turbellarians has been important in understanding evolution of the  genome, and the fine structure and biochemistry of the nervous system  in turbellarians is revealing important principles of the organization  of so-called primitive neural systems. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1992-01-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792313731\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-2775-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 260cm x195cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 398\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46311858143372,"sku":"9780792313731","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792313731.jpg?v=1771513406","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792313731","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}