TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harmer,S.F.
AU  - Smith,Geoffrey
AU  - Thompson,D'Arcy Wentworth
AU  - Warburton,Cecil
AU  - Weldon,Walter Frank Raphael
AU  - Woods,Henry
AU  - Shipley,A.E.,Sir
TI  - The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 04 (of 10)
AV  - QL 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Animals
N1  - Release date is 2023-11-26; Crustacea, by Geoffrey Smith and W.F.R. Weldon -- Trilobites, by Henry Woods -- Introduction to Arachnida, and king-crabs, by A.E. Shipley -- Eurypterida, by Henry Woods -- Scorpions, spiders, mites, ticks, etc., by Cecil Warburton -- Tardigrada (water-bears) by A.E. Shipley -- Pentastomida, by A.E. Shipley -- Pycnogonida, by D'Arcy W. Thompson; Richard Tonsing, Peter Becker, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Originally published; London: Macmillan and Co., 1909
N2  - "The Cambridge Natural History, Vol. 04 (of 10)" by Geoffrey Smith et al. is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This volume primarily focuses on Crustacea and explores their anatomy, classification, and ecological roles in aquatic environments. The work forms part of a comprehensive series intended to detail the natural history of various animal groups, aiming to provide in-depth understanding to readers interested in zoology and marine biology.  The opening of this volume provides a detailed preface, explaining the circumstances surrounding its publication and attributing various sections to multiple contributors, notably Geoffrey Smith and the late W. F. Weldon. It begins with a general overview of Crustacea, highlighting their ecological significance as aquatic animals comparable to how insects function on land. The text delves into the anatomy and organizational structure of Crustacea, emphasizing their segmented bodies, jointed limbs, and the absence of complex social behaviors. Furthermore, it sets the stage for a more detailed exploration of the various subgroups of Crustacea, including the Entomostraca and Branchiopoda, while also addressing the evolutionary relationships within the broader phylum Arthropoda. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://archive.org/details/cambridgenatural04harm
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ER  -