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Atlas of Animal Anatomy and Histology

  • Provides a step-by-step dissection guide of model animals and their main organs
  • Gives a comprehensive yet concise description of the featured animals
  • Includes electronic supplemental material with interactive tutorials

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Invertebrates

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Examination of a Hydra

      • Péter Lőw, Kinga Molnár, György Kriska
      Pages 3-5
    3. Examination of a Planarian

      • Péter Lőw, Kinga Molnár, György Kriska
      Pages 7-10
    4. Dissection of a Roundworm (Ascaris suum)

      • Péter Lőw, Kinga Molnár, György Kriska
      Pages 11-25
    5. Dissection of the Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)

      • Péter Lőw, Kinga Molnár, György Kriska
      Pages 27-48
    6. Dissection of a Snail (Helix pomatia)

      • Péter Lőw, Kinga Molnár, György Kriska
      Pages 49-77
    7. Dissection of a Freshwater Mussel (Anodonta anatina)

      • Péter Lőw, Kinga Molnár, György Kriska
      Pages 79-99
    8. Dissection of a Crayfish (Astacus astacus)

      • Péter Lőw, Kinga Molnár, György Kriska
      Pages 101-137
    9. Dissection of a Cockroach (Blaberus sp.)

      • Péter Lőw, Kinga Molnár, György Kriska
      Pages 139-170
  3. Vertebrates

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
    2. Dissection of the Crucian (Carassius carassius)

      • Péter Lőw, Kinga Molnár, György Kriska
      Pages 173-212
    3. Dissection of a Frog (Rana sp.)

      • Péter Lőw, Kinga Molnár, György Kriska
      Pages 213-263
    4. Dissection of a Chicken (Gallus domesticus)

      • Péter Lőw, Kinga Molnár, György Kriska
      Pages 265-324
    5. Dissection of the Rat (Rattus norvegicus)

      • Péter Lőw, Kinga Molnár, György Kriska
      Pages 325-399
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 401-413

About this book

This atlas presents the basic concepts and principles of functional animal anatomy and histology thereby furthering our understanding of evolutionary concepts and adaptation to the environment. It provides a step-by-step dissection guide with numerous colour photographs of the animals featured. It also presents images of the major organs along with histological sections of those organs. A wide range of interactive tutorials gives readers the opportunity to evaluate their understanding of the basic anatomy and histology of the organs of the animals presented. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Biology,, Department of Anatomy, Cell and Development Institute of Biology,Eötvös Loránd University,, Budapest, Hungary

    Péter Lőw

  • Department of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology,, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University,, Budapest, Hungary

    Kinga Molnár

  • Institute of Biology, Group for Methodology in Biology Teaching,, Eötvös Loránd University , Budapest, Hungary

    György Kriska

About the authors

All three authors are affiliated to the Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary. György Kriska is (co-)author of two previously published Springer books, Kinga Molnar co-author of one Springer book: Zboray, G., Kovács, Z., Kriska, G., Molnár, K., Pálfia, Z., Atlas of Comparative Sectional Anatomy of 6 invertebrates and 5 vertebrates Kriska, G, Freshwater Invertebrates in Central Europe. A Field Guide

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eBook USD 109.00
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 139.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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