Invertebrate zoology is a subdiscipline of zoology focused on the biology of animals lacking a vertebral column, encompassing the vast majority of animal diversity across numerous phyla such as Arthropoda, Mollusca, Annelida, Cnidaria, and Echinodermata. It investigates morphological organization, developmental processes, phylogenetic relationships, functional anatomy, physiology, behavior, and ecological interactions of invertebrates. Research in this field often integrates comparative and evolutionary approaches, including systematics, genomics, and developmental biology, to elucidate patterns of body plan diversification, adaptation, and speciation, and to clarify the evolutionary relationships within and among major invertebrate lineages.
Meet Heinrichiellus natgeo, a newly discovered species of parasitoid wasp. The species was described by Dr. Ranjith and Dr. Gavin R. Broad (The Natural History Museum, London, UK). Genetic data helped them determine the new ...
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Invertebrates, including insects, are poorly represented on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List. The Red List, the world's most comprehensive information source on global conservation status, ...
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Arrow worms, or chaetognaths, are strange ocean predators that have puzzled scientists for more than a century. They have transparent, torpedo-shaped bodies, sharp grasping spines near their mouths, and sensory structures ...
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A team of zoologists, molecular engineers and pest control specialists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working with a small team of colleagues from Peking University, has identified some of the enzymes and precursor compounds ...
