Leech Biology and Behaviour

R.T. SAWYER

3 Volumes

This three-volume work provides a complete study of this well-known group of animals, dealing with every level of their biological organisation, from the molecular to the zoogeographical.

The diverse and wide-ranging nature of the book should make it of interest to research workers and students in various disciplines particularly medicine, molecular biology, neurobiology.

Volume 1 - Anatomy, physiology and behaviour

Introduction; Clitellate reproduction and phylogenetic affinities; Vascular system and respiration; Nephridia and osmoregulation; Tegument and connective tissue; Nervous system; Muscular system; Sensory system; Head, brain and higher-order functions; Behaviour; Index.

Volume 2 - Feeding, biology, ecology and systematics

Introduction; Feeding and bioenergetics, Hirudinea as carnivorous clitellates; Feeding and digestive system; Ecology of marine leeches; Ecology of tropical and terrestrial leech; Systematics and evolution; Zoogeography; Index.

Volume 3 - Bibliography; Indexes

"For a long time to come, "Leech Biology and Behaviour" will be the book about leeches and everybody interested in the state of the art will consult it." Ethology (1987). 75: 170-176

Price: £50 Sterling / $80 US Dollars plus Postage & Packing

 

 

 

THOSE AMAZING LEECHES.

CHERYL M. HALTON

From the icy waters of Antarctica to the mountains of Tibet and jungles of South America, leeches have plagued people for centuries. In the minds of many people, leeches are creepy, crawly, repulsive creatures. New research, however, has proven that leeches are more than just pests. These animals are becoming an important tool for doctors and scientists. In the United States and Europe, doctors use the medicinal leech to help re-attach fingers, ears or other body parts that have been severed in accidents.

Age 9-13/Hardback/l 20 pages/Full colour and black and white photographs and illustrations/Appendixes, bibliography, glossary, index/Jacketed.

'A splendid introduction to the leech's anatomy, life cycle, history, and present day medical uses - with clear diagrams and dramatic colour photos focussing on the unusual cousin of the earthworm ... First rate. "
The Kirkus Review


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Most recent revision 23rd September 2004