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.

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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