Table of Contents

1: Morphology, phylogeny and systematics, G M Barker, Landcare Research, New Zealand 2: Body wall: form and function, D L Luchtel and I Deyrup-Olsen University of Washington, USA 3: Sensory organs and the nervous system, R Chase, McGill University, Canada 4: Radular structure and function, U Mackenstedt, Universität Hohenheim, Germany and K Märkel, Ruhr-Universität Bocham, Germany 5: Structure and function of the digestive tract, V K Dimitriadis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece 6: Food and feeding behaviour, B Speiser, Research Institute of Organic Agriulcture (FiBL), Switzerland 7: Haemolymph: blood cell morphology and function, E Furuta and K Yamaguchi, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Japan 8: Structure and functioning of the reproductive system, B Gomez, Universidad del País Vasco, Spain Regulation of growth and reproduction, A Gomot de Vaufleury, Universté de Fanche-Comté, France 9: Spermiogenesis and oogenesis, J M Healy, The University of Queensland, Australia 10: Population and conservation genetics, T Backeljau, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium, A Baur and B Baur, University of Basel, Switzerland 11: Life history strategies, J Heller, The Hebrew University, Israel 12: Behavioural ecology: on doing the right thing in the right place at the right time, A Cook, University of Ulster, UK 13: Soil biology and ecotoxicology, R Dallinger and B Berger, Universität Innsbruck, Austria, R Triebskorn-Köhler and H Köhler, Universitat Tübingen, Germany

Reviews

"This book presents current knowledge and research on the biology of terrestrial gastropod molluscs, examining morphology, phylogeny and systematics, structure and function of the various organ systems, feeding behavior, life history strategies, behavioral ecology, population and conservation genetics, and soil biology and ecotoxicology. Chapters cover areas such as the digestive system in Stylommatophora, regulation of growth and reproduction, spermatogenesis and oogenesis, sensory organs and the nervous system, and blood cell morphology. Contributors are specialists in natural sciences, biology, environmental studies, zoology, and marine studies."--SciTech Book News