Named by the Association of American Publishers at its 16th Annual Awards Program for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing, "the Most Outstanding Book of 1992 in the Bio- and Medical Sciences."
Recognized by scholars, researchers, and educators as the culmination of invertebrate anatomical science that will guide scientific investigation in the field throughout the next century, this definite reference to invertebrate biology comprises 20 extensively illustrated volumes, covering in detail all the major invertebrate phyla-their gross, histological, and ultrastructural anatomy.