Includes bibliographical references (p. [126]-210) and indexes.

Preliminary Material / Ferrari and H.U. Dahms -- An Introduction To Copepods With A Brief History Of Studies Of Their Development / Ferrari and H.U. Dahms -- Methods And Constraints / Ferrari and H.U. Dahms -- The Nauplius And Naupliar Development / Ferrari and H.U. Dahms -- The Copepodid Phase Of Development / Ferrari and H.U. Dahms -- Patterning The Copepod Body / Ferrari and H.U. Dahms -- Patterning The Appendages Of Copepods / Ferrari and H.U. Dahms -- The Molt From The Last Nauplius To The First Copepodid And The Number Of Naupliar Somites / Ferrari and H.U. Dahms -- Implications Of Development For Phylogeny / Ferrari and H.U. Dahms -- Summary And Recommended Studies / Ferrari and H.U. Dahms -- Bibliography / Ferrari and H.U. Dahms -- Appendix I / Ferrari and H.U. Dahms -- Glossary / Ferrari and H.U. Dahms -- Taxonomic Index / Ferrari and H.U. Dahms -- Subject Index / Ferrari and H.U. Dahms.

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Crustaceans that are now called copepods have been known, not necessarily by that name, since Aristotle. Published reports of their post-embryonic development, however, date only from the last 250 years. This monograph is a first attempt to gather all published information about copepod post-embryonic development. Careful diagnoses of nauplius and copepodid allow comparisons of specific developmental stages among species. Changes from the last naupliar stage to the first copepodid stage are used to interpret the naupliar body. Body and limb patterning are discussed, and models of limb patterning are used to generate segment homologies for the protopod and both rami. Contributions of post-embryonic development to phylogenetic hypotheses are considered and suggestions for future studies are provided.