Fossil and Recent Brachiopoda

This substantial volume showcases 35 of the presentations delivered at the 5th International Brachiopod Congress in Copenhagen. The brachiopod congresses are a focus for cutting-edge research in brachiopod palaeontology and neontology. The presentations from the Copenhagen Congress cover a wide range of material from basic morphology and taxonomy through advances in molecular phylogeny and ultrastructural studies to the biogeography and palaeoecology of the phylum. About 75 per cent of the papers relate to fossil brachiopods and the rest to living forms. The following fields are represented in the volume: Taxonomy/Morphology (25 per cent), Ecology/Palaeoecology (35 per cent) and Stratigraphy/Biogeography (20 per cent), phylogeny (10 per cent) and Biochemistry/Genetics (10 per cent). The volume is beautifully illustrated throughout and the papers together represent an exciting snapshot of contemporary brachiopod research as it continues into the third millennium.