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Vertebrate life /
Widely praised for its comprehensive coverage and exceptionally clear writing style, this best-selling exploration of vertebrate life is the only accurate and up-to-date treatment of vertebrates that employs a phylogenetic perspective and focuses on how vertebrates work, integrating ecology, behavio...
| Clasificación: | QL605 P6.8 2005 |
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Upper Saddle River, N.J. :
Pearson Prentice Hall,
2005.
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| Edición: | Séptima edición. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- I. Vertebrate Diversity, Function, and Evolution : 1. The Diversity, Classification, and Evolution of Vertebrates
- 2. Vertebrate Relationships and Basic Structure
- 3. Early Vertebrates: Jawless Vertebrates and the Origin of Jawed Vertebrates
- II. Non-Amniotic Vertebrates: Fishes and Amphibians : 4. Living in Water
- 5. Radiation of the Chondrichthyes
- 6. Dominating Life in Water: The Major Radiation of Fishes
- 7. Geography and Ecology of the Paleozoic
- 8. Living on Land
- 9. Origin and Radiation of Tetrapods
- 10. Salamanders, Anurans, and Caecilians
- III. Sauropsida: Turtles, Lepidosaurs, and Birds : 11. Synapsids and Sauropods: Two Approaches to Terrestrial Life
- 12. Turtles
- 13. The Lepidosaurs: Tuatara, Lizards, and Snakes
- 14. Ectothermy: A Low-Cost Approach to Life
- 15. Geography and Ecology of the Mesozoic
- 16. Mesozoic Diapsids: Dinosaurs, Crocodilians, and Birds
- 17. Avian Specializations
- IV. Synapsida: the Mammals : 18. The Synapsida the the Evolution of Mammals
- 19. Geography and Ecology of the Cenozoic
- 20. Mammalian Characteristics and Diversity
- 21. Mammalian Specializations
- 22. Endothermy: A High-Energy Approach to Life
- 23. Body Size, Ecology, and Sociality of Mammals
- 24. Primate Evolution and the Emergence of Humans
- 25. The Impact of Humans on Other Species of Vertebrates.