The Vertebrate IntegumentVolume 1 Origin and Evolution /

The vertebrate integument arose about 450 million years ago as an 'armour' of dermal bony plates in small, jawless fish-like creatures, informally known as the ostracoderms. This book reviews the major changes that have occurred in the vertebrate integument from its beginnings to the prese...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lingham-Soliar, Theagarten (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Subjects:
Vertebrates.
Evolution (Biology).
Paleontology .
Vertebrate Zoology.
Evolutionary Biology.
Paleontology.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The First Vertebrates, Jawless Fishes, the Agnathans
  • The Earliest Jawed Vertebrates, the Gnathostomes
  • Evolution of Modern Fishes: Critical Biological Innovations
  • Tetrapods and the Invasion of Land
  • Crucial Vertebrate Innovations
  • The Dinosaur Integument
  • Mammal-like Reptiles
  • Reptiles Return to the Sea.

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