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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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Lingham-Soliar, Theagarten (Auteur)
Collectivité auteur: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Édition:1st ed. 2014.
Sujets:
Vertebrates.
Evolution (Biology).
Paleontology .
Vertebrate Zoology.
Evolutionary Biology.
Paleontology.
Accès en ligne:Texto Completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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