Major transitions in vertebrate evolution /

Major transitions in vertebrate evolution / edited by Jason S. Anderson and Hans-Dieter Sues. - ix, 417 pages : illustrations (some colour), map ; 26 cm. - Life of the past . - Life of the past. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Studying evolutionary transitions among vertebrates / Hans-Dieter Sues and Jason S. Anderson -- Plasticity of and transitions between skeletal tissues in vertebrate evolution and development / Brian K. Hall and P. Eckhard Witten -- Homologies and evolutionary transitions in early vertebrate history / Philippe Janvier -- Paired fins of jawless vertebrates and their homologies across the "agnathan"-gnathostome transition / Mark V.H. Wilson, Gavin F. Hanke and Tiiu Märss -- MODEs of developmental evolution : an example with the origin and definition of the autopodium / Hans C.E. Larsson -- Incorporating ontogeny into the matrix : a phylogenetic evaluation of developmental evidence for the origin of modern amphibians / Jason S. Anderson -- The cranial anatomy of basal diadectomorphs and the origin of amniotes / Robert R. Reisz -- Snake phylogeny, origins, and evolution : the role, impact, and importance of fossils (1869-2006) / Michael W. Caldwell -- The beginnings of birds : recent discoveries, ongoing arguments, and new directions / Luis M. Chiappe and Gareth J. Dyke -- Successive diversifications in early mammalian evolution / Zhe-Xi Luo -- The terrestrial to aquatic transition in Cetacea / Mark D. Uhen.

0253349265 9780253349262

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Vertebrates--Evolution

QL607.5 / .M348 2007

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