Vertebrate life / F. Harvey Pough, Christine M. Janis, John B. Heiser.
Material type: TextPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, [2005]Copyright date: ©2005Edition: Seventh editionDescription: xvi, 684 pages, 51 variously numbered pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0131453106
- 9780131453104
- 0131278363
- 9780131278363
- 596 22
- QL605 .P68 2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Vertebrate diversity, function and evolution -- Non-amniotic vertebrates: fishes and amphibians -- Sauropsida: turtles, lepidosaurs and birds -- Synapsida: the mammals -- --
Pt. 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 -- Pt. 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 -- Pt. III. Sauropsida : turtles, lepidosaurs, and birds -- 11. Synapsids and Sauropsids : 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 -- Pt. IV. Synapsida : the mammals -- 18. The Synapsida and 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.
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