Vertebrate life /
F. Harvey Pough, Christine M. Janis, John B. Heiser.
- Seventh edition.
- xvi, 684 pages, 51 variously numbered pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Vertebrate diversity, function and evolution -- Non-amniotic vertebrates: fishes and amphibians -- Sauropsida: turtles, lepidosaurs and birds -- Synapsida: the mammals -- -- Vertebrate diversity, function, and evolution -- The diversity, classification, and evolution of vertebrates -- Vertebrate relationships and basic structure -- Early vertebrates : jawless vertebrates and the origin of jawed vertebrates -- Non-amniotic vertebrates : fishes and amphibians -- Living in water -- Radiation of the Chondrichthyes -- Dominating life in water : the major radiation of fishes -- Geography and ecology of the Paleozoic -- Living on land -- Origin and radiation of Tetrapods -- Salamanders, anurans, and caecilians -- Sauropsida : turtles, lepidosaurs, and birds -- Synapsids and Sauropsids : two approaches to terrestrial life -- Turtles -- The lepidosaurs : tuatara, lizards, and snakes -- Ectothermy : a low-cost approach to life -- Geography and ecology of the Mesozoic -- Mesozoic Diapsids : dinosaurs, crocodilians, and birds -- Avian specializations -- Synapsida : the mammals -- The Synapsida and the evolution of mammals -- Geography and ecology of the Cenozoic -- Mammalian characteristics and diversity -- Mammalian specializations -- Endothermy : a high-energy approach to life -- Body size, ecology, and sociality of mammals -- Primate evolution and the emergence of humans -- The impact of humans on other species of vertebrates. Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. Pt. II. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Pt. III. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Pt. IV. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.