TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pough,F.Harvey
AU  - Janis,Christine M.
AU  - Heiser,John B.
TI  - Vertebrate life
SN  - 0131453106
AV  - QL605 .P68 2005
U1  - 596 22
PY  - 2005///]
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  - Pearson/Prentice Hall
KW  - Vertebrates
KW  - Vertebrates, Fossil
N1  - 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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