Vertebrate life / F. Harvey Pough, Christine M. Janis, John B. Heiser.
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| Wydanie: | 7th ed. |
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Upper Saddle River, NJ :
Pearson Prentice Hall,
2005.
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| Format: | Książka |
Spis treści:
- 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.
