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Vertebrate Life

ISBN: 9780136717690 | 0136717691
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 12/1/1998

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SummaryTable of Contents
Widely regarded as the most authoritative and complete text covering the evolution, history, and adaptations of vertebrates.
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PART 1 Vertebrate Diversity, Function, and Evolution2(152)
1 The Diversity, Evolution, and Classification of Vertebrates
3(30)
2 The Origin of Vertebrates
33(21)
3 Vertebrate Organ Systems and Their Evolution
54(57)
4 Homeostasis and Energetics: Water Balance, Temperature Regulation, and Energy Use
111(36)
5 Geography and Ecology from the Cambrian to the Mid-Devonian
147(7)
PART 2 Aquatic Vertebrates: Cartilaginous and Bony Fishes154(108)
6 Early Vertebrates: Jawless Vertebrates and the Origin of Jawed Vertebrates
155(29)
7 The Rise of Jawed Vertebrates and the Radiation of the Chondrichthyes
184(27)
8 Dominating Life in Water: Teleostomes and the Major Radiation of Fishes
211(46)
9 Geography and Ecology from the Mid-Devonian to the Late Permian
257(5)
PART 3 Terrestrial Ectotherms: Amphibians, Turtles, Crocodilians, and Squamates262(224)
10 Origin and Radiation of Tetrapods in the Late Paleozoic
263(34)
11 Salamanders, Anurans, and Caecilians
297(45)
12 Turtles
342(26)
13 Mesozoic Diapsids: Dinosaurs, Birds, Crocodilians, and Others
368(51)
14 Geography and Ecology of the Mesozoic
419(6)
15 The Lepidosaurs: Tuatara, Lizards, and Snakes
425(43)
16 Ectothermy: A Low-Cost Approach to Life
468(18)
PART 4 Terrestrial Endotherms: Birds and Mammals486
17 Characteristics of Birds: Specializations for Flight
487(29)
18 The Ecology and Behavior of Birds
516(36)
19 The Synapsida and the Evolution of Mammals
552(29)
20 Geography and Ecology of the Cenozoic
581(18)
21 Characteristics of Mammals
599(53)
22 Endothermy: A High-Energy Approach to Life
652(27)
23 Body Size, Ecology, and Sociality of Mammals
679(21)
24 Humans as Vertebrates
700
GlossaryG-1
Subject IndexSI-1
Author IndexAI-1

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