The life of vertebrates

Author(s)

• Young, J. Z. (John Zachary)

Bibliographic Information

The life of vertebrates

J.Z. Young

Clarendon Press, 1981

3rd ed

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. [586]-606

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780198571728

Description

This incorporates new information on many subjects, especially in the areas of endocrinology and neurology. Detailed descriptions of basic anatomy make the book an excellent reference for dissectionists. It reviews controversial topics such as the origin of chordates, punctuational evolutionary changes, and the nature of progress in evolution.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780198571735

Description

Largely rewritten and containing many new illustrations, the latest edition of this text incorporates updated classifications as well as new information on many subjects, especially in the areas of endocrinology and neurology. Retaining the systematic arrangement of earlier editions, the text now also contains a readable two-column format. Detailed descriptions of basic anatomy make the book a good reference for dissectionists of fish, frogs, birds, and mammals. In addition, the author reviews controversial topics such as the origin of chordates, punctuational evolutionary changes, and the nature of progress in evolution, providing analyses and comparisons of the homeostatic capacities and evolutionary potential of the various groups of vertebrates.

Table of Contents

• Evolution of life in relation to climatic and geological change
• The general plan of chordate organization: Amphioxus
• The origin of chordates from filter feeding animals
• The vertebrates without jaws: Lampreys
• Fishes
• Evolution and adaptive radiation of Chondrichthyes
• The mastery of the water: Bony fishes
• Lung fishes
• First terrestrial vertebrates: Amphibia
• Evolution and adaptive radiation of amphibia
• Life on land: The reptiles
• Evolution of the reptiles
• Life in the air: The birds
• Bird behaviour
• The origin and evolution of birds
• The origin of mammals
• Marsupials
• Evolution and classification of placental mammals
• Insectivores, bats, and edentates
• Primates
• Monkeys, apes, and man
• The origin of man
• Rodents and rabbits
• Whales
• Carnivores
• Protoungulates
• Elephants and related forms
• Perissodactyls
• Artiodactyls
• The efficiency of mammals
• Conclusion: Evolutionary changes of the life of the vertebrates
• References
• Indexes.

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Details

• NCID: BA20058426
• ISBN:
  • 0198571720
  • 0198571739
• LCCN: 81206006
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 645 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QL605
  • DC19 : 596
  • NDC8 : 487
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Vertebrates
  • LCSH : Vertebrates, Fossil