Item #7073 Vertebrate Life. F. Harvey Pough, Christine Marie Janis.

Vertebrate Life

Publisher: Oxford University Press, April 20, 2018.
Edition: Tenth
Book Condition: New
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781605356075

1. Evolution, diversity, and classification of vertebrates -- 2. What is a vertebrate? -- 3. Jawless vertebrates and the origin of jawed vertebrates -- 4. Living in water -- 5. Geography and ecology of the Paleozoic era -- 6. Radiation of diversification of chondrichthyes -- 7. Extant chondrichthyans -- 8. Radiation and diversity of osteichthyes -- 9. Extant bony fishes -- 10. Origin and radiation of tetrapods -- 11. Extant amphibians -- 12. Living on land -- 13. Geography and ecology of the Mesozoic Era -- 14. Synapsids and sauropsids -- 15. Ectothermy: a low-energy approach to life -- 16. Turtles -- 17. Lepidosaurs -- 18. Crocodilians -- 19. Mesozoic diapsids: dinosaurs and others -- 20. Endothermy: a high-energy approach to life -- 21. The origin and radiation of birds -- 22. Extant birds -- 23. Geography and ecology of the Cenozoic Era -- 24. Synapsida and the evolution of mammals -- 25. Extant mammals -- 26. Primate evolution and the emergence of humans.

Book Description


Widely praised for its comprehensive coverage and exceptionally clear writing style, this best-selling text explores how the anatomy, physiology, ecology, and behavior of animals interact to produce organisms that function effectively in their environments, and how lineages change through evolutionary time.

About the Author


F. Harvey Pough is Professor Emeritus at Rochester Institute of Technology in the USA.

Christine M. Janis is Professor Emerita at Brown University in the USA.

Item #7073

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