Vertebrates

Vertebrates
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Publisher : McGraw-Hill Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Total Pages : 778
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ISBN-10 : UCSD:31822025763889
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Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Vertebrates by : Kenneth V. Kardong

Vertebrates

Vertebrates
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Total Pages : 804
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ISBN-10 : UCSC:32106019032397
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Synopsis Vertebrates by : Kenneth V. Kardong

Designed for an upper-level majors course, this text features an emphasis on function and evolution of vertebrates, anatomical detail, and pedagogy. Vertebrate groups are organized phylogenetically, and their systems discussed. Morphology is foremost, but the text also covers function and evolution into the discussion of anatomy.

Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy: A Laboratory Dissection Guide

Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy: A Laboratory Dissection Guide
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Publisher : McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Total Pages : 404
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105121906270
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Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy: A Laboratory Dissection Guide by : Kenneth Kardong

This high-quality laboratory manual may accompany any comparative anatomy text, but correlates directly to Kardong's Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution text. This text carefully guides students through dissections and is richly illustrated. First and foremost, the basic animal architecture is presented in a clear and concise manner. This richly illustrated manual carefully guides students through dissections. Throughout the dissections, the authors pause strategically to bring the students attention to the significance of the material they have just covered.

Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy

Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 739
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ISBN-10 : 9780471733836
ISBN-13 : 0471733830
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy by : Ann B. Butler

Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy Evolution and Adaptation Second Edition Ann B. Butler and William Hodos The Second Edition of this landmark text presents a broad survey of comparative vertebrate neuroanatomy at the introductory level, representing a unique contribution to the field of evolutionary neurobiology. It has been extensively revised and updated, with substantially improved figures and diagrams that are used generously throughout the text. Through analysis of the variation in brain structure and function between major groups of vertebrates, readers can gain insight into the evolutionary history of the nervous system. The text is divided into three sections: * Introduction to evolution and variation, including a survey of cell structure, embryological development, and anatomical organization of the central nervous system; phylogeny and diversity of brain structures; and an overview of various theories of brain evolution * Systematic, comprehensive survey of comparative neuroanatomy across all major groups of vertebrates * Overview of vertebrate brain evolution, which integrates the complete text, highlights diversity and common themes, broadens perspective by a comparison with brain structure and evolution of invertebrate brains, and considers recent data and theories of the evolutionary origin of the brain in the earliest vertebrates, including a recently proposed model of the origin of the brain in the earliest vertebrates that has received strong support from newly discovered fossil evidence Ample material drawn from the latest research has been integrated into the text and highlighted in special feature boxes, including recent views on homology, cranial nerve organization and evolution, the relatively large and elaborate brains of birds in correlation with their complex cognitive abilities, and the current debate on forebrain evolution across reptiles, birds, and mammals. Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy is geared to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in neuroanatomy, but anyone interested in the anatomy of the nervous system and how it corresponds to the way that animals function in the world will find this text fascinating.

Hyman's Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

Hyman's Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 806
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ISBN-10 : 0226870138
ISBN-13 : 9780226870137
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Hyman's Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy by : Libbie Henrietta Hyman

The purpose of this book, now in its third edition, is to introduce the morphology of vertebrates in a context that emphasizes a comparison of structire and of the function of structural units. The comparative method involves the analysis of the history of structure in both developmental and evolutionary frameworks. The nature of adaptation is the key to this analysis. Adaptation of a species to its environment, as revealed by its structure, function, and reproductive success, is the product of mutation and natural selection–the process of evolution. The evolution of structure and function, then, is the theme of this book which presents, system by system, the evolution of structure and function of vertebrates. Each chapter presents the major evolutionary trends of an organ system, with instructions for laboratory exploration of these trends included so the student can integrate concept with example.

Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates

Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates
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Publisher : McGraw-Hill Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Total Pages : 704
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ISBN-10 : 069723486X
ISBN-13 : 9780697234865
Rating : 4/5 (6X Downloads)

Synopsis Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates by : George C. Kent

Feeding

Feeding
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 555
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ISBN-10 : 9780080531632
ISBN-13 : 0080531636
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Feeding by : Kurt Schwenk

As the first four-legged vertebrates, called tetrapods, crept up along the shores of ancient primordial seas, feeding was among the most paramount of their concerns. Looking back into the mists of evolutionary time, fish-like ancestors can be seen transformed by natural selection and other evolutionary pressures into animals with feeding habitats as varied as an anteater and a whale. From frog to pheasant and salamander to snake, every lineage of tetrapods has evolved unique feeding anatomy and behavior.Similarities in widely divergent tetrapods vividly illustrate their shared common ancestry. At the same time, numerous differences between and among tetrapods document the power and majesty that comprises organismal evolutionary history.Feeding is a detailed survey of the varied ways that land vertebrates acquire food. The functional anatomy and the control of complex and dynamic structural components are recurrent themes of this volume. Luminaries in the discipline of feeding biology have joined forces to create a book certain to stimulate future studies of animal anatomy and behavior.

Comparative Anatomy

Comparative Anatomy
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Total Pages : 576
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ISBN-10 : 1617310425
ISBN-13 : 9781617310423
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Comparative Anatomy by : Dale W. Fishbeck

This full-color manual is a unique guide for students conducting the comparative study of representative vertebrate animals. It is appropriate for courses in comparative anatomy, vertebrate zoology, or any course in which the featured vertebrates are studied. Includes coverage of the lamprey, dogfish shark, perch, mudpuppy, bullfrog, pigeon, and cat. Evolutionary concepts, comparative morphology, and histology are covered comprehensively. Loose-leaf and three-hole drilled.

Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates

Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Total Pages : 872
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105010489107
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Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates by : Warren Franklin Walker

Muscles of Vertebrates

Muscles of Vertebrates
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Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 490
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ISBN-10 : 9781439845622
ISBN-13 : 143984562X
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Muscles of Vertebrates by : Rui Diogo

The Vertebrata is one of the most speciose groups of animals, comprising more than 58,000 living species. This book provides a detailed account on the comparative anatomy, development, homologies and evolution of the head, neck, pectoral and forelimb muscles of vertebrates. It includes hundreds of illustrations, as well as numerous tables showing t