Vertebrate Biology

Authors:

Donald Linzey

Brand: McGraw Hill / Medical

ISBN: 9780071188661

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This long-awaited entry into the Vertebrate Biology market has been praised for its student-friendly writing style. The text contains many pedagogical aids for students including boldface key terms throughout and a comprehensive glossary. End-of-chapter pedagogy includes a list of supplemental readings, a listing of related Internet sites, and chapter review questions.

Product Details

Brand McGraw Hill / Medical

Reference 48997

EAN13 9780071188661

ISBN 9780071188661

Data sheet

Publication date: 2001
Issue number: 1
Cover: paperback
Dimensions (mm): 216 x 216
Weight (g): 1386

1 The Vertebrate Story:: An Overview
Introduction
Vertebrate Features
Role of Vertebrates
2 Systematics and Vertebrate Evolution
Introduction
Binomial Nomenclature
Classification
Methods of Classification
Evolution
3 Vertebrate Zoogeography
Introduction
Distribution
Marine
Freshwater
Terrestrial
4 Early Chordates and Jawless Fishes
Introduction
Calcichordates
Conodonts
Early Cambrian Fish-Like Fossils
Evolution
Morphology of Jawless Fishes
Reproduction
Growth and Development
5 Gnathostome Fishes
Introduction
Evolution
Morphology
Reproduction
Growth and Development
6 Amphibians
Introduction
Evolution
Morphology
Reproduction
Growth and Development
7 Evolution of Reptiles
Introduction
Evolution
Ancestral Reptiles
Ancient and Living Reptiles
Ancestral Birds
Modern Birds
Origin of Flight
8 Reptiles:: Morphology, Reproduction and Development
Introduction
Turtles, Tuataras, Lizards, and Snakes (Testudomorpha and Lepidosauromorpha)
Morphology
Reproduction
Growth and Development
Crocodilians and Birds (Archosauromorpha)
Morphology
Reproduction
Growth and Development
9 Mammals
Introduction
Evolution
Morphology
Reproduction
Grwoth and Development
10 Population Dynamics
Introduction
Population Density
Reproductive (Biotic) Potential
Environmental Resistance
Cycles
Irruptions
11 Movements
Intoduction
Home Range
Dispersal/Invasion
Migration
Homing
Emigraton
12 Intraspecific Behavior and Ecology
Introduction
Social Interactions
Sensory Reception and Communication
Feeding Behavior
Torpor (Dormancy)
13 Interspecific Interactions
Introduction
Competition
Symbiosis
Predation
Human Interactions
14 Techniques for Ecological and Behavioral Studies
Introduction
Capture Techniques
Identification Techniques
Mapping Techniques
Censusing Techniques
Aging Techniques
15 Extinction and Extirpation
Introduction
Natural Extinction
Human Impacts on Extirpation and Extinction
16 Conservation and Management
Introduction
Regulatory Legislation Affecting Vertebrates in the United States
Endangered Species in the United States
Sanctuaries and Refuges
Value of Museum Collections
Wildlife Conservation in a Modern World
Appendices
Glossary
Bibliography
Credits
Index