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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Theagarten Lingham-SoliarPublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 4.336kg ISBN: 9783662510117ISBN 10: 3662510111 Pages: 268 Publication Date: 23 August 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- The First Vertebrates, Jawless Fishes, the Agnathans.- The Earliest Jawed Vertebrates, the Gnathostomes.- Evolution of Modern Fishes: Critical Biological Innovations.- Tetrapods and the Invasion of Land.- Crucial Vertebrate Innovations.- The Dinosaur Integument.- Mammal-like Reptiles.- Reptiles Return to the Sea.ReviewsFrom the book reviews: It is a book about the evolution of vertebrate animals, from their origin some 500 million years ago through the origin of mammals and the return of reptiles to the sea. The work focuses on morphological transitions and innovations as enlightened by the fossil record, anatomy, and a little genetics. ... will be primarily useful to professionals and graduate-level students. ... Summing Up: Upper-division undergraduates and above. (J. E. Grinnell, Choice, Vol. 52 (3), November, 2014) From the book reviews: It is a book about the evolution of vertebrate animals, from their origin some 500 million years ago through the origin of mammals and the return of reptiles to the sea. The work focuses on morphological transitions and innovations as enlightened by the fossil record, anatomy, and a little genetics. ... will be primarily useful to professionals and graduate-level students. ... Summing Up: Upper-division undergraduates and above. (J. E. Grinnell, Choice, Vol. 52 (3), November, 2014) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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