Comparative Vertebrate Morphology
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Comparative Vertebrate Morphology

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Comparative Vertebrate Morphology

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Comparative Vertebrate Morphology provides a comprehensive discussion of vertebrate morphology. The structure-function concept at the level of organs and organ systems is fundamental to an understanding of comparative evolutionary morphology. It is upon these three interrelated aspects—structure, function, and evolution— that that contents of this volume have been organized and presented. The book opens with a discussion of general concepts on vertebrate evolution. This is followed by separate chapters on vertebrate phylogeny, skeletal components, the cranial and postcranial skeleton, muscular tissues, muscular system, and development of the integument, nervous tissues, sense organs, nervous system structure, nervous pathways, and endocrines. Subsequent chapters deal with the digestive, respiratory, circulatory, excretory and water balance, and reproductive systems. This book was designed to meet the needs of a one-semester course for students who have already had an introductory course in biology. It is assumed that the lectures will be supplemented by a laboratory with its own laboratory manual. The organization of the text allows the instructor to coordinate the laboratory and lecture portions of the course.

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Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781483272597
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Zoology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Comparative Vertebrate Morphology
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. PREFACE
  6. CHAPTER 1. HOW WE GOT HERE: INTELLECTUAL BACKGROUND
  7. CHAPTER 2. HOW WE GOT HERE: VERTEBRATE PHYLOGENY
  8. CHAPTER 3. SKELETAL COMPONENTS
  9. CHAPTER 4. SKELETON CRANIAL
  10. CHAPTER 5. POSTCRANIAL SKELETON
  11. CHAPTER 6. MUSCULAR TISSUES
  12. CHAPTER 7. MUSCULAR SYSTEM
  13. CHAPTER 8. THE INTEGUMENT
  14. CHAPTER 9. NERVOUS TISSUES
  15. CHAPTER 10. SENSE ORGANS
  16. CHAPTER 11. NERVOUS SYSTEM STRUCTURE
  17. CHAPTER 12. NERVOUS PATHWAYS
  18. CHAPTER 13. ENDOCRINES
  19. CHAPTER 14. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
  20. CHAPTER 15. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
  21. CHAPTER 16. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
  22. CHAPTER 17. EXCRETORY AND WATER BALANCE SYSTEM
  23. CHAPTER 18. REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
  24. Glossary
  25. Index