Vertebrate Biology

Author : Donald W. Linzey
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421437347

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Vertebrate Biology by Donald W. Linzey Pdf

The most trusted and best-selling textbook on the diverse forms and fascinating lives of vertebrate animals. Covering crucial topics from morphology and behavior to ecology and zoogeography, Donald Linzey's popular textbook, Vertebrate Biology, has long been recognized as the most comprehensive and readable resource on vertebrates for students and educators. Thoroughly updated with the latest research, this new edition discusses taxa and topics such as • systematics and evolution • zoogeography, ecology, morphology, and reproduction • early chordates • fish, amphibians, reptiles (inclusive of birds), and mammals • population dynamics • movement and migration • behavior • study methods • extinction processes • conservation and management For the first time, 32 pages of color images bring these fascinating organisms to life. In addition, 5 entirely new chapters have been added to the book, which cover • restoration of endangered species • regulatory legislation affecting vertebrates • wildlife conservation in a modern world • climate change • contemporary wildlife management Complete with review questions, updated references, appendixes, and a glossary of well over 300 terms, Vertebrate Biology is the ideal text for courses in zoology, vertebrate biology, vertebrate natural history, and general biology. Donald W. Linzey carefully builds theme upon theme, concept upon concept, as he walks students through a plethora of topics. Arranged logically to follow the most widely adopted course structure, this text will leave students with a full understanding of the unique structure, function, and living patterns of all vertebrates.

Author : Donald W. Linzey
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421437330

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Vertebrate Biology by Donald W. Linzey Pdf

Arranged logically to follow the most widely adopted course structure, this text will leave students with a full understanding of the unique structure, function, and living patterns of all vertebrates.

Author : E.W. Jr. Jameson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461381037

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Patterns of Vertebrate Biology by E.W. Jr. Jameson Pdf

This book grew from a series of lectures on vertebrate natural history. The topics have been developed over a period of nearly 30 years, and today scarcely resemble the original subject matter. The progress is primarily technical. Some concepts provide a synthetic framework for viewing much modern research, but many of these concepts either date from Darwin or have developed from obser vations of later students. Animal science courses follow a sequential pattern in which there are three discrete levels of undergraduate instruction. Initially, students study subject mat ter contained in such courses as biology and general zoology. These courses intro duce students to animal phylogeny, basic plans of morphology and certain phys iological aspects; incidental to these subjects the student acquires a broad zoological vocabulary. At the other end of the academic spectrum are courses that emphasize synthe sis and theory: evolution, zoogeography, behavior and ecology are important courses whose role is to explore the relationships of various aspects of the physical and biological world. In these courses theory and analysis prevail. They are not, however, essentially "subject matter" courses with distinct bodies of knowledge.

Author : Robert Thomas Orr
Publisher : W.B. Saunders Company
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Science
ISBN : 0721670180

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Vertebrate Biology by Robert Thomas Orr Pdf

Author : University of Michigan. Laboratory of Vertebrate Biology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Animals
ISBN : WISC:89083394668

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Contributions from the Laboratory of Vertebrate Biology by University of Michigan. Laboratory of Vertebrate Biology Pdf

Author : Martin L. Cody,Jeffrey A. Smallwood
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1996-10-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0080535623

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Long-Term Studies of Vertebrate Communities by Martin L. Cody,Jeffrey A. Smallwood Pdf

This unique book synthesizes the ongoing long-term community ecology studies of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The studies have been conducted from deserts to rainforests as well as in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats and provide valuable insight that can be obtained only through persistent, diligent, and year-after-year investigation. Long-Term Studies of Vertebrate Communities is ideal for faculty, researchers, graduate students, and undergraduates in vertebrate biology, ecology, and evolutionary biology, including ecology, natural history, and systematics. Provides unique perspectives of community stability and variation Details the influence of natural and other perturbations on community structure Includes synopses by well-known authors Presents results from a broad range of vertebrate taxa Studies were conducted at different latitudes and in different habitats

Author : Robert Thomas Orr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Vertebrates
ISBN : UOM:39015022529393

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Vertebrate Biology by Robert Thomas Orr Pdf

Author : Donald W. Linzey
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421400402

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Vertebrate Biology by Donald W. Linzey Pdf

Arranged logically to follow the typical course format, Vertebrate Biology leaves students with a full understanding of the unique structure, function, and living patterns of the subphylum that includes our own species.

Author : S. M. Kisia
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781439840528

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Vertebrates by S. M. Kisia Pdf

Describing the diversity and features of various vertebrate groups, ranging from the oldest living fishes to the relatively more recent evolution of mammals, this book covers anatomical systems including organs and tissues, as well as their function and differentiation in various vertebrate groups. The authors also discuss the evolution of vertebra

Author : Jeff Thomason
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1997-10-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521629217

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Functional Morphology in Vertebrate Paleontology by Jeff Thomason Pdf

Looks at how fossil vertebrates moved, fed and reproduced.

Author : Michel Laurin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520947986

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How Vertebrates Left the Water by Michel Laurin Pdf

More than three hundred million years ago—a relatively recent date in the two billion years since life first appeared—vertebrate animals first ventured onto land. This usefully illustrated book describes how some finned vertebrates acquired limbs, giving rise to more than 25,000 extant tetrapod species. Michel Laurin uses paleontological, geological, physiological, and comparative anatomical data to describe this monumental event. He summarizes key concepts of modern paleontological research, including biological nomenclature, paleontological and molecular dating, and the methods used to infer phylogeny and character evolution. Along with a discussion of the evolutionary pressures that may have led vertebrates onto dry land, the book also shows how extant vertebrates yield clues about the conquest of land and how scientists uncover evolutionary history.

Author : Michael J. Benton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118407646

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Vertebrate Palaeontology by Michael J. Benton Pdf

Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week... and not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate palaeontology, with a special focus on exciting new finds from China. A key aim is to explain the science. Gone are the days of guesswork. Young researchers use impressive new numerical and imaging methods to explore the tree of life, macroevolution, global change, and functional morphology. The fourth edition is completely revised. The cladistic framework is strengthened, and new functional and developmental spreads are added. Study aids include: key questions, research to be done, and recommendations of further reading and web sites. The book is designed for palaeontology courses in biology and geology departments. It is also aimed at enthusiasts who want to experience the flavour of how the research is done. The book is strongly phylogenetic, and this makes it a source of current data on vertebrate evolution.

Author : E.W. Jr. Jameson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1981-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387905200

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Patterns of Vertebrate Biology by E.W. Jr. Jameson Pdf

This book grew from a series of lectures on vertebrate natural history. The topics have been developed over a period of nearly 30 years, and today scarcely resemble the original subject matter. The progress is primarily technical. Some concepts provide a synthetic framework for viewing much modern research, but many of these concepts either date from Darwin or have developed from obser vations of later students. Animal science courses follow a sequential pattern in which there are three discrete levels of undergraduate instruction. Initially, students study subject mat ter contained in such courses as biology and general zoology. These courses intro duce students to animal phylogeny, basic plans of morphology and certain phys iological aspects; incidental to these subjects the student acquires a broad zoological vocabulary. At the other end of the academic spectrum are courses that emphasize synthe sis and theory: evolution, zoogeography, behavior and ecology are important courses whose role is to explore the relationships of various aspects of the physical and biological world. In these courses theory and analysis prevail. They are not, however, essentially "subject matter" courses with distinct bodies of knowledge.

Author : Nelson G. Hairston
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1994-06-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521417031

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Vertebrate Zoology by Nelson G. Hairston Pdf

This is a major new textbook that is intended to lead students away from purely descriptive zoology courses into an experimental approach that emphasizes asking and answering questions about nature. The book gives a panoramic view of vertebrate life, classification, ecology and behaviour. Section I of the book describes the major groups of vertebrates and their origins. The second section covers classification and its methodology. Section III describes the ecology of vertebrates from two standpoints: how individuals cope with environmental extremes, and principles of population and community ecology as illustrated by experiments carried out in the field. Section IV describes the geographic distribution of vertebrates. The fifth section discusses migration. Vertebrate behaviour is the subject of the final section and covers observations and the theories and experiments they have inspired.

Author : Hermann Ehrlich
Publisher : Springer
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400757301

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Biological Materials of Marine Origin by Hermann Ehrlich Pdf

This is the second monograph by the author on biological materials of marine origin. The initial book is dedicated to the biological materials of marine invertebrates. This work is a source of modern knowledge on biomineralization, biomimetics and materials science with respect to marine vertebrates. For the first time in scientific literature the author gives the most coherent analysis of the nature, origin and evolution of biocomposites and biopolymers isolated from and observed in the broad variety of marine vertebrate organisms (fish, reptilian, birds and mammals) and within their unique hierarchically organized structural formations. There is a wealth of new and newly synthesized information, including dozens of previously unpublished images of unique marine creatures including extinct, extant and living taxa and their biocomposite-based structures from nano- to micro – and macroscale. This monograph reviews the most relevant advances in the marine biological materials research field, pointing out several approaches being introduced and explored by distinct modern laboratories.