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Patterns of Vertebrate Biology

Author : E.W. Jr. Jameson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461381037
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (613 download)

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Download or read book Patterns of Vertebrate Biology written by E.W. Jr. Jameson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Patterns of Vertebrate Biology

Author : E.W. Jr. Jameson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9780387905204
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Patterns of Vertebrate Biology written by E.W. Jr. Jameson and published by Springer. This book was released on 1981-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Major Patterns in Vertebrate Evolution

Author : Max Hecht
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468488511
Total Pages : 901 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Major Patterns in Vertebrate Evolution written by Max Hecht and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 901 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the result of a NATO Advanced Study Institute held in England at Kingswood Hall of Residence, Royal Holloway College (London University), Surrey, during the last two weeks of July, 1976. The ASI was organized within the guide lines laid down by the Scientific Affairs Division of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. During the past two decades, significant advances have been made in our understanding of vertebrate evolution. The purpose of the Institute was to present the current status of our know ledge of vertebrate evolution above the species level. Since the subject matter was obviously too broad to be covered adequately in the limited time available, selected topics, problems, and areas which are applicable to vertebrate zoology as a whole were reviewed. The program was divided into three areas: (1) the theory and methodology of phyletic inference and approaches to the an alysis of macroevolutionary trends as applied to vertebrates; (2) the application of these methodological principles and an alytical processes to different groups and structures, particular ly in anatomy and paleontology; (3) the application of these re sults to classification. The basic principles considered in the first area were outlined in lectures covering the problems of character analysis, functional morphology, karyological evidence, biochemical evidence, morphogenesis, and biogeography.

Patterns of Vertebrate Biology

Author : Everett Williams Jameson (Jr.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Patterns of Vertebrate Biology written by Everett Williams Jameson (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Patterns and Processes of Vertebrate Evolution

Author : Robert Lynn Carroll
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521478090
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Book Synopsis Patterns and Processes of Vertebrate Evolution by : Robert Lynn Carroll

Download or read book Patterns and Processes of Vertebrate Evolution written by Robert Lynn Carroll and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-04-28 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The factors that influenced the evolution of the vertebrates are compared with the importance of variation and selection that Darwin emphasised in this broad study of the patterns and forces of evolutionary change.

Vertebrate Biology

Author : Donald W. Linzey
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421437341
Total Pages : 744 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Vertebrate Biology written by Donald W. Linzey and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Pattern of Vertebrate Evolution

Author : L. B. Halstead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pattern of Vertebrate Evolution written by L. B. Halstead and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: November 1994

Patterns and Processes of Vertebrate Evolution

Author : Robert Lynn Carroll
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521478090
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Evolution of Vertebrate Design

Author : Leonard B. Radinsky
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022622063X
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Evolution of Vertebrate Design written by Leonard B. Radinsky and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-02-26 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Evolution of Vertebrate Design is a solid introduction to vertebrate evolution, paleontology, vertebrate biology, and functional, comparative anatomy. Its lucid style also makes it ideal for general readers intrigued by fossil history. Clearly drawn diagrams illustrate biomechanical explanations of the evolution of fins, jaws, joints, and body shapes among vertebrates. A glossary of terms is included. "A luminous text is matched by lucid drawings rationally placed. . . . A great teaching monograph, the book will charm lay readers of fossil history. For virtually every college & public collection."—Scitech Book News

Vertebrate Biology

Author : Donald W. Linzey
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421400405
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Vertebrate Biology written by Donald W. Linzey and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2012-02-13 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Complex Organismal Functions

Author : D. B. Wake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Complex Organismal Functions written by D. B. Wake and published by . This book was released on 1989-09-28 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complex Organismal Functions: Integration and Evolution in Vertebrates D. B. Wake G. Roth Editors The complexity of forms and functions of organisms studied in an evolutionary context prompts a fundamental question of modern biology: how did complex functional systems, apparently stabilized by high degrees of integration, evolve to their present diversity? This and related questions were discussed by 48 distinguished scientists from many fields of vertebrate biology, including functional and comparative morphologists, neurobiologists, reproductive biologists and endocrinologists, developmental biologists, ecologists, ethologists, population geneticists, and theorists, at a Dahlem Workshop. This volume is a report of that meeting. The major areas of discussion were: evolutionary diversification of feeding mechanisms; evolution of locomotor systems; trends in reproductive biology, especially the repeated evolution of vertebrate viviparity; and alternative and complementary concepts of the production of evolutionary novelties and patterns. These topics reflect the excitement and dynamism of current debate in evolutionary biology and constitute a cohesive point of departure for further research.

Vertebrate Pattern Formation

Author :
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128234628
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book Vertebrate Pattern Formation written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vertebrate Pattern Formation, Volume 159 in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, highlights advances in the field, with this volume presenting interesting chapters on timely topics, including Hox genes patterning the vertebrate body, Endodermal patterning, The use of organoids/gastruloids to understand development, Cell shape and movements controlling development, Neural crest and placodes in vertebrate development, Patterning of the neural tube, Non-canonical Wnt signaling in axial extension, The control of transitions along the main body axis, Emergence of a left-right symmetric body plan in vertebrate embryos, Formation of the vascular system, Generation of patterns in the paraxial mesoderm, and more. Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors Presents the latest release in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series Updated release includes the latest information on the Vertebrate Pattern Formation

Great Transformations in Vertebrate Evolution

Author : Kenneth P. Dial
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022626839X
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Great Transformations in Vertebrate Evolution written by Kenneth P. Dial and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did flying birds evolve from running dinosaurs, terrestrial trotting tetrapods evolve from swimming fish, and whales return to swim in the sea? These are some of the great transformations in the 500-million-year history of vertebrate life. And with the aid of new techniques and approaches across a range of fields—work spanning multiple levels of biological organization from DNA sequences to organs and the physiology and ecology of whole organisms—we are now beginning to unravel the confounding evolutionary mysteries contained in the structure, genes, and fossil record of every living species. This book gathers a diverse team of renowned scientists to capture the excitement of these new discoveries in a collection that is both accessible to students and an important contribution to the future of its field. Marshaling a range of disciplines—from paleobiology to phylogenetics, developmental biology, ecology, and evolutionary biology—the contributors attack particular transformations in the head and neck, trunk, appendages such as fins and limbs, and the whole body, as well as offer synthetic perspectives. Illustrated throughout, Great Transformations in Vertebrate Evolution not only reveals the true origins of whales with legs, fish with elbows, wrists, and necks, and feathered dinosaurs, but also the relevance to our lives today of these extraordinary narratives of change.

Vertebrate Biology

Author : Robert Thomas Orr
Publisher : Saunders Limited.
ISBN 13 : 9780721670171
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Vertebrate Biology written by Robert Thomas Orr and published by Saunders Limited.. This book was released on 1971 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Concepts of Biology

Author : Samantha Fowler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781680921021
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Concepts of Biology written by Samantha Fowler and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-30 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concepts of Biology is designed for the introductory biology course for nonmajors taught at most two- and four-year colleges. The scope, sequence, and level of the program are designed to match typical course syllabi in the market. Concepts of Biology includes interesting applications, features a rich art program, and conveys the major themes of biology. The images in this textbook are grayscale.

Biomechanics

Author : Carl Gans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Biomechanics written by Carl Gans and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an approach to the study of functional anatomy

The Vertebrate IntegumentVolume 1

Author : Theagarten Lingham-Soliar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642537480
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book The Vertebrate IntegumentVolume 1 written by Theagarten Lingham-Soliar and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vertebrate integument arose about 450 million years ago as an ‘armour’ of dermal bony plates in small, jawless fish-like creatures, informally known as the ostracoderms. This book reviews the major changes that have occurred in the vertebrate integument from its beginnings to the present day. Critical questions concerning the origin, structure and functional biology of the bony integument are discussed and intrinsically linked to major steps in vertebrate evolution and phylogeny—the origin of jaws and the origin of teeth. The discussions include the origins of mineralization of major vertebrate skeletal components such as the dermatocranium, branchial arches and vertebral column. The advances that led to the origin of modern fishes and their phylogenetic development are reviewed and include the evolution of fins and replacement of the bony plates with several types of dermal scales. The evolution of reptiles saw a major transformation of the integument, with the epidermis becoming the protective outermost layer, from which the scales arose, while the dermis lay below it. The biological significance of the newly-evolved β-keratin in reptilian scales, among the toughest natural materials known, is discussed in the context of its major contribution to the great success of reptiles and to the evolution of feathers and avian flight. The dermis in many vertebrates is strengthened by layers of oppositely oriented cross-fibres, now firmly entrenched as a design principle of biomechanics. Throughout the book conventional ideas are discussed and a number of new hypotheses are presented in light of the latest developments. The long evolutionary history of vertebrates indicates that the significance of the Darwinian concept of “survival of the fittest” may be overstated, including in our own mammalian origins and that chance often plays a major role in evolutionary patterns. Extensive illustrations are included to support the verbal descriptions. Professor Theagarten Lingham-Soliar is in the Department of Life Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.