| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
|
| Title Information: |
structures and functions |
| Author: |
KisiaSeth M., |
| Place of Publication: |
Hoboken |
| Published: |
CRC Press; |
| Year of Publication: |
2010 |
| Description: |
1 online resource (555 p.) |
| Series: |
Biological systems in vertebrates |
| Subject: |
Vertebrates - Anatomy - |
| Subject: |
Vertebrates - Physiology - |
| Subject: |
Electronic books - |
| Online resource: |
http://www.crcnetbase.com/isbn/978-1-57808-606-1 |
| Notes: |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Summary: |
The book describes the diversity and features of various vertebrate groups, ranging from the oldest living fishes to the relatively more recent groups to evolve such as mammals. The authors cover the structures of body systems including organs and tissues, as well as their functions and how they differ in various vertebrate groups. They also discuss the evolution of vertebrate groups from the earliest extinct ancestors to the living vertebrates as well as related groups that are now extinct. The book contains illustrations to clarify various issues and discussions of the features that enable v |
| ISBN: |
9781439840528electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
1439840520electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
hbk. |
| Content Note: |
Front cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: General Introduction to the Study of Vertebrates; Chapter 2: Diversity, Distribution and Characteristics of Vertebrates; Chapter 3: Organization of the Vertebrate Body; Chapter 4: Skeletal System; Chapter 5: Muscular System; Chapter 6: Integument; Chapter 7: Nutrition and Digestion; Chapter 8: Respiratory System; Chapter 9: Reproduction and Early Developmental Biology; Chapter 10: Circulatory System; Chapter 11: Nervous System and Endocrine Organs; Chapter 12: Sense Organs; Chapter 13: Excretion and Osmoregulation |