The Vertebrate Integument Volume 1 Origin and Evolution /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Lingham-Soliar, Theagarten (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Paleontology.; Evolutionary biology.; Vertebrates.; Life Sciences.; Evolutionary Biology.

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. Cr...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• 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.