Name: Vertebrate Biology von Donald Linzey
SKU: 9780697363879
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Vertebrate Biology Zusammenfassung

Vertebrate Biology Donald Linzey

This long-awaited entry into the Vertebrate Biology market has been praised for its student-friendly writing style. The text contains many pedagogical aids for students including boldface key terms throughout and a comprehensive glossary. End-of-chapter pedagogy includes a list of supplemental readings, a listing of related Internet sites, and chapter review questions.

Über Donald Linzey

Donald Linzey has authored nine texts and numerous articles for scientific journals. He is a professor at Wytheville Community College with previous employment at the University of South Alabama and Cornell University. Dr. Linzey is currently the Principle Investigator for two international grants investigating the cause of declining amphibian populations and their potential impact on worldwide human populations.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 The Vertebrate Story: An OverviewIntroductionVertebrate FeaturesRole of Vertebrates2 Systematics and Vertebrate EvolutionIntroductionBinomial NomenclatureClassificationMethods of ClassificationEvolution3 Vertebrate ZoogeographyIntroductionDistributionMarine Freshwater Terrestrial 4 Early Chordates and Jawless FishesIntroductionCalcichordatesConodontsEarly Cambrian Fish-Like FossilsEvolutionMorphology of Jawless FishesReproductionGrowth and Development5 Gnathostome FishesIntroductionEvolutionMorphologyReproductionGrowth and Development6 AmphibiansIntroductionEvolutionMorphologyReproductionGrowth and Development7 Evolution of ReptilesIntroductionEvolutionAncestral ReptilesAncient and Living ReptilesAncestral BirdsModern BirdsOrigin of Flight8 Reptiles: Morphology, Reproduction and DevelopmentIntroductionTurtles, Tuataras, Lizards, and Snakes (Testudomorpha and Lepidosauromorpha)MorphologyReproductionGrowth and DevelopmentCrocodilians and Birds (Archosauromorpha)MorphologyReproductionGrowth and Development9 MammalsIntroductionEvolutionMorphologyReproductionGrwoth and Development10 Population DynamicsIntroductionPopulation DensityReproductive (Biotic) PotentialEnvironmental ResistanceCyclesIrruptions11 MovementsIntoductionHome RangeDispersal/InvasionMigrationHomingEmigraton12 Intraspecific Behavior and EcologyIntroductionSocial InteractionsSensory Reception and CommunicationFeeding BehaviorTorpor (Dormancy)13 Interspecific InteractionsIntroductionCompetitionSymbiosisPredationHuman Interactions14 Techniques for Ecological and Behavioral StudiesIntroductionCapture TechniquesIdentification TechniquesMapping TechniquesCensusing TechniquesAging Techniques15 Extinction and ExtirpationIntroductionNatural ExtinctionHuman Impacts on Extirpation and Extinction16 Conservation and ManagementIntroductionRegulatory Legislation Affecting Vertebrates in the United StatesEndangered Species in the United StatesSanctuaries and RefugesValue of Museum Collections Wildlife Conservation in a Modern WorldAppendicesGlossaryBibliographyCreditsIndex

Zusätzliche Informationen

Sku

GOR009430018

ISBN 13

9780697363879

ISBN 10

0697363872

Titel

Vertebrate Biology Donald Linzey

Autor

Donald Linzey

Zustand

Gebraucht - Sehr Gut

Bindung

Gebundene Ausgabe

Verlag

McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Datum

2000-08-16

Anzahl der Seiten

552

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N/A

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