Vertebrates : comparative anatomy, function, evolution /

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Author / Creator:Kardong, Kenneth V.
Imprint:Dubuque, Iowa : Wm. C. Brown Publishers, c1995.
Description:xvii, 777 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Vertebrates -- Anatomy.
Vertebrates -- Evolution.
Vertebrates -- Anatomy.
Vertebrates -- Evolution.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8461417
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ISBN:0697219917
9780697219916
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other form:Online version: Kardong, Kenneth V. Vertebrates. Dubuque, Iowa : Wm. C. Brown Publishers, c1995
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Origin of Chordates
  • 3. The Vertebrate Story
  • 4. Biological Design
  • 5. Life History
  • 6. Integument
  • 7. Skeletal System: The Skull
  • 8. Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton
  • 9. Skeletal System: The Appendicular Skeleton
  • 10. The Muscular System
  • 11. The Respiratory System
  • 12. The Circulatory System
  • 13. The Digestive System
  • 14. The Urogenital System
  • 15. The Endocrine System
  • 16. The Nervous System
  • 17. Sensory Organs
  • 18. Conclusions