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Handbook of zoology. Reptilia. Volume 1. General biology, archosauria, chelonia /

With more than 10,000 known species, recent reptiles (excluding birds) are the most specious tetrapod class. Their diversity is high, and many of them are frequently used as model organisms in phylogeographic and ecological studies. On the other hand, unique aspects of their biology are still being...

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Other Authors: Buffa, Valentin (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulator/relators/ctb), Cordero, Gerardo Antonio (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulator/relators/ctb), Delfino, Massimo (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulator/relators/ctb), Gregorovicova, Martina (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulator/relators/ctb), Joger, Ulrich (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulator/relators/ctb, Editor, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulator/relators/edt), Krahl, Anna (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulator/relators/ctb), Laurin, Michel (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulator/relators/ctb), Sues, Hans-Dieter (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulator/relators/ctb), Villa, Andrea (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulator/relators/ctb), Wereneburg, Ingmar (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulator/relators/ctb), Zhang, Zitong (Contributor, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulator/relators/ctb)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2024]
Series:Handbuch der Zoologie.
Subjects:
Reptiles.
Reptiles > Evolution.
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • List of contributing authors
  • 1 Introduction to the Reptilia
  • 2 Embryology and Life History of Reptilia with a Focus on the Organogenesis of Squamates
  • 3 An Overview of the Skeleton of Reptiles
  • 4 Cardiovascular System in Reptiles
  • 5 Paleozoic Origin of Major Reptile Groups
  • 6 Archosaur Relatives and Pseudosuchians
  • 7 Crocodyliformes
  • Crocodylia and Their Relatives
  • 8 Avemetatarsalia: Pterosauromorpha and Early Dinosauromorpha
  • 9 Avemetatarsalia: Dinosauria
  • 10 Chelonia: Morphology of a Stiffened Body
  • Index