Amniote origins : completing the transition to land /

Amniote Origins integrates modern systematic methods with studies of functional and physiological processes, and illustrates how studies of paleobiology can be illuminated by studies of neonatology. For this reason, comparative anatomists and physiologists, functional morphologists, zoologists, and...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Sumida, Stuart Shigeo, Martin, Karen L. M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, ©1997.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Amniote Origins integrates modern systematic methods with studies of functional and physiological processes, and illustrates how studies of paleobiology can be illuminated by studies of neonatology. For this reason, comparative anatomists and physiologists, functional morphologists, zoologists, and paleontologists will all find this unique volume very useful. Inspired by the prospect of integrating fields that have long been isolated from one another, Amniote Origins provides a thorough and interdisciplinary synthesis of one of the classic transitions of evolutionary history. Key Features * Integrates modern systematic methods with studies of functional and physiological processes * Illustrates how studies of paleobiology can be illuminated by studies of neonatology * Provides a thorough and interdisciplinary synthesis of one of the classic transitions of evolutionary history.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 510 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780126764604
0126764603
9780080527093
0080527094