Vertebrate biology

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.

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 World