num_pages: 800
description: This one-semester text is designed for an upper-level majors course. Vertebrates features a unique emphasis on function and evolution of vertebrates, complete anatomical detail, and excellent pedagogy. Vertebrate groups are organized phylogenetically, and their systems discussed within such a context. Morphology is foremost, but the author has developed and integrated an understanding of function and evolution into the discussion of anatomy of the various systems.
language: English
title: Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution
titlecomplete: Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution
genres: Biology, Science, Textbooks, Palaeontology, Reference, Evolution, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 126
publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math