Title: Major transitions in vertebrate evolution /
Authors: Anderson, Jason S., 1956-; Sues, Hans-Dieter, 1956-; Anderson, Jason S., 1969-
Publisher: Indiana University Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Vertebrates Evolution
Contents: Introduction : Studying evolutionary transitions among vertebrates / Hans-Dieter Sues and Jason S. Anderson -- Plasticity of and transitions between skeletal tissues in vertebrate evolution and development / Brian K. Hall and P. Eckhard Witten -- Homologies and evolutionary transitions in early vertebrate history / Philippe Janvier -- Paired fins of jawless vertebrates and their homologies across the "agnathan"-gnathostome transition / Mark V.H. Wilson, Gavin F. Hanke and Tiiu Märss -- MODEs of developmental evolution : an example with the origin and definition of the autopodium / Hans C.E. Larsson -- Incorporating ontogeny into the matrix : a phylogenetic evaluation of developmental evidence for the origin of modern amphibians / Jason S. Anderson -- The cranial anatomy of basal diadectomorphs and the origin of amniotes / Robert R. Reisz -- Snake phylogeny, origins, and evolution : the role, impact, and importance of fossils (1869-2006) / Michael W. Caldwell -- The beginnings of birds : recent discoveries, ongoing arguments, and new directions / Luis M. Chiappe and Gareth J. Dyke -- Successive diversifications in early mammalian evolution / Zhe-Xi Luo -- The terrestrial to aquatic transition in Cetacea / Mark D. Uhen.