Title: Vertebrates : comparative anatomy, function, evolution /
Authors: Kardong, Kenneth V.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Vertebrates Anatomy; Vertebrates Physiology; Anatomy, Comparative.; Vertebrates Evolution; Vertebrates anatomy & histology [MESH].; Vertebrates physiology [MESH].
Contents: Introduction -- Origin of chordates -- The vertebrate story -- Biological design -- Life history -- Integument -- Skeletal system : the skull -- Skeletal system : the axial skeleton -- Skeletal system : the appendicular skeleton -- The muscular system -- The respiratory system -- The circulatory system -- The digestive system -- The urogenital system -- The endocrine system -- The nervous system -- Sensory organs -- Conclusions.