Vertebrate life - McFarland, William Norman (New York Macmillan Pub., 1985)
Table of Contents: 1. The Basic Plan of Vertebrate Organization -- 2. Vertebrate Ancestors and Origins -- 3. Diversity and Classification of Vertebrates -- 4. Geology and Ecology During Vertebrate Origins -- 5. Earliest Vertebrates -- 6. The Bony Fishes - Osteichthyes -- 7. Life in Water: Its Influence on Basic Vertebrate Functions -- 8. Geology and Ecology of Tetrapod Origin -- 9. Origin and Radiation of Amphibians -- 10. Modern Amphibians -- 11. Geology and Ecology during the Mesozoic -- 12. Origin and Early Radiation of Reptiles -- 13. Mesozoic Reptiles -- 14. Modern Reptiles -- 15. Vertebrate Energetics: The Costs and Benefits of Temperature Regulation and Motility -- 16. Geology and Ecology of The Cenozoic -- 17. The Origin of Birds and the Function of Feathers -- 18. The Diversity of Locomotion and Feeding in Birds -- 19. Origin and General Characteristics of Mammals -- 20. Diverse Adaptations of Mammals -- 21. Adaptations of Endotherms to Rigorous Habitats -- 22. Review of Earth History and the Geologic and Ecologic Settings during the Pleistocene -- 23. Homo sapiens and the Vertebrates. -- Glossary. Author Index. Subject Index.
Includes index.
Keywords: Vertebrates; Vertebrates, Fossil; Vertebrates -- Evolution