Major Transitions in Vertebrate Evolution

Name: Major Transitions in Vertebrate Evolution
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ISBN: 9780253349262

ISBN-10: 0253349265

ISBN-13: 9780253349262

Edition: 2007

Authors: Jason S. Anderson, Hans-Dieter Sues

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A state-of-the-art review of major topics in higher-level vertebrate evolution

Book details

List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 9/11/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Size: 7.01" wide x 10.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.376
Language: English

Jason S. Anderson is a vertebrate paleontologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Paleontology.Hans-Dieter Sues is a vertebrate paleontologist and Associate Director for Research and Collections, National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution.



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Studying Evolutionary Transitions among Vertebrates




Plasticity of and Transitions between Skeletal Tissues in Vertebrate Evolution and Development




Homologies and Evolutionary Transitions in Early Vertebrate History




Paired Fins of Jawless Vertebrates and Their Homologies across the "Agnathan"-Gnathostome Transition




MODEs of Developmental Evolution: An Example with the Origin and Definition of the Autopodium




Incorporating Ontogeny into the Matrix: A Phylogenetic Evaluation of Developmental Evidence for the Origin of Modern Amphibians




The Cranial Anatomy of Basal Diadectomorphs and the Origin of Amniotes




Snake Phylogeny, Origins, and Evolution: The Role, Impact, and Importance of Fossils (1869-2006)




The Beginnings of Birds: Recent Discoveries, Ongoing Arguments, and New Directions




Successive Diversifications in Early Mammalian Evolution




The Terrestrial to Aquatic Transition in Cetacea



Contributors


Index