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Young, J. Z.

The life of vertebrates By J.Z. Young. - 3rd ed. - New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 1981. - xv, 645 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes indexes.

Evolution of life in relation to climatic and geological change;
The general plan of chordate organization: amphioxus;
The origin of chordates from filer feeding animals;
The vertebrates without jaws, lampreys;
Fishes;
Evolution and adaptive radiation of chondrichthyes;
The mastery of the water, bony fishes;
The evolution of bony fishes;
The adaptive radiation of bony fishes;
Lung fishes;
First terrestrial vertebrates: amphibia;
Evolution and adaptive radiation of amphibia;
Life on land: the reptiles;
Evolution of the reptiles;
Life in the air: the birds;
Bird behavior;
The origin and evolution of birds;
The origin of mammals;
Marsupials;
Evolution and classification of placental mammals;
Insectivores, bats and edentates;
Primates;
Monkeys, apes and men;
The origin of man;
Rodents and rabbits;
Whales;
Carnivores;
Protoungulates;
Elephants and related forms;
Perissodactyls;
Artiodactyls;
The efficiency of mammals


ISBN: 0198571720 9780195658613

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Vertebrates.
Vertebrates, Fossil.

Dewey Class. No.: 596 / Y681