The Vertebrate IntegumentVolume 1
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-53747-9 (ISBN)
Professor Theagarten Lingham-Soliar is in the Department of Life Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Life in Water.- The first jawless fishes. Evolution of dermal scales.- Bony fishes. A primitive skin covered by dermal scales of various shapes and size.- Cartilaginous fishes. Sharks and allies. Dermal denticles (placoid scales), reduces dragTransition to Life on Land.- Amphibians.- The Integument as a Selective Barrier.- Early reptiles and the origin of reptilian scales (epidermal).Mammal-like reptiles.- Origin of mammals.- Origin of hairReturn to the sea.- Ichthyosaur, placodonts, nothosaurs, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs.- Evolution of high-speed aquatic locomotion in ichthyosaurs.- The skin of ichthyosaurs compared with that of other modern high-speed, thunniform swimmers, tuna, dolphins and lamnid sharks. Archosaurs.- The Dinosaurs.The big, the bad and the beautiful.- Ornamentation and defense horns, crests and frills.- Archaeopteryx, the first birdControversies.- Origin of Birds.- Origin of the feather.The Modern Vertebrate SkinModern Birds.- Adaptation to life in the air.- Structure and function of the modern feather.Nature s Dominant Structural Biomaterials.- Collagen.- KeratinDeath, Decay and Fossilization.- How animals decompose.- Slowing down the decay process in nature.- Soft tissue - biological to geological preservation
lt;p>From the book reviews:
"It is a book about the evolution of vertebrate animals, from their origin some 500 million years ago through the origin of mammals and the return of reptiles to the sea. The work focuses on morphological transitions and innovations as enlightened by the fossil record, anatomy, and a little genetics. ... will be primarily useful to professionals and graduate-level students. ... Summing Up: Upper-division undergraduates and above." (J. E. Grinnell, Choice, Vol. 52 (3), November, 2014)Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.3.2014 |
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Zusatzinfo | XIII, 268 p. 169 illus., 54 illus. in color. |
Verlagsort | Berlin |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Gewicht | 564 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie | |
Schlagworte | Collagen • Collagen and keratin • Integument • Keratin • Model vertebrates • Origin of birds • Structure and mechanics of the integument • taphonomy |
ISBN-10 | 3-642-53747-2 / 3642537472 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-642-53747-9 / 9783642537479 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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