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Vertebrate Life
Based on suggestions by colleagues using the textbook in courses, the sixth edition drops the overview of vertebrate anatomy and physiology and moves the material to chapters of the particular taxa being discusses, increases the emphasis on conservation, and replaces references to specific papers with lists of recommended reading. The first three editions, 1979-89, were published by Macmillan; the latest edition appeared in 1999. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
768 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 1989
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April 24, 2025psa: do not ever try to read a textbook in two days, even if you already have consumed the content in some form or another before in your life. it will absolutely ruin your brain capacity. i feel like i have died and been born anew with only a knowledge of vertebrate form and ecology and evolution to arm me in this strange world (but also i feel woefully unprepared for the exam which is in approximately 7 hours). pray for me
UPDATE FROM THE FUTURE i think the exam went well
UPDATE 2 I ONLY MISSED A POINT
UPDATE FROM THE FUTURE i think the exam went well
UPDATE 2 I ONLY MISSED A POINT
February 2, 2016
Vertebrate Life: Eight Edition was a great help during my university exam revision for the modules vertebrate zoology and comparative physiology. This book covers a vast range of topics in great detail, such as: jawless vertebrates, the origin and radiation of tetrapods, Sauropsida, Synapsida, and many more topics alongside these.
There are many useful and interesting diagrams scattered throughout, a few examples: basic movements of swimming fishes, blood flow in the heart of a turtle, body form and reproduction of caecilians, and variation in the shape of the eye of birds.
This book can be difficult to find, and quite pricey. I purchased my hardback copy from the US via eBay and was lucky enough to have bought it cheaply. There is a ninth edition available, but I have been told that there aren't enough significant differences to warrant purchasing that far more expensive book over this edition.
There are many useful and interesting diagrams scattered throughout, a few examples: basic movements of swimming fishes, blood flow in the heart of a turtle, body form and reproduction of caecilians, and variation in the shape of the eye of birds.
This book can be difficult to find, and quite pricey. I purchased my hardback copy from the US via eBay and was lucky enough to have bought it cheaply. There is a ninth edition available, but I have been told that there aren't enough significant differences to warrant purchasing that far more expensive book over this edition.
May 26, 2022
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