Vertebrate Life

by F. Harvey Pough, Christine M. Janis

Vertebrate Life , 10th Edition blends information about anatomy, physiology, ecology, and behavior to present vertebrates within an evolutionary context. Engaging and readable, the 10th edition features full color throughout with completely new photographs and line art. Important advances in
vertebrate biology are highlighted, including the increasing influence of molecular phylogenies, insights provided by evo-devo, and our growing appreciation of the significance of developmental plasticity and epigenetics. Taxon-specific conservation issues are discussed in each chapter that treats
extant forms.

Genres: Science, Biology, Textbooks, Reference, Nonfiction, Animals, Evolution

624 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1989

Reviews

[caroline!]

psa: 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

[Matt]

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.

[Reader]

I just love this book. It boasts a wealth of knowledge.

[❤ Çandí ❤]

Ninth Edition