Vertebrate Life

by WilliamN.McFarland (Author), F . Harvey Pough (Editor), JohnB.Hesner (Author), HarveyF.Pough (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1989

  $10.87

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $3.50

  Featuring comprehensive coverage and a clear writing style, this textbook integrates the ecology, behaviour, morphology and physiology of vertebrates in a phylogenetic context. It focuses on how animals work and the consequences - in ecological and evolutionary time - of working one way versus another. This updated edition reflects advances in the discipline.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2001

  $4.51

  For courses in Vertebrate Zoology, Vertebrate Biology Function, and Paleontology.

  Widely praised for its comprehensive coverage and exceptionally clear writing style, this best-selling exploration of vertebrate life is the only accurate and up-to-date treatment of vertebrates that employs a phylogenetic perspective and focuses on how vertebrates work, integrating ecology, behavior, anatomy, and physiology in an evolutionary context.