Analysis of vertebrate structure : Hildebrand, Milton, 1918- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (original) (raw)

xiii, 657 p. : 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nature of vertebrate morphology -- Nature, origin and classification of vertebrates -- Fishes -- Tetrapods -- Early development -- Integument and its derivatives -- Teeth -- Head skeleton -- Body skeleton -- Muscles and electric organs -- Coelom and mesenteries -- Digestive system -- Respiratory system and gas bladder -- Circulatory system -- Excretory system and osmoregulation -- Reproductive system and urogenital ducts -- Nervous system: general, spinal cord and peripheral nerves -- Nervous system: brain -- Sense organs

Endocrine glands -- Structural elements of the body -- Mechanics of support and movement -- Form, function and body size -- Running and jumping -- Digging and crawling without appendages -- Climbing -- Swimming and diving -- Flying and gliding -- Energetics and locomotion -- Feeding