Kent, George C.

Comparative anatomy of the vertebrates / by George C. Kent - Ninth edition. - New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., c2001. - xvii, 524p. ill.; 28.3cm.

Includes appendix, glossary and index

1. Introduction --2. Concepts, premises, and pioneers --3. Protochordates and the origin of craniates --4. Parade of the craniates in time and taxa --5. Early craniate morphogenesis --6. Integument --7. Mineralized tissues: an introduction to the skeleton --8. Vertebrae, ribs, and sterna --9. Skull and visceral skeleton --10. Girdles, fins, limbs, and locomotion --11. Muscles --12. Digestive system --13. Respiratory system --14. Circulatory system --15. Urogenital system --16. Nervous system --17. Sense organs --18. Endocrine organs.

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BCir. 571.316 / K14c 2001