| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
1. The Evolution of Fishes through Geological Time / John A. Long, Brian Choo, Alice Clement -- 2. Comparative Development of Cyclostomes / Tetsuto Miyashita, Stephen A. Green, Marianne E. Bronner -- 3. The Ordovician Enigma : Fish, First Appearances and Phylogenetic Controversies / Ivan J. Sansom, Plamen S. Andreev -- 4. The Evolution of Vertebrate Dermal Jaw Bones in the Light of Maxillate Placoderms / You-An Zhu, Per A. Ahlberg, Min Zhu -- 5. Doliodus and Pucapampellids : Contrasting Perspectives on Stem Chondrichthyan Morphology / John G. Maisey, Philippe Janvier, Alan Pradel, John S.S. Denton, Allison Bronson, Randall Miller, Carole J. Burrow -- 6. The Evolution of Endoskeletal Mineralisation in Chondrichthyan Fish : Development, Cells and Molecules / Mélanie Debiais-Thibaud -- 7. Plasticity and Variation of Skeletal Cells and Tissues and the Evolutionary Development of Actinopterygian Fishes / Brian K. Hall, P. Eckhard Witten -- 8. Origin, Development and Evolution of the Fish Skull / Martha Richter, Charlie Underwood -- 9. Evolution, Development and Regeneration of Fish Dentitions / Gareth J. Fraser, Alex P. Thiery -- 10. Development of Head Muscles in Fishes and Notes on Phylogeny-Ontogeny Links : A Basis For Evo Devo And Developmental Research On Fish Muscles / Janine M. Ziermann, Rui Diogo -- 11. Evolutionary Development of the Postcranial and Appendicular Skeleton in Fishes / Jürgen Kriwet, Cathrin Pfaff -- 12. Evolution of Vertebrate Reproduction / Kate Trinajstic, Catherine Boisvert, John A. Long, Zerina Johanson -- 13. Links between Thyroid Hormone Alterations and Developmental Changes in the Evolution of the Weberian Apparatus / Fedor N. Shkil, Daria V. Kapitanova -- 14. Pharyngeal Remodelling in Vertebrate Evolution / Anthony Graham, Victoria Shone -- 15. Evolution of Air Breathing and Lung Distribution among Fossil Fishes / Camila Cupello, Gaël Clément, Paulo M. Brito |
| Summary |
Fish, or lower vertebrates, occupy the basal nodes of the vertebrate phylogeny, and are therefore crucial in interpreting almost every feature of more advanced vertebrates, including amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Recent research focuses on combining evolutionary observations - primarily from the fish fossil record - with developmental data from living fishes, in order to better interpret evolutionary history and vertebrate phylogeny. This book highlights the importance of this research in the interpretation of vertebrate evolution, bringing together world-class palaeontologists and biologists to summarise the most interesting, current and cutting-edge topics in fish evolution and development. It will be an invaluable tool for researchers in early vertebrate palaeontology and evolution, and those particularly interested in the interface between evolution and development |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 31, 2019) |
| Subject |
Fishes -- Evolution.
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Fishes -- Development.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Fish.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ichthyology & Herpetology.
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Fishes -- Development
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Fishes -- Evolution
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Johanson, Z. (Zerina), editor
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Underwood, Charlie, editor
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Richter, Martha, editor
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| ISBN |
9781316846032 |
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1316846032 |
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9781316832172 |
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1316832171 |
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