| Description |
1 online resource (400 pages) : illustrations (colour) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title page -- Table of Contents -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Terminology -- Introduction -- Origin of Jaws -- Origin of Teeth -- Teeth of Nonmammalian Vertebrates -- Diet -- Dental adaptations to feeding -- Chapter 1. Cyclostomes -- Myxiniformes -- Petromyzontiformes -- Chapter 2. Chondrichthyes 1. Sharks -- Chondrichthyes -- Dentitions of Sharks -- Galeomorph Sharks -- Squalean Sharks -- Chapter 3. Chondrichthyes 2. Rays and Chimaeras -- Batoidea -- Diet and Feeding -- Dentitions of Rays -- Holocephali -- Online Resources -- Chapter 4. Bony fishes -- Classification -- Diet -- Feeding and Food Processing -- Oral jaws -- Food acquisition -- Intraoral Transport and Prey Manipulation -- Intrapharyngeal Transport and Prey Processing -- Tooth Form -- Tooth Attachment -- Dentitions of Actinopterygii -- Cladistia -- Neopterygii: Holostei -- Neopterygii: Teleostei -- Cohort Elopomorpha -- Subcohort Ostariophysi -- Subcohort Protacanthopterygii -- Subcohort Stomiati -- Infra-Cohort Eurypterygii -- Subsection Acanthomorpha -- Division Paracanthopterygii -- Division Acanthopterygii -- Subdivision Percomorphaceae -- Series Pelagiaria -- Series Gobiaria -- Series Carangaria -- Series Ovalentaria -- Series Eupercaria -- Sarcopterygii -- Ceratodontiformes -- Online Resources -- Chapter 5. Amphibians -- Feeding -- Gymnophiona -- Teeth of Larvae -- Teeth of Adults -- Caudata (Urodela) -- Cryptobranchoidei -- Diadectosalamandroidei -- Anura -- Dentitions of Larval Anurans -- Dentitions of Adult Anurans -- Non-Neobatrachian Anurans -- Neobatrachia -- Online Resources -- Chapter 6. Reptiles 1. Tuatara and Lizards -- Reptiles: General -- Reptilian Skull -- Egg Teeth -- Teeth of Adult Reptiles -- Tuatara -- Lizards -- Chapter 7. Reptiles 2. Snakes -- Introduction -- Scolecophidia -- Alethinophidia -- Chapter 8. Reptiles 3. Crocodilians -- Introduction -- Skull and Dentition -- Feeding -- Tooth Attachment -- Crocodilian Dentitions -- Online Resources -- Chapter 9. Tooth Formation -- Introduction -- Tooth Germ Initiation -- Crown Formation -- Formation of Hard Tissues -- Tooth Eruption -- Tooth Attachment -- Tooth Shedding -- Control of Tooth Development -- Missing Teeth -- Chapter 10. Ontogeny of the Dentition and Tooth Replacement -- Introduction -- Patterning of Ontogeny and Replacement -- Elasmobranchs -- Bony Fishes and Tetrapods -- Bony Fishes -- Amphibians -- Reptiles -- Theories of Dental Ontogeny and Tooth Replacement -- Molecular Control of Ontogeny of the Dentition and Tooth Replacement -- Chapter 11. Dental Hard Tissues -- Introduction -- Dental Minerals -- Dentine -- Enameloid -- Enamel -- Iron and Cuticles -- Pleromin -- Petrodentine -- Mechanical Properties of Dental Hard Tissues -- Dental Pulp -- Index |
| Summary |
The Teeth of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates: Form, Function, Development and Growth, Second Edition is devoted to the teeth and dentitions of living fishes, amphibians, and reptiles. This book presents a comprehensive survey of the wide variety of tooth forms among non-mammalian vertebrates, based on descriptions of approximately 450 species belonging to about 170 families.This latest edition discusses the functional morphology of feeding, the attachment of teeth, and the relationship of tooth form to function, with each chapter accompanied by a comprehensive, up-to-date reference list. Following the descriptions of the teeth and dentitions in each class, four chapters review current topics with considerable research activity: tooth development; tooth replacement; and the structure, formation, and evolution of the dental hard tissues. The Teeth of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates: Form, Function, Development and Growth, Second Edition is authored by internationally recognized teachers and researchers in the field. This new edition reflects the resurgence of interest in the dentitions of non-mammalian vertebrates as experimental systems to help understand genetic changes in evolution of teeth and jaws |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2017 |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Teeth.
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Vertebrates -- Anatomy.
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Tooth
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tooth (material)
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Teeth
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Vertebrates -- Anatomy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shellis, R. P. (Robert Peter), author.
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| ISBN |
0323972594 |
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9780323972598 |
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