Evolution and Development of Fishes
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Evolution and Development of Fishes

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Evolution and Development of Fishes

About this book

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.

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Yes, you can access Evolution and Development of Fishes by Zerina Johanson,Charlie Underwood,Martha Richter in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Geology & Earth Sciences. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Contents
  6. Contributors
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 The Evolution of Fishes through Geological Time
  9. 2 Comparative Development of Cyclostomes
  10. 3 The Ordovician Enigma: Fish, First Appearances and Phylogenetic Controversies
  11. 4 The Evolution of Vertebrate Dermal Jaw Bones in the Light of Maxillate Placoderms
  12. 5 Doliodus and Pucapampellids: Contrasting Perspectives on Stem Chondrichthyan Morphology
  13. 6 The Evolution of Endoskeletal Mineralisation in Chondrichthyan Fish: Development, Cells and Molecules
  14. 7 Plasticity and Variation of Skeletal Cells and Tissues and the Evolutionary Development of Actinopterygian Fishes
  15. 8 Origin, Development and Evolution of the Fish Skull
  16. 9 Evolution, Development and Regeneration of Fish Dentitions
  17. 10 Development of Head Muscles in Fishes and Notes on Phylogeny-Ontogeny Links: A Basis for Evo-Devo and Developmental Research on Fish Muscles
  18. 11 Evolutionary Development of the Postcranial and Appendicular Skeleton in Fishes
  19. 12 Evolution of Vertebrate Reproduction
  20. 13 Links between Thyroid Hormone Alterations and Developmental Changes in the Evolution of the Weberian Apparatus
  21. 14 Pharyngeal Remodelling in Vertebrate Evolution
  22. 15 Evolution of Air Breathing and Lung Distribution among Fossil Fishes
  23. Index