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Vertebrate Biology
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Vertebrate Biology

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BookVertebrate Biology
PublisherW. B. Saunders Company
Copyright HolderW. B. Saunders Company
Printed byPress of W. B. Saunders Company
FormatHardback
LanguageEnglish
LocationUnited States
Copyright1971
Copyright1966
Copyright1961
Pages / Font544 pages
SBN0-7216-7017-2
Library of Congress Call Number76-139434
Printer's Key9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
ChaptersChapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Fishes and Fishlike Vertebrates General Characters Special Characters Classification of Fishes and Fishlike Vertebrates References Recommended Chapter Three: Amphibians General Characters Special Characters Classification of Amphibians References Recommended Chapter Four: Reptiles General Characters Special Characters Classification of Reptiles References Recommended Chapter Five: Birds General Characters Special Characters Classification of Birds References Recommended Chapter Six: Mammals General Characters Special Characters Classification of Mammals References Recommended Chapter Seven: Systematics The Binomial System Geographic Variation Isolation The Rate of Evolution Modern Systematics References Recommended Chapter Eight: Distribution General Features Faunal Regions Life Zones Biomes Biotic Provinces, Areas, Communities, and Ecosystems Habitat and Niche References Recommended Chapter Nine: Territory and Home Range The Territorial Concept Home Range Methods of Marking Vertebrates References Recommended Chapter Ten: Population Movements Migration Irruptions, Invasions, and Dispersal References Recommended Chapter Eleven: Dormancy Definition Hibernacula Physiological Factors Associated with Dormancy References Recommended Chapter Twelve: Reproduction Hormonal Control Sexual Maturity Hermaphroditism and Parthenogenesis Periodicity Environmental Factors Sex Recognition, Courtship, and Pair Formation References Recommended Chapter Thirteen: Growth and Development Prehatching or Prenatal Period: Oviparous and Ovoviviparous Species Hatching and Birth Posthatching or Postnatal Period Age Criteria References Recommended Chapter Fourteen: Population Dynamics Reproductive Capacity Reproduction and Mortality Density and Age Composition Food Climate Carrying Capacity Competition Cycles References Recommended Index
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