Colbert′s Evolution of the Vertebrates: A History of the Backboned Animals Through Time - Hardcover

Colbert, Edwin H.; Morales, Michael; Minkoff, Eli C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471384615 ISBN 13: 9780471384618

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2001

Synopsis

Vertebrate evolution is studied through comparative anatomy and functional morphology of existing vertebrates as well as fossil records. Since the publication of the previous edition of Colbert′s Evolution of the Vertebrates: A History of the Backboned Animals Through Time, there have been significant advances in the knowledge surrounding backboned animals. This latest edition of the classic text is completely revised to offer the most recent discoveries in this continually evolving field of science. Covering the various aspects of vertebrate life, from skeletal system to ecology, behavior, and physiology, the Fifth Edition includes new sections on conodonts, dinosaurs, primates, and the origin of birds, and discusses:
∗ Analysis of morphological and molecular data
∗ Early diversification of vertebrates
∗ The evolution of dinosaurs
∗ The origin of mammals
∗ Early ruling reptiles
∗ Basic adaptation of ungulates


Colbert′s Evolution of the Vertebrates, Fifth Edition carries on its legacy as an invaluable reference for professionals in evolutionary biology and paleontology, as well as an ideal textbook for students in those fields.

About this title

About the Author

EDWIN H. COLBERT is Honorary Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff. In addition, he is Curator Emeritus for the American Museum of Natural History in New York and Professor Emeritus at Columbia University in New York.

MICHAEL MORALES is Curator of Geology at The Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, Arizona.

ELI C. MINKOFF is Professor of Biology and Chair of the Department of Biology at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

From the Back Cover

Vertebrate evolution is studied through comparative anatomy and functional morphology of existing vertebrates as well as fossil records. Since the publication of the previous edition of Colbert’s Evolution of the Vertebrates: A History of the Backboned Animals Through Time, there have been significant advances in the knowledge surrounding backboned animals. This latest edition of the classic text is completely revised to offer the most recent discoveries in this continually evolving field of science. Covering the various aspects of vertebrate life, from skeletal system to ecology, behavior, and physiology, the Fifth Edition includes new sections on conodonts, dinosaurs, primates, and the origin of birds, and discusses:

• Analysis of morphological and molecular data
• Early diversification of vertebrates
• The evolution of dinosaurs
• The origin of mammals
• Early ruling reptiles
• Basic adaptation of ungulates

Colbert’s Evolution of the Vertebrates, Fifth Edition carries on its legacy as an invaluable reference for professionals in evolutionary biology and paleontology, as well as an ideal textbook for students in those fields.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471384615
• ISBN 13: 9780471384618
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 576