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Detailed and concise dissection directions, updated valuable
information and extraordinary illustrations make The Dissection of
Vertebrates, 3rd Edition the new ideal manual for students in
comparative vertebrate anatomy, as well as a superb reference for
vertebrate and functional morphology, vertebrate paleontology, and
advanced level vertebrate courses, such as in mammalogy,
ornithology, ichthyology, and herpetology. This newly revised
edition of the most comprehensive manual available continues to
offer today's more visually oriented student with a manual
combining pedagogically effective text with high-quality, accurate
and attractive visual references. This new edition features updated
and expanded phylogenetic coverage, revisions to the illustrations
and text of the lamprey, shark, perch, mudpuppy, frog, cat, pigeon,
and reptile skull chapters, and new sections on amphioxus or
lancelet (Branchiostoma, Cephalochodata), a sea squirt (Ciona,
Urochordata), shark musculature, a gravid shark, shark embryo, cat
musculature, and the sheep heart. Using the same systematic
approach within a systemic framework as the first two editions, The
Dissection of Vertebrates, 3rd Edition covers several animals
commonly used in providing an anatomical transition sequence. Nine
animals are covered: amphioxus, sea squirt, lamprey, shark, perch,
mudpuppy, frog, cat, and pigeon, plus five reptile skulls, two
mammal skulls, and the sheep heart.
Herding and hunting, along with farming, represented the economic
basis of subsistence of communities in the past. The strategies of
animal husbandry and hunting were diverse and different between
communities, whilst they also changed over time. The differences
and variations were sometimes caused by local or regional
environmental conditions, but were also the result of social,
cultural, political, and even religious factors. Animal Husbandry
and Hunting in the Central and Western Balkans Through Time brings
new results of research on animal herding and hunting in the
central and western Balkans during prehistoric and historic
periods. The investigations presented here cover a wide range of
topics related to animal exploitation strategies; they range from
broad syntheses to specific case studies and, moreover, include
interdisciplinary studies that use zooarchaeological and historical
data, iconographic representations and modern laboratory analysis.
This book comprehensively summarizes the biological mechanisms of
coloration and pattern formation of animals at molecular and
cellular level, offering up-to-date knowledge derived from
remarkable progress in the last 10 years. The brilliant coloration,
conspicuous patterns and spectacular color changes displayed by
some vertebrates and invertebrates are generally their strategies
of the utmost importance for survival. Consists of mainly three
parts, starts with introductory chapter, such as Pigments and
Pigment Organelles, Developmental Genetics of Pigment Cell
Formation, Adult Pigment Patterns, and Color Changes, this book
introduces new pigment compounds in addition to classically known
pigments and organelles, explains how the generation of multiple
types of pigment cell is genetically controlled, describes the
mechanisms underlying the zebrafish stripe formation as well as
other animals and also summarizes the mechanism of physiological
and morphological color changes of teleost, amphibian and
cephalopod. Written by experts in the field, this book will be
essential reading for graduate students and researchers in
biological fields who are interested in pigmentation mechanisms of
animals.
Herpetology, Fourth Edition presents a functional understanding of
amphibians and reptiles-what they do and how they do it, and how
those attributes are related to their ecology and evolutionary
history. The book explains why amphibians and reptiles, which are
distantly related evolutionary lineages, are nonetheless grouped in
the discipline known as herpetology, and describes the position of
amphibians and reptiles within the evolution of vertebrates.
Initial chapters present the fossil history of amphibians and
reptiles and the phylogenetic relationships of extant groups, with
descriptions of the biological characteristics of each family and
photographs of representative species. The phylogenetic and
biogeography chapters have been extensively revised to incorporate
the most recent molecular phylogenetic information, including
extensive discussion of the expanding field of phylogeography.
Subsequent chapters consider amphibians and reptiles from
morphological, physiological, ecological, and behavioral
perspectives. The book concludes with a discussion of the threats
facing amphibians and reptiles and approaches to conserving
herpetological diversity. Herpetology, Fourth Edition serves as a
textbook for undergraduate and graduate-level courses and as a
comprehensive source of information about amphibians and reptiles
for professional biologists, hobbyists, and interested laypersons.
"I have owned every edition of this textbook, and every one has
been the best herpetology text available at the time. This one is
the best of the best." - Ross A. Alford, Professor in College of
Science and Engineering, James Cook University
Today, approximately 27% of households in the United States own at
least one cat. This comprises a total of almost 60 million total
pet cats. An 8 billion dollar pet food industry and the more than 7
billion dollars that pet owners spend on veterinary care each year
provide tangible evidence of the increasing importance that
companion animals have in our society. Additionally, the bond that
owners have with their cats and the many health benefits that are
afforded by this bond have been the topic of numerous research
studies in the past 25 years. The cat as a cherished companion is
here to stay, and many owners, students and pet professionals are
eager to learn more about man's OTHER best friend, Felis
catus.
"The Cat: Its Behavior, Nutrition and Health," the textbook of
the cat, is written as a companion book to "The Dog: Its Behavior,
Nutrition and Health." This book provides pet owners, undergraduate
students and pet professionals with a complete guide to four
topical areas that are of interest. These are: The history of the
human-cat relationship; behavior of the domestic cat; feline
nutrition; and feline health and disease.
"The Cat" will fill the need for an academic textbook for
undergraduate animal science courses, veterinary technician
programs, and cat care or breeding classes. It will also serve as
an important resource for pet professionals such as breeders,
exhibitors, groomers, and veterinary practitioners.
Nutrition has long been considered more the domain of medicine
and agriculture than of the biological sciences, yet it touches and
shapes all aspects of the natural world. The need for nutrients
determines whether wild animals thrive, how populations evolve and
decline, and how ecological communities are structured. "The Nature
of Nutrition" is the first book to address nutrition's enormously
complex role in biology, both at the level of individual organisms
and in their broader ecological interactions.
Stephen Simpson and David Raubenheimer provide a comprehensive
theoretical approach to the analysis of nutrition--the Geometric
Framework. They show how it can help us to understand the links
between nutrition and the biology of individual animals, including
the physiological mechanisms that determine the nutritional
interactions of the animal with its environment, and the
consequences of these interactions in terms of health, immune
responses, and lifespan. Simpson and Raubenheimer explain how these
effects translate into the collective behavior of groups and
societies, and in turn influence food webs and the structure of
ecosystems. Then they demonstrate how the Geometric Framework can
be used to tackle issues in applied nutrition, such as the problem
of optimizing diets for livestock and endangered species, and how
it can also help to address the epidemic of human obesity and
metabolic disease
Drawing on a wealth of examples from slime molds to humans,
"The Nature of Nutrition" has important applications in ecology,
evolution, and physiology, and offers promising solutions for human
health, conservation, and agriculture.
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