Vertebrate Life - Hardcover

F. Harvey Pough; William N. McFarland; John B. Heiser

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0023963700 ISBN 13: 9780023963704

Publisher: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1996

Synopsis

Verterbrate Life is the only book that integrates the ecology, behavior, morphology, and physiology of vertebrates in a phylogenetic context. It focuses on how animals work and the consequences--in ecological and evolutionary time--of working one way versus another.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This best-selling text has been widely praised for its comprehensive coverage and clear writing style. Vertebrate Life is the only textbook that integrates the ecology, behavior, morphology and physiology of vertebrates in a phylogenetic context. It focuses on how animals work and the consequences--in ecological and evolutionary time-- of working one way versus another. The Fourth Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes in the discipline.

From the Back Cover:

Key Benefit: Vertebrate Life is the only book that integrates the ecology, behavior, morphology and physiology of vertebrates in a phylogenetic context. Key Topics: It focuses on how animals work and the consequences —in ecological and evolutionary time— of working one way versus another.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0023963700
• ISBN 13: 9780023963704
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 798