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The Bare Bones
An Unconventional Evolutionary History of the SkeletonLife of the Past
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33,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Indiana University Press |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 15.02.2016 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9780253018410 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 544 |
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<p>What can we learn about the evolution of jaws from a pair of scissors? How does the flight of a tennis ball help explain how fish overcome drag? What do a spacesuit and a chicken egg have in common? Highlighting the fascinating twists and turns of evolution across more than 540 million years, paleobiologist Matthew Bonnan uses everyday objects to explain the emergence and adaptation of the vertebrate skeleton. What can camera lenses tell us about the eyes of marine reptiles? How does understanding what prevents a coffee mug from spilling help us understand the posture of dinosaurs? The answers to these and other intriguing questions illustrate how scientists have pieced together the history of vertebrates from their bare bones. With its engaging and informative text, plus more than 200 illustrative diagrams created by the author, The Bare Bones is an unconventional and reader-friendly introduction to the skeleton as an evolving machine.</p>
<p>Preface<br>Acknowledgments<br>Part One: Setting the Stage<br>Chapter 1. Introduction: How Vertebrates and Cars Are (and Are Not) Similar<br>Chapter 2. Evolution to Deep Time, Pedigree to Anatomy<br>Part Two: The Origin and Early Evolution of the Vertebrate Chassis<br>Chapter 3. Inferring the Basic Vertebrate Chassis<br>Chapter 4. Evolution of a Bony Chassis<br>Part Three: The Evolution of the Jawed Vertebrate Chassis and Something Fishy<br>Chapter 5. The Jawed Vertebrate Chassis: A Primer<br>Chapter 6. Placoderms and Cartilaginous Fishes<br>Chapter 7. The Fish-like Osteichthyes, Part 1<br>Chapter 8. The Fish-like Osteichthyes, Part 2<br>Part Four: The Vertebrate Chassis Moves to Land<br>Chapter 9. The Tetrapod Chassis: A Primer<br>Chapter 10. The Tetrapod Chassis in Transition<br>Chapter 11. The Amphibian Chassis<br>Chapter 12. The Amniote Chassis: A Primer and the Lead Up to True Amniotes<br>Part Five: Deep Scaly I: Reptilian Chasses from Early Reptiles to Sea Monsters<br>Chapter 13. Lizards and the Tuatara as an Introduction<br>Chapter 14. Early Reptiles and Turtles<br>Chapter 15. Snakes and Sea Dragons<br>Part Six: Deep Scaly II: The Archosaur Chassis, Those Ruling Reptiles<br>Chapter 16. The Archosaur Chassis, Part 1: Modern Archosaurs<br>Chapter 17. The Archosaur Chassis, Part 2: A Primer on Archosaur Posture and Diversity<br>Chapter 18. The Archosaur Chassis, Part 3: Pterosaurs, Dinosaurs, and the Origins of Birds<br>Part Seven: Overcome By Fur: The Mammalian Chassis<br>Chapter 19. The Mammalian Chassis: A Primer<br>Chapter 20. The Evolution of the Mammal Chassis<br>Chapter 21. Brains, Milk, and the Modern Radiations of Mammals<br>Appendix: The Cards of Time<br>References Cited<br>Index</p>
<p>Matthew F. Bonnan is a Vertebrate Paleontologist and Associate Professor of Biology at Stockton University. Bonnan's research focuses on the evolution of locomotion in sauropod dinosaurs and the functional morphology of forelimb posture in reptiles, birds, and mammals using traditional anatomy and computer-aided modeling.</p>
<p>Follow the author on <a href="https://twitter.com/mattbonnan">Twitter</a> Author's blog: <a href="https://matthewbonnan.wordpress.com">The Evolving Paleontologist</a></p>
<p>A clear, largely jargon-free retelling of one of the greatest stories in evolution—the rise of vertebrates—that should have broad appeal. It integrates the facts and principles that underlie evolutionary theory by taking a common-sense approach that doesn't talk down to the reader.</p>
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