TY - BOOK AU - Kardong,Kenneth V. TI - Vertebrates: comparative anatomy, function, evolution SN - 0071187723 [paperback] PY - 1998/// CY - Boston, Massachusetts PB - WCB/McGraw-Hill KW - Vertebrates KW - Anatomy KW - Physiology KW - Anatomy, Comparative KW - Evolution N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Chapter one Introduction -- Chapter two Origin of chordates -- Chapter three The vertebrate story -- Chapter four Biological design -- Chapter five Life history -- Chapter six Integument -- Chapter seven Skeletal systems: the skull -- Chapter eight Skeletal system: the axial skeleton -- Chapter nine Skeletal system: the appendicular skeleton -- Chapter ten The muscular system -- Chapter eleven The respiratory system -- Chapter thirteen The digestive system -- Chapter fourteen The urogenital system -- Chapter fifteen The endocrine system -- Chapter sixteen The nervous system -- Chapter seventeen Sensory organs -- Chapter eighteen Conclusion ER -