The Skull, Volume 2: Patterns of Structural and Systematic Diversity / Edition 226

by James Hanken, Brian K. Hall

Overview

In this authoritative three-volume reference work, leading researchers bring together current work to provide a comprehensive analysis of the comparative morphology, development, evolution, and functional biology of the skull.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780226315683
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Publication date:	09/15/1993
Series:	Skull Series , #2
Edition description:	1
Pages:	580
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Brian K. Hall is University Research Professor at Dalhousie University and fellow of the Centre for Human Biology at the University of Western Australia and the editor of the three-volume series The Skull, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

Table of Contents

Volume 2 - Patterns of Structural and Systematic Diversity
Preface, James Hanken and Brian K. Hall
1. Evolutionary Origin of the Vertebrate Skull, Carl Gans
2. Segmentation, the Adult Skull, and the Problem of Homology, Keith Stewart Thomson
3. Cranial Skeletal Tissues: Diversity and Evolutionary Trends, William A. Beresford
4. Patterns of Diversity in the Skulls of Jawless Fishes, Philippe Janvier
5. Patterns of Diversity in the Skulls of Jawless Fishes, Hans-Peter Schultze
6. Patterns of Diversity in the Lissamphibian Skull, Linda Trueb
7. Patterns of Diversity in the Reptilian Skull, Olivier Rieppel
8. Patterns of Diversity in the Avian Skull, Richard L. Zusi
9. Patterns of Diversity in the Mammalian Skull, Michael J. Novacek

Editorial Reviews

This is the second of three volumes providing a comprehensive analysis of the comparative morphology, development, evolution, and functional biology of the vertebrate skull. Volume 2 addresses the phylogenetic origin of the skull, its fundamental structure and histology, and patterns of cranial diversity in extant classes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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