Heads, Jaws, and Muscles: Anatomical, Functional, and Developmental Diversity in Chordate Evolution

The vertebrate head is the most complex part of the animal body and its diversity in nature reflects a variety of life styles, feeding modes, and ecological adaptations. This book will take you on a journey to discover the origin and diversification of the head, which evolved from a seemingly headless chordate ancestor. Despite their structural diversity, heads develop in a highly conserved fashion in embryos. Major sensory organs like the eyes, ears,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319935593
• ISBN13: 9783319935591
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.9" x 10.2"