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Sixth Edition
F HarveyJPough
Arizona State University West
Christine M Janis
Brown University
John B Heiser
Cornell University
Picnlicc Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
Brief Contents
PAISTF D Vertebrate Diversity, Function, and Evolution 1
1 The Diversity, Classification, and Evolution of Vertebrates 2
2 Verebrate Relationships and Basic Structure 16
3 Early Vertebrates: Jawless Vertebrates and the Origin of Jawed Vertebrates 47
PMTT DD Aquatic Vertebrates: Cartilaginous and Bony Fishes 81
4 Living in Water 82
5 Radiation of the Chondrichthyes 113
6 Dominating Life in Water: The Major Radiation of Fishes 131
7 Geography and Ecology of the Paleozoic 167
[PMTT ODD Terrestrial Ectotherms: Amphibians,
Turtles, Lepidosaurs, and Archosaurs 177
8 Origin and Radiation of Tetrapods and Modifications
for Life on Land 178
9 Salamanders, Anurans, and Caecilians 221
10 Turtles 270
11 The Lepidosaurs: Tuatara, Lizards, and Snakes 294
12 Ectothermy: A Low-Cost Approach to Life 341
13 Geography and Ecology of the Mesozoic # 361
14 Mesozoic Diapsids: Dinosaurs, Crocodilians, and Others 367
PAKTT 0^ Endotherms: Birds and Mammals 408
15 The Evolution of Birds and the Origin of Flight 409
16 The Ecology and Behavior of Birds 446
17 The Synapsida and the Evolution of Mammals 479
18 Geography and Ecology of the Cenozoic 505
19 Mammalian Characteristics and Diversity 515
20 Mammalian Adaptations 552
21 Endothermy: A High-Energy Approach to Life 582
22 Body Size, Ecology, and Sociality of Mammals 617
23 Primate Evolution and the Emergence of Humans 640
24 The Impact of Humans on Other Species of Vertebrates 673
Glossary G1-1
Subject Index SI-1
Author Index A1-1
Contents
Preface xvii
PMHT D Vertebrate Diversity, Function/and Evolution 1
1 The Diversity Classification, and Evolution of Vertebrates 2
1 1 The Vertebrate Story 2
1 2 Classification of Vertebrates 6
1 3 Traditional and Cladistic Classifications 7
1 4 Earth History and Vertebrate Evolution 12
Summary 15
Additional Readings 15
Web Explorations 15
2 Vertebrate Relationships and Basic Structure 1 16
2 1 Vertebrates in Relation to Other Animals 16
2 2 Definition of a Vertebrate 21
2 3 Basic Vertebrate Structure 22
Summary 45
Additional Readings 46
Web Explorations 46
3 Early Vertebrates: jawless Vertebrates and the Origin of jawed
Vertebrates 47
~ 3 1— Reconstructing the Biology of the Earliest Vertebrates 47
3 2 Extanfjawless Fishes 51
3 3 The Radiation of Paleozoic Jawless Vertebrates—Ostracoderms 59
3 4 The Transition from Jawless to Jawed Vertebrates 64
3 5 Extinct Paleozoic Jawed Fishes 72
Summary 78
Additional Readings 79
Web Explorations 80
[PMfiT DD Aquatic Vertebrates: Cartilaginous and Bony Fishes 81
Living in Water 82
4 1 The Aquatic Environment 82
Box 4-1 Water—A Nice Place to Visit, but Would You Want to Live There? 83
ix
x CONTENTS
4 2 Water and the Sensory World of Fishes 89
4 3 The Internal Environment of Vertebrates 96
4 4 Exchange of Water and Ions 97
4 5 Responses to Temperature 103
Summary 111
Additional Readings 112
Web Explorations 112
S Radiation of the Chondrichthyes 113
5 1 Chondrichthyes—The Cartilaginous Fishes 113
5 2 Evolutionary Specializations of Chondrichthyes 114
5 3 The Paleozoic Chondrichthyan Radiation 114
5 4 The Early Mesozoic Elasmobranch Radiation 117
5 5 The Extant Radiation—Sharks, Skates, and Rays 119
5 6 Holocephali—The Bizarre Chondrichthyans 128
Summary 129
Additional Readings 130
Web Explorations 130
(6 Dominating Life in Water:
The Major Radiation of Fishes 131
6 1 The Appearance of Bony Fishes 131
6 2 Extant Sarcopteiygii—Lobe-Finned Fishes 134
6 3 Extant Actinopterygii—Ray-Finned Fishes 142
6 4 Actinopterygian Reproduction and Conservation 153
Box 6-1 What a Fish s Ears Tell about Its Life 154
6 5 ~The-Adaptable Fish—Teleost Communities
in ContrastirigEnvironments 157
Summary 165
Additional Readings 165
Web Explorations 166
J Geography and Ecology of the Paleozoic 167
7 1 Earth History, Changing Environments,
and Vertebrate Evolution 167
7 2 Continental Geography of the Paleozoic 170
7 3 Paleozoic Climates 170
7 4 Paleozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems 172
7 5 Early Paleozoic Extinctions 176
Additional Readings 176
Web Explorations 176
CONTENTS xi
DDD Terrestrial Ectotherms: Amphibians,
Turtles, Lepidosaurs, and Archosaurs 177
Origin and Radiation of Tetrapods and Modifications
for Life on Land 178
8 1 Modifications for Life on Land 178
Box 8-1 Size and Scaling in Terrestrial Vertebrates 188
8 2 Tetrapod Origins 193
8 3 Radiation and Diversity of Nonamniote Paleozoic Tetrapods 201
Box 8-2 Early Feet 202
8 4 Amniotes 210
Summary 219
Additional Readings 219
Web Explorations 220
Salamanders, Anurans, and Caecilians 221
9 1 Amphibians 221
9 2 Diversity of Life Histories of Amphibians 233
Box 9-1 The Energy Cost of Vocalization by Frogs 246
9 3 Amphibian Metamorphosis 252
9 4 Exchange of Water and Gases 253
9 5 Poison Glands and Other Defense Mechanisms 259
9 6 Mimicry 262
9 7 Why are Amphibians Vanishing? 263
Summary 267
Additional Readings 268
Web Explorations 269
1 Turtles 270 10 1 Everyone Recognizes a-Turtle 270
10 2 But What Is a Turtle? Phylogenetic Relationships of Turtles 273
10 3 Turtle Structure and Functions 274
10 4 Ecology and Behavior of Turtles 280
10 5 Conservation of Turtles 289
Box 10-1 Sick Turtles 291
Summary 292
Additional Readings 293
Web Explorations 293
1 1 The Lepidosaurs: Tuatara, Lizards, and Snakes 294
11 1 The Lepidosaurs 294
11 2 Radiation of Sphenodontids and the Biology of Tuatara 294
CONTENTS
11 3 Radiation of Squamates 297
11 4 Ecology and Behavior of Squamates 309
Box 11-1 Caudal Autotomy—Your Tail Or Your Life 318
11 5 Thermoregulation 326
11 6 Temperature and Ecology of Squamates 334
Summary 339
Additional Readings 340
Web Explorations 340
1 2 Ectothermy: A Low-Cost Approach to Life
12 1 Vertebrates and Their Environments 341
12 2 Heat—Ectotherms in Deserts 344
Box 12-1 Doubly Labeled Water 346
12 3 Cold—Ectotherms in Subzero Conditions 353
12 4 The Role of Ectothermal Tetrapods
in Terrestrial Ecosystems 356
Summary 359
Additional Readings 360
Web Explorations 360
1 3 Geograzphy and Ecology of the Mesozoic
13 1 Mesozoic Continental Geography 361
13 2 Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems 363
Additional Readings 366
Web Explorations 366
1 4 Mesozoic Diapsids: Dinosaurs, Crocodilians,
and Others
14 1 Mesozoic Fauna 367
14 2 Phylogenetic Relationships among Diapsids 369
14 3 The Archosauromorpha 371
14 4 Archosauria 371
14 5 Dinosaurs 379
14 6 The Ornithischian Dinosaurs 381
Box 14-1 Dinosaur Eggs and Nests 390
14 7 The Saurischian Dinosaurs 391
14 8 Dinosaur Soft Parts and Temperature Regulation 399
14 9 Marine Diapsids—Placodonts, Plesiosaurs, and Ichthyosaurs
14 10 Terrestrial Vertebrates of the Late Mesozoic 402
14 11 Late Cretaceous Extinctions 403
Summary 405
Additional Readings 406
Web Explorations 407
CONTENTS xiii
[MW OW Endotherms: Birds and Mammals 408
15 The Evolution of Birds and the Origin of Flight 409
15 1 The Evolution of Endothermy 409
15 2 Activity and Metabolism 410
15 3 Birds as Feathered Dinosaurs 410
15 4 Archaeopteryx and the Origin of Flight 412
15 5 Early Birds 416
15 6 Birds as Flying Machines 420
15 7 Body Form and Flight 432
15 8 Feeding, Digestion, and Excretion 435
Box 15 1 High-Flying Birds 436
15 9 The Hindlimbs and Locomotion 439
Summary 444
Additional Readings 444
Web Explorations 445
1 (6 The Ecology and Behavior of Birds 446
16 1 Birds as Model Organisms 446
Box 16-1 Giant Predatory Birds 448
16 2 The Sensory Systems 454
16 3 Social Behavior and Reproduction 458
16 4 Imprinting and Learning 473
16 5 Migration and Navigation 473
Summary 477
Additional Readings 478
Web Explorations 478
1 7 The Synapsida and the Evolution of Mammals 479
17 1 The Origin of Synapsids 479
17 2 Diversity of Nonmammalian Synapsids 482
17 3 Evolutionary Trends in Synapsids 488
Box 17-1 Evolution of the Mammalian Middle Ear 493
17 4 The First Mammals 497
Summary 503
Additional Readings 503
Web Explorations 504
Geography and Ecology of the Cenozoic
18 1 Cenozoic Continental Geography 505
18 2 Cenozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems 506
18 3 Cenozoic Climates 509
xiv CONTENTS
18 4 Cenozoic Extinctions 513
Additional Readings 514
Web Explorations 514
1 9 Mammalian Characteristics and Diversity 515
19 1 Features Shared by All Mammals 515
Box 9-1 The Evolution of Tribosphenic Molars 519
19 2 Major Lineages of Mammals 528
19 3 Cenozoic Mammal Evolution 541
Summary 550
Additional Readings 551
Web Explorations 551
Mammalian Specializations 552
20 1 Mammalian Reproduction 552
20 2 Some Extreme Eutherian Reproductive Specializations 559
20 3 Are Eutherians Reproductively Superior to Marsupials? 559
20 4 Specializations for Feeding 561
20 5 Specializations for Locomotion 570
Box 20 1 Convergence of Ungulate Adapations 575
20 6 Specializations of the Sensory Systems 576
Summary 580
Additional Readings 580
Web Explorations 581
21 Endothermy:-A-High-Energy Approach to Life 582
21 1 Endothermal Thermoregulation 582
21 2 Energy Budgets of Vertebrates 585
21 3 Endotherms in the Arctic 588
21 4 Migration to Avoid Difficult Conditions 591
21 5 Torpor as a Response to Low Temperatures and Limited Food 593
21 6 Endotherms in Deserts 598
Box 21-1 How Hot Is It? 612
Summary 615
Additional Readings 616
Web Explorations 616
22 Body Size, Ecology, and Sociality of Mammals 617
22 1 Social Behavior 617
22 2 Population Structure and the Distribution of Resources 618
CONTENTS xv
22 3 Advantages of Sociality 622
22 4 Body Size, Diet, and the Structure of Social Systems 623
Box 22-10 Altruism—or Taunting? 629
22 5 Primate Societies 632
Summary 638
Additional Readings 639
Web Explorations 639
3 Primate Evolution and the Emergence of Humans 640
23 1 Primate Origins and Diversification 640
23 2 Origin and Evolution of the Hominoidea 648
23 3 Origin and Evolution of Humans 653
23 4 Evolution of Human Characteristics—Bipedality, Larger Brains,
and Language 662
Box 23-1 Correlation of Bipedality with Increased Brain Size
in Human Evolution 666
Summary 669
Additional Readings 670
Web Explorations 672
4 The Impact of Humans on Other Species of Vertebrates 673
24 1 Humans and the Pleistocene Extinctions 674
24 2 Humans and Recent Extinctions 678
24 3 Organismal Biology and Conservation 680
24 4 The Paradoxes of Conservation 696
Summary 697
Additional Readings 697
Web Explorations 699
Glossary G1-1
Credits CI -1
Subject Index S1-1
Author Index A1-1
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V=J
Sixth Edition
F HarveyJPough
Arizona State University West
Christine M Janis
Brown University
John B Heiser
Cornell University
Picnlicc Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
Brief Contents
PAISTF D Vertebrate Diversity, Function, and Evolution 1
1 The Diversity, Classification, and Evolution of Vertebrates 2
2 Verebrate Relationships and Basic Structure 16
3 Early Vertebrates: Jawless Vertebrates and the Origin of Jawed Vertebrates 47
PMTT DD Aquatic Vertebrates: Cartilaginous and Bony Fishes 81
4 Living in Water 82
5 Radiation of the Chondrichthyes 113
6 Dominating Life in Water: The Major Radiation of Fishes 131
7 Geography and Ecology of the Paleozoic 167
[PMTT ODD Terrestrial Ectotherms: Amphibians,
Turtles, Lepidosaurs, and Archosaurs 177
8 Origin and Radiation of Tetrapods and Modifications
for Life on Land 178
9 Salamanders, Anurans, and Caecilians 221
10 Turtles 270
11 The Lepidosaurs: Tuatara, Lizards, and Snakes 294
12 Ectothermy: A Low-Cost Approach to Life 341
13 Geography and Ecology of the Mesozoic # 361
14 Mesozoic Diapsids: Dinosaurs, Crocodilians, and Others 367
PAKTT 0^ Endotherms: Birds and Mammals 408
15 The Evolution of Birds and the Origin of Flight 409
16 The Ecology and Behavior of Birds 446
17 The Synapsida and the Evolution of Mammals 479
18 Geography and Ecology of the Cenozoic 505
19 Mammalian Characteristics and Diversity 515
20 Mammalian Adaptations 552
21 Endothermy: A High-Energy Approach to Life 582
22 Body Size, Ecology, and Sociality of Mammals 617
23 Primate Evolution and the Emergence of Humans 640
24 The Impact of Humans on Other Species of Vertebrates 673
Glossary G1-1
Subject Index SI-1
Author Index A1-1
Contents
Preface xvii
\PMHT D Vertebrate Diversity, Function/and Evolution 1
1 The Diversity Classification, and Evolution of Vertebrates 2
1 1 The Vertebrate Story 2
1 2 Classification of Vertebrates 6
1 3 Traditional and Cladistic Classifications 7
1 4 Earth History and Vertebrate Evolution 12
Summary 15
Additional Readings 15
Web Explorations 15
2 Vertebrate Relationships and Basic Structure 1 16
2 1 Vertebrates in Relation to Other Animals 16
2 2 Definition of a Vertebrate 21
2 3 Basic Vertebrate Structure 22
Summary 45
Additional Readings 46
Web Explorations 46
3 Early Vertebrates: jawless Vertebrates and the Origin of jawed
Vertebrates 47
~ 3 1— Reconstructing the Biology of the Earliest Vertebrates 47
3 2 Extanfjawless Fishes 51
3 3 The Radiation of Paleozoic Jawless Vertebrates—Ostracoderms 59
3 4 The Transition from Jawless to Jawed Vertebrates 64
3 5 Extinct Paleozoic Jawed Fishes 72
Summary 78
Additional Readings 79
Web Explorations 80
[PMfiT DD Aquatic Vertebrates: Cartilaginous and Bony Fishes 81
Living in Water 82
4 1 The Aquatic Environment 82
Box 4-1 Water—A Nice Place to Visit, but Would You Want to Live There? 83
ix
x CONTENTS
4 2 Water and the Sensory World of Fishes 89
4 3 The Internal Environment of Vertebrates 96
4 4 Exchange of Water and Ions 97
4 5 Responses to Temperature 103
Summary 111
Additional Readings 112
Web Explorations 112
S Radiation of the Chondrichthyes 113'
5 1 Chondrichthyes—The Cartilaginous Fishes 113
5 2 Evolutionary Specializations of Chondrichthyes 114
5 3 The Paleozoic Chondrichthyan Radiation 114
5 4 The Early Mesozoic Elasmobranch Radiation 117
5 5 The Extant Radiation—Sharks, Skates, and Rays 119
5 6 Holocephali—The Bizarre Chondrichthyans 128
Summary 129
Additional Readings 130
Web Explorations 130
(6 Dominating Life in Water:
The Major Radiation of Fishes 131
6 1 The Appearance of Bony Fishes 131
6 2 Extant Sarcopteiygii—Lobe-Finned Fishes 134
6 3 Extant Actinopterygii—Ray-Finned Fishes 142
6 4 Actinopterygian Reproduction and Conservation 153
Box 6-1 What a Fish's Ears Tell about Its Life 154
6 5 ~The-Adaptable Fish—Teleost Communities
in ContrastirigEnvironments 157
Summary 165
Additional Readings 165
Web Explorations 166
J Geography and Ecology of the Paleozoic 167
7 1 Earth History, Changing Environments,
and Vertebrate Evolution 167
7 2 Continental Geography of the Paleozoic 170
7 3 Paleozoic Climates 170
7 4 Paleozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems 172
7 5 Early Paleozoic Extinctions 176
Additional Readings 176
Web Explorations 176
CONTENTS xi
DDD Terrestrial Ectotherms: Amphibians,
Turtles, Lepidosaurs, and Archosaurs 177
Origin and Radiation of Tetrapods and Modifications
for Life on Land 178
8 1 Modifications for Life on Land 178
Box 8-1 Size and Scaling in Terrestrial Vertebrates 188
8 2 Tetrapod Origins 193
8 3 Radiation and Diversity of Nonamniote Paleozoic Tetrapods 201
Box 8-2 Early Feet 202
8 4 Amniotes 210
Summary 219
Additional Readings 219
Web Explorations 220
Salamanders, Anurans, and Caecilians 221
9 1 Amphibians 221
9 2 Diversity of Life Histories of Amphibians 233
Box 9-1 The Energy Cost of Vocalization by Frogs 246
9 3 Amphibian Metamorphosis 252
9 4 Exchange of Water and Gases 253
9 5 Poison Glands and Other Defense Mechanisms 259
9 6 Mimicry 262
9 7 Why are Amphibians Vanishing? 263
Summary 267
Additional Readings 268
Web Explorations 269
1 Turtles 270 10 1 Everyone Recognizes a-Turtle 270
10 2 But What Is a Turtle? Phylogenetic Relationships of Turtles 273
10 3 Turtle Structure and Functions 274
10 4 Ecology and Behavior of Turtles 280
10 5 Conservation of Turtles 289
Box 10-1 Sick Turtles 291
Summary 292
Additional Readings 293
Web Explorations 293
1 1 The Lepidosaurs: Tuatara, Lizards, and Snakes 294
11 1 The Lepidosaurs 294
11 2 Radiation of Sphenodontids and the Biology of Tuatara 294
CONTENTS
11 3 Radiation of Squamates 297
11 4 Ecology and Behavior of Squamates 309
Box 11-1 Caudal Autotomy—Your Tail Or Your Life 318
11 5 Thermoregulation 326
11 6 Temperature and Ecology of Squamates 334
Summary 339
Additional Readings 340
Web Explorations 340
1 2 Ectothermy: A Low-Cost Approach to Life
12 1 Vertebrates and Their Environments 341
12 2 Heat—Ectotherms in Deserts 344
Box 12-1 Doubly Labeled Water 346
12 3 Cold—Ectotherms in Subzero Conditions 353
12 4 The Role of Ectothermal Tetrapods
in Terrestrial Ecosystems 356
Summary 359
Additional Readings 360
Web Explorations 360
1 3 Geograzphy and Ecology of the Mesozoic
13 1 Mesozoic Continental Geography 361
13 2 Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems 363
Additional Readings 366
Web Explorations 366
1 4 Mesozoic Diapsids: Dinosaurs, Crocodilians,
and Others
14 1 Mesozoic Fauna 367
14 2 Phylogenetic Relationships among Diapsids 369
14 3 The Archosauromorpha 371
14 4 Archosauria 371
14 5 Dinosaurs 379
14 6 The Ornithischian Dinosaurs 381
Box 14-1 Dinosaur Eggs and Nests 390
14 7 The Saurischian Dinosaurs 391
14 8 Dinosaur Soft Parts and Temperature Regulation 399
14 9 Marine Diapsids—Placodonts, Plesiosaurs, and Ichthyosaurs
14 10 Terrestrial Vertebrates of the Late Mesozoic 402
14 11 Late Cretaceous Extinctions 403
Summary 405
Additional Readings 406
Web Explorations 407
CONTENTS xiii
[MW OW Endotherms: Birds and Mammals 408
15 The Evolution of Birds and the Origin of Flight 409
15 1 The Evolution of Endothermy 409
15 2 Activity and Metabolism 410
15 3 Birds as Feathered Dinosaurs 410
15 4 Archaeopteryx and the Origin of Flight 412
15 5 Early Birds 416
15 6 Birds as Flying Machines 420
15 7 Body Form and Flight 432
15 8 Feeding, Digestion, and Excretion 435
Box 15 1 High-Flying Birds 436
15 9 The Hindlimbs and Locomotion 439
Summary 444
Additional Readings 444
Web Explorations 445
1 (6 The Ecology and Behavior of Birds 446
16 1 Birds as Model Organisms 446
Box 16-1 Giant Predatory Birds 448
16 2 The Sensory Systems 454
16 3 Social Behavior and Reproduction 458
16 4 Imprinting and Learning 473
16 5 Migration and Navigation 473
Summary 477
Additional Readings 478
Web Explorations 478
1 7 The Synapsida and the Evolution of Mammals 479
17 1 The Origin of Synapsids 479
17 2 Diversity of Nonmammalian Synapsids 482
17 3 Evolutionary Trends in Synapsids 488
Box 17-1 Evolution of the Mammalian Middle Ear 493
17 4 The First Mammals 497
Summary 503
Additional Readings 503
Web Explorations 504
Geography and Ecology of the Cenozoic
18 1 Cenozoic Continental Geography 505
18 2 Cenozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems 506
18 3 Cenozoic Climates 509
xiv CONTENTS
18 4 Cenozoic Extinctions 513
Additional Readings 514
Web Explorations 514
1 9 Mammalian Characteristics and Diversity 515
19 1 Features Shared by All Mammals 515
Box 9-1 The Evolution of Tribosphenic Molars 519
19 2 Major Lineages of Mammals 528
19 3 Cenozoic Mammal Evolution 541
Summary 550
Additional Readings 551
Web Explorations 551
Mammalian Specializations 552
20 1 Mammalian Reproduction 552
20 2 Some Extreme Eutherian Reproductive Specializations 559
20 3 Are Eutherians Reproductively Superior to Marsupials? 559
20 4 Specializations for Feeding 561
20 5 Specializations for Locomotion 570
Box 20 1 Convergence of Ungulate Adapations 575
20 6 Specializations of the Sensory Systems 576
Summary 580
Additional Readings 580
Web Explorations 581
21 Endothermy:-A-High-Energy Approach to Life 582
21 1 Endothermal Thermoregulation 582
21 2 Energy Budgets of Vertebrates 585
21 3 Endotherms in the Arctic 588
21 4 Migration to Avoid Difficult Conditions 591
21 5 Torpor as a Response to Low Temperatures and Limited Food 593
21 6 Endotherms in Deserts 598
Box 21-1 How Hot Is It? 612
Summary 615
Additional Readings 616
Web Explorations 616
22 Body Size, Ecology, and Sociality of Mammals 617
22 1 Social Behavior 617
22 2 Population Structure and the Distribution of Resources 618
CONTENTS xv
22 3 Advantages of Sociality 622
22 4 Body Size, Diet, and the Structure of Social Systems 623
Box 22-10 Altruism—or Taunting? 629
22 5 Primate Societies 632
Summary 638
Additional Readings 639
Web Explorations 639
3 Primate Evolution and the Emergence of Humans 640
23 1 Primate Origins and Diversification 640
23 2 Origin and Evolution of the Hominoidea 648
23 3 Origin and Evolution of Humans 653
23 4 Evolution of Human Characteristics—Bipedality, Larger Brains,
and Language 662
Box 23-1 Correlation of Bipedality with Increased Brain Size
in Human Evolution 666
Summary 669
Additional Readings 670
Web Explorations 672
4 The Impact of Humans on Other Species of Vertebrates 673
24 1 Humans and the Pleistocene Extinctions 674
24 2 Humans and Recent Extinctions 678
24 3 Organismal Biology and Conservation 680
24 4 The Paradoxes of Conservation 696
Summary 697
Additional Readings 697
Web Explorations 699
Glossary G1-1
Credits CI -1
Subject Index S1-1
Author Index A1-1 |
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