The Colonisation of Land: Origins and Adaptations of Terrestrial Animals
The book traces the ways in which terrestrial animals have evolved from aquatic ancestors and discusses the means by which they are adapted to life on land. The most important physiological adaptations are those involving salt and water balance, the excretion of nitrogen, reproductive mechanisms and the sense organ and these are given priority. Evidence from fossil history is combined with that from the ecology and physiology of present-day species to assess the probable routes along which various evolutionary lines had moved on to land. Individual chapters are concerned with specific animal groups and emphasis is placed on comparisons of physiological mechanisms between closely related animals before attempting wider generalisations. The book closes with a brief account of the recolonisation of the sea and fresh waters by terrestrial animals.
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The Colonisation of Land: Origins and Adaptations of Terrestrial Animals
The book traces the ways in which terrestrial animals have evolved from aquatic ancestors and discusses the means by which they are adapted to life on land. The most important physiological adaptations are those involving salt and water balance, the excretion of nitrogen, reproductive mechanisms and the sense organ and these are given priority. Evidence from fossil history is combined with that from the ecology and physiology of present-day species to assess the probable routes along which various evolutionary lines had moved on to land. Individual chapters are concerned with specific animal groups and emphasis is placed on comparisons of physiological mechanisms between closely related animals before attempting wider generalisations. The book closes with a brief account of the recolonisation of the sea and fresh waters by terrestrial animals.
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The Colonisation of Land: Origins and Adaptations of Terrestrial Animals

The Colonisation of Land: Origins and Adaptations of Terrestrial Animals

by Colin Little
The Colonisation of Land: Origins and Adaptations of Terrestrial Animals

The Colonisation of Land: Origins and Adaptations of Terrestrial Animals

by Colin Little

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The book traces the ways in which terrestrial animals have evolved from aquatic ancestors and discusses the means by which they are adapted to life on land. The most important physiological adaptations are those involving salt and water balance, the excretion of nitrogen, reproductive mechanisms and the sense organ and these are given priority. Evidence from fossil history is combined with that from the ecology and physiology of present-day species to assess the probable routes along which various evolutionary lines had moved on to land. Individual chapters are concerned with specific animal groups and emphasis is placed on comparisons of physiological mechanisms between closely related animals before attempting wider generalisations. The book closes with a brief account of the recolonisation of the sea and fresh waters by terrestrial animals.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521106832
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 04/02/2009
Edition description: Reissue
Pages: 300
Product dimensions: 8.20(w) x 11.60(h) x 2.40(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Flatworms, nemertines and nematodes; 3. Annelids; 4. Molluscs; 5. Crustaceans and the evolution of arthropods; 6. Chelicerates; 7. Onychophornas and myriapods; 8. Hexapods; 9. Vertebrates; 10. Comparative discussion: the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems; References; Indexes.
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