Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [513]-554) e índice CONTENIDO: The vertebrate story: an overview -- Systematics and vertebrate evolution -- Vertebrate zoogeography -- Early chordates and jawless fishes -- Gnathostome fishes -- Amphibians -- Evolution of reptiles -- Morphology, reproduction, and development of turtles, tuataras, lizards, snakes, crocodilians, and birds -- Mammals -- Population dynamics -- Movements -- Intraspecific behavior and ecology -- Interspecific interactions -- Techniques for ecological and behavioral studies -- Extinction and extirpation -- Conservation and management.
