Evolutionary Biology of Primitive Fishes
Foreman, R. E.; Gorbman, Aubrey; Dodd, J. M.; Olsson, R.
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Paperback. Series: NATO Science Series A. Num Pages: 471 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 891.
What, precisely, is a primitive fish? Most biologists would agree that the living cyclostomes, selachians, crossopterygians, etc. cannot be considered truly primitive. However, they and the fossil record have served to provide the information which forms the basis for speculation concerning the nature of the original vertebrates. This symposium of biologists from a variety of disciplines was called together to create collectively, from the best available current evidence, a picture of the probable line of evolution of the prototype primitive fishes. The symposium was designed to follow one that took place in Stockholm in 1967, convened for a similar purpose, ... Read more
What, precisely, is a primitive fish? Most biologists would agree that the living cyclostomes, selachians, crossopterygians, etc. cannot be considered truly primitive. However, they and the fossil record have served to provide the information which forms the basis for speculation concerning the nature of the original vertebrates. This symposium of biologists from a variety of disciplines was called together to create collectively, from the best available current evidence, a picture of the probable line of evolution of the prototype primitive fishes. The symposium was designed to follow one that took place in Stockholm in 1967, convened for a similar purpose, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
471
Condition
New
Series
NATO Science Series A
Number of Pages
463
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461594550
SKU
V9781461594550
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