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Buy Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution by Kenneth Kardong available and for sale on Brightsurf
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by Kenneth Kardong
| | Price: | $123.00 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 1 to 2 weeks | | | | | Sales Rank: | 68404 | | Studio: | McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math | | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Number Of Pages: | 800 | | Publication Date: | May 02, 2005 | | Publisher: | McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math |
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This one-semester text is designed for an upper-level majors course. Vertebrates features a unique emphasis on function and evolution of vertebrates, complete anatomical detail, and excellent pedagogy. Vertebrate groups are organized phylogenetically, and their systems discussed within such a context. Morphology is foremost, but the author has developed and integrated an understanding of function and evolution into the discussion of anatomy of the various systems. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 8 reviews)
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Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution 
Excellent book to be used in undergraduate and graduate classroons. Helpful in understanding comparative anatomy in detail.
October 25, 2007 | |
Your own history is inside.
Your own history is inside, not in simple easy words, so you will have to read, study and you will see how evolution creates so many variations of the vertebrate body plan. Good for teachers and students of general biology, zoology, comparative anatomy and evolution. Darwin would have read this book very happy.
March 16, 2006 | |
Good improvement from last edition 
This is the book that I used to teach comparative vertebrate anatomy. The previous major flaw of the book was the many inaccuracies in the figures. However many of these appear to be changed. All in all this book is a good book to reference to for a variety of questions about vertebrates. Not the easiest of books to wade through for a beginner but Kardong for the most part does a good job in explanations and descriptions for a book of this level
August 07, 2002 | |
A very good text, but....
I've used Kadong from the first edition and admire much about the text. As another reviewer commented, one has to be deliberate about the organization or the first time reader might feel as if he were going in circles. However, the single greatest shortcoming of this comparative anatomy text is the chapter on muscles which is inadequate and confusing unless one has already studied this subject. Kardong simply fails to provide an arganized description of trunk and appendicular muscles of the primary vertebrate models. The begining student would be well advised to turn to Walker, Kent or Romer for this topic.
November 24, 2001 | |
I took the Comparative Anatomy class from Kardong.
I took the class from which this book was written for. When I took the comparative anatomy class from Kardong he was giving us photocopies from his work in progress and still had editors notes and omissions on the papers. Just from reading all those photocopies, I couldn't wait for this book to come out. I recieved my B.S. in Zoology before this book ever came out and when I recieved my first copy, I was elated. If your serious about zoology, this is a good book for you. However, this book is not for light reading or the beginning zoology student.
February 17, 2001 | |
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