Each chapter begins with an outline that provides a quick overview of the key topics to be covered.
Summaries conclude each chapter with a reiteration of key principles that and in reviewing and repetition.
Selected Redings have been updated to reflect current research.
NEW "Links to the Internet" have been added to each chapter to further explore specific topics. Hyperlinks for each chapter are found at: www.mhhe.com/zoology(click on "WebLinks" under the cover of Comparative Anatomy, 9th edition).
New Questions have been added at the end of each chapter. Students will be challenged to answer in detail or to apply concepts and the use of analytical skills.
New Glossary provides definition of boldface terms and includes prefixes, suffixes, roots, and stems as a comprehensive resource of vocabulary.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1- Introduction
Chapter 2- Concepts, Premises, and Pioneers
Chapter 3- Protochordates and the Origin of Vertebrates
Chapter 4- The Parade of the Craniates in Time and Taxa
Chapter 5- Early Craniate Morphogenesis
Chapter 6- Integument
Chapter 7- Mineralized Tissues: An Introduction to the Skeleton
Chapter 8- Vertebrae, Ribs, and Sterna
Chapter 9- Skull and Visceral Skeleton
Chapter 10- Girdles, Fins, Limbs, and Locomotion
Chapter 11- Muscles
Chapter 12- Digestive Systems
Chapter 13- Respiratory System
Chapter 14- Circulatory System
Chapter 15- Urogenital System
Chapter 16- Nervous System
Chapter 17- Sense Organs
Chapter 18- Endocrine Organs