Download or read book Notes on the Principles of Quadrupedal Locomotion and of the Mechanism of the Limbs in Hoofed Animals written by Bashford Dean and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences written by Thomas Lincoln Casey and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Records of meetings 1808-1916 in v. 11-27.
Download or read book Collected papers written by William King Gregory and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History written by American Museum of Natural History and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprises articles on geology, paleontology, mammalogy, ornithology, entomology, and anthropology.
Download or read book Journal of Mammalogy written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Titanotheres of Ancient Wyoming Dakota and Nebraska written by Henry Fairfield Osborn and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Great Transformations in Vertebrate Evolution written by Kenneth P. Dial and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did flying birds evolve from running dinosaurs, terrestrial trotting tetrapods evolve from swimming fish, and whales return to swim in the sea? These are some of the great transformations in the 500-million-year history of vertebrate life. And with the aid of new techniques and approaches across a range of fields—work spanning multiple levels of biological organization from DNA sequences to organs and the physiology and ecology of whole organisms—we are now beginning to unravel the confounding evolutionary mysteries contained in the structure, genes, and fossil record of every living species. This book gathers a diverse team of renowned scientists to capture the excitement of these new discoveries in a collection that is both accessible to students and an important contribution to the future of its field. Marshaling a range of disciplines—from paleobiology to phylogenetics, developmental biology, ecology, and evolutionary biology—the contributors attack particular transformations in the head and neck, trunk, appendages such as fins and limbs, and the whole body, as well as offer synthetic perspectives. Illustrated throughout, Great Transformations in Vertebrate Evolution not only reveals the true origins of whales with legs, fish with elbows, wrists, and necks, and feathered dinosaurs, but also the relevance to our lives today of these extraordinary narratives of change.
Download or read book Carnivore Behavior Ecology and Evolution written by John L. Gittleman and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mammalian order Carnivora is characterized by an incredible range of morphological, ecological, and behavioral variation. Carnivores can be as small as the 100-gram least weasel or as large as the 800-kilogram polar bear. Their reproductive rate can vary from one offspring every five years, as with some black bears, to three litters a year, as with the dwarf mongoose. Group sizes can be traced along a wide continuum, from the solitary ermine to the monogamous golden jackal to the large extended packs of as many as 80 spotted hyenas. Until recently the general habits of most wild carnivore species were inadequately understood. In the last decade, however, improved technologies, including the use of radiotelemetry and night-vision scopes, have led to many important discoveries. This book is at once a critical summary and an evaluation of current research on carnivores. A worthy successor to R.F. Ewer's monumental volume, The Carnivores (Cornell University Press), it is the work of 30 leading carnivore biologists, who here assemble comparative data on the basic anatomical, behavioral, ecological, physiological, reproductive, and evolutionary characteristics of this group. After a general introduction to the Carnivora, the volume is divided in three parts, each of which begins with a brief introduction outlining its main themes. Part I, Behavior, covers acoustic and olfactory communication, behavioral development, behavioral ecology of canids and hyaenids, modes of solitary living, and group living. In Part II, Ecology, topics include feeding ecology of the giant panda and Asiatic black bear, adatpations for aquatic living, ecological constraints on predation in felids, consequences of small size in mustelids, rate of basal metabolism and food habits, and reproductive output. Part III, Evolution, deals with the morphological approaches to phylogeny, and the fossil record. An appendix presents a complete classification of the Carnivora, including topics of continuing controversy. Highlighting recent developments in the study of the Carnivora and areas for further research, this broad synthesis will be of great value of students and researchers in animal behavior, behavioral ecology, wildlife ecology, mammalogy, paleontology, systematics, and evolution theory. It will also encourage realistic conservation programs to manage rapidly diminishing populations and will elucidate particular features of the carnivores for nonspecialist readers.
Download or read book The Skeleton of the Borophaginae Carnivora Canidae written by Kathleen Munthe and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides the first full description and analysis of the postcranial skeleton of the Tertiary canid subfamily Borophagine. Borophagines have been stereotyped as noncursorial, bone-crushing scavengers, but comparisons with Recent digitigrade carnivores reveal a surprising diversity of habit among borophagines. The author relates functional characteristics to various aspects of borophagine paleoecology, including habitat, diet, social organization, and extinction.
Download or read book Collected Papers written by Leverett Allen Adams and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book On Some Invertebrate Fossils from the Lykins Formation of Eastern Colorado written by George Herbert Girty and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How Animals Work written by Knut Schmidt-Nielsen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1972-06-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of comparative physiology that explains the ways in which specific bodily systems function in different species.
Download or read book Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge written by American Philosophical Society and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fossil Vertebrates in the American Museum of Natural History written by American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Vertebrate Palaeontology and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1052 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
