Brains Through Time: A Natural History of Vertebrates

by Georg F. Striedter and R. Glenn Northcutt

When did the first vertebrates emerge, and how did they differ from their invertebrate ancestors? When did vertebrates evolve jaws, paired fins, pattern vision, or a neocortex? How have evolutionary innovations such as these impacted vertebrate behavior and success? Georg Striedter and Glenn Northcutt answer these fundamental questions about all major vertebrate lineages. Highlighting the key innovations of each major taxonomic group, they review...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195125681
• ISBN13: 9780195125689
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 3.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 10.1"