The Vertebrate Integument Volume 1: Origin and Evolution by Theagarten Lingham-Soliar
English | 2014 | ISBN: 3642537472 | 250 pages | PDF | 15,7 MB
The vertebrate integument arose about 450 million years ago as an ‘armour’ of dermal bony plates in small, jawless fish-like creatures, informally known as the ostracoderms. This book reviews the major changes that have occurred in the vertebrate integument from its beginnings to the present day.