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Brains through time : a natural history of vertebrates Georg F. Striedter and R. Glenn Northcutt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Striedter, Georg F., 1962- author.
- Northcutt, R. Glenn, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nervous system--Evolution.
- Nervous system.
- Vertebrates--Evolution.
- Vertebrates.
- Brain--Evolution.
- Brain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 523 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- Much is conserved in vertebrate evolution, but significant changes in the nervous system occurred at the origin of vertebrates and in most of the major vertebrate lineages. This book examines these innovations and relates them to evolutionary changes in other organ systems, animal behavior, and ecological conditions at the time. The resulting perspective clarifies what makes the major vertebrate lineages unique and helps explain their varying degrees of ecological success. One of the book's major conclusions is that vertebrate nervous systems are more diverse than commonly assumed, at least among neurobiologists.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-007973-8
- 0-19-008146-5
- 0-19-005546-4
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