商品簡介
This text/reference for students of biology offers a comparative study of the body systems of various classes of vertebrates. Opening chapters cover diversity, distribution, and characteristics of vertebrates. Later chapters treat various body systems, including the skeletal and muscular systems, nutrition and digestion, the circulatory and respiratory systems, reproduction and early developmental biology, sense organs, and excretion. The book also looks at the evolution of various vertebrate groups. The book is illustrated with b&w photos, images, and anatomical illustrations, plus a few color. Kisia teaches in the Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. The book is distributed in the US by CRC Press. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
