Dictionary of Evolutionary Fish Osteology

The purposes of the present dictionary are to define the osteological and taxonomic terms referring to fishes, and to explain the rationale, both anatomical and function, of fish skeletal units, in an evolutionary and biological context. This branch of biology - fish osteology - provides a deeper insight into fish evolution, bone homologies, fish terminology, and fish taxonomy.

List of contents

1. Introduction  2. Fish Osteology  3. Preparation of fish skeletons  4. Synoptic section  5. Analogical section  6. Descriptive section  7. Bibliography  8. Glossaries  9. Latin list  10. Illustrations

About the author

lfonso L. Rojo

Summary

The purposes of the present dictionary are to define the osteological and taxonomic terms referring to fishes, and to explain the rationale, both anatomical and function, of fish skeletal units, in an evolutionary and biological context.

Product details

• Authors: ROJO, Alfonso L. Rojo, Lfonso L Rojo, lfonso L. Rojo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138558618
• ISBN: 978-1-138-55861-8
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: CRC Press Revivals; CRC Press Revivals
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; NATURE / Animals / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Marine Biology, Fishes (Ichthyology), Zoology: fishes (ichthyology)