Detailed and concise dissection directions, updated valuable information and extraordinary illustrations makeThe Dissection of Vertebrates, 3rd Editionthe new ideal manual for students in comparative vertebrate anatomy, as well as a superb reference for vertebrate and functional morphology, vertebrate paleontology, and advanced level vertebrate courses, such as in mammalogy, ornithology, ichthyology, and herpetology. This newly revised edition of the most comprehensive manual available continues to offer today's more visually oriented student with a manual combining pedagogically effective text with high-quality, accurate and attractive visual references. This new edition features updated and expanded phylogenetic coverage, revisions to the illustrations and text of the lamprey, shark, perch, mudpuppy, frog, cat, pigeon, and reptile skull chapters, and new sections on amphioxus or lancelet (Branchiostoma, Cephalochodata), a sea squirt (Ciona, Urochordata), shark musculature, a gravid shark, shark embryo, cat musculature, and the sheep heart. Using the same systematic approach within a systemic framework as the first two editions, The Dissection of Vertebrates, 3rd Editioncovers several animals commonly used in providing an anatomical transition sequence. Nine animals are covered: amphioxus, sea squirt, lamprey, shark, perch, mudpuppy, frog, cat, and pigeon, plus five reptile skulls, two mammal skulls, and the sheep heart. Winner of a 2020 Textbook Excellence Award (College) (Texty) from the Textbook and Academic Authors AssociationSeven detailed vertebrate dissections, providing a systemic approachIncludes carefully developed directions for dissectionOriginal, high-quality award-winning illustrationsClear and sharp photographsExpanded and updated features on phylogenetic coverageNew sections on: amphioxus (Cephalochordata); sea squirt (Urochordata); shark musculature; gravid shark; shark embryo; cat musculature; sheep heart | The Dissection Of Vertebrates by Gerardo De Iuliis, Paperback | Indigo Chapters