Contents:

chap 1 The Diversity, Classification, and Evolution of Vertebrates
chap 2 Vertebrate Relationships and Basic Structure
chap 3 Early Vertebrates: Jawless Vertebrates and the Origin of Jawed Vertebrates

chap 4 Living in Water
chap 5 Radiation of the Chondrichthyes
chap 6 Dominating Life in Water: The Major Radiation of Fishes
chap 7 Geography and Ecology of the Paleozoic Era
chap 8 Living on Land
chap 9 Origin and Radiation of Tetrapods
chap 10 Salamanders, Anurans, and Caecilians
chap 11 Synapsids and Sauropsids: Two Approaches to Terrestrial Life

chap 12 Turtles
chap 13 The Lepidosaurs: Tuatara, Lizards, and Snakes
chap 14 Ectothermy: A Low-Cost Approach to Life
chap 15 Geography and Ecology of the Mesozoic Era
chap 16 Mesozoic Diapsids: Dinosaurs, Crocodilians, Birds, and Others

chap 17 Avian Specializations
chap 18 The Synapsida and the Evolution of Mammals
chap 19 Geography and Ecology of the Cenozoic Era
chap 20 Mammalian Diversity and Characteristics
chap 21 Mammalian Specializations
chap 22 Endothermy: A High-Energy Approach to Life
chap 23 Body Size, Ecology, and Sociality of Mammals
chap 24 Primate Evolution and the Emergence of Humans
chap 25 The Impact of Humans on Other Species of Vertebrates

Glossary
Credits
Subject Index
Name Index