This book encourages readers to view similarities and differences in various species as fundamental to a comprehensive understanding of nervous systems.
This book encourages readers to view similarities and differences in various species as fundamental to a comprehensive understanding of nervous systems.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Georg F. Striedter is Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of Neurobiology: A Functional Approach (2015) and Principles of Brain Evolution (2004). R. Glenn Northcutt is Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Unviersity of California, San Diego.
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* Chapter 1 Reconstructing History: Aims and Methodology * 1.1 Comparative Approaches Outside of Biology * 1.2 The Comparative Method in Biology * 1.3 Comparative Approaches in Neurobiology * 1.4 The Importance of Natural History * Chapter 2 The origin of vertebrates: invertebrate chordates and cyclostomes * 2.1 The Origins of Neurons and Nervous Systems * 2.2 Basal Vertebrates and their Closest Invertebrate Relatives * 2.3 The Paleoecology of Early Chordates * 2.4 The Major Sense Organs of Early Vertebrates * 2.5 Movements and Motor Control * 2.6 Early Vertebrate Brains * 2.7 Developmental Mechanisms for Evolving a "New Head" * 2.8 The Question of Novelty in Evolution * Chapter 3 The origin of jaws and paired fins: the age of fishes * 3.1 Extant Jawed Fishes and Their Brains * 3.2 The Paleoecology of Early Gnathostomes * 3.3 The Sense Organs of Early Gnathostomes * 3.4 Gnathostome Movements and Motor Control * 3.5 The Brains of Early Jawed Fishes * 3.6 Evolutionary Changes in Telencephalic Connections * 3.7 Functional Synthesis * Chapter 4 The Invasion of Land: Lobe finned Fishes and Amphibians * 4.1 The Lobe finned Vertebrates * 4.2 Challenges and Opportunities on Land * 4.3 Sense Organs for Use on Land * 4.4 Movement On Land * 4.5 The Brains of Early Tetrapods * 4.6 Functional Organization of Early Tetrapod Brains * Chapter 5 The Conquest of Land: Amniote Origins and the Age of Reptiles * 5.1 Early Amniotes and Extant Sauropsids * 5.2 Ecological Challenges for Early Amniotes * 5.3 Enhanced Sense Organs * 5.4 Changes in Motor Patterns and Control * 5.5 Changes in the Brains of Sauropsids * 5.6 Novel Forebrain Circuits and Functions * Chapter 6 The rise of endothermy: Mammals, but also birds * 6.1 Extant Mammals * 6.2 Stem Mammals * 6.3 Synapsid Brain body Scaling * 6.4 Paleoecology, Physiology, and Behavior * 6.5 Modified Sensory Abilities * 6.6 Breathing, Chewing and Moving Around * 6.7 Brain Enlargement and Reorganization * Chapter 7 Synthesis: Patterns and Principles * 7.1 Major Transitions in Vertebrate Phylogeny * 7.2 General Patterns of Evolutionary Change * 7.3 Trends in the Evolution of Brain Size * 7.4 The Evolution of Brain Region Size * 7.5 Changes in the Basic Plan of Vertebrate Brains * 7.6 Conclusion: Natural History through Time * Appendix * Index
* Chapter 1 Reconstructing History: Aims and Methodology * 1.1 Comparative Approaches Outside of Biology * 1.2 The Comparative Method in Biology * 1.3 Comparative Approaches in Neurobiology * 1.4 The Importance of Natural History * Chapter 2 The origin of vertebrates: invertebrate chordates and cyclostomes * 2.1 The Origins of Neurons and Nervous Systems * 2.2 Basal Vertebrates and their Closest Invertebrate Relatives * 2.3 The Paleoecology of Early Chordates * 2.4 The Major Sense Organs of Early Vertebrates * 2.5 Movements and Motor Control * 2.6 Early Vertebrate Brains * 2.7 Developmental Mechanisms for Evolving a "New Head" * 2.8 The Question of Novelty in Evolution * Chapter 3 The origin of jaws and paired fins: the age of fishes * 3.1 Extant Jawed Fishes and Their Brains * 3.2 The Paleoecology of Early Gnathostomes * 3.3 The Sense Organs of Early Gnathostomes * 3.4 Gnathostome Movements and Motor Control * 3.5 The Brains of Early Jawed Fishes * 3.6 Evolutionary Changes in Telencephalic Connections * 3.7 Functional Synthesis * Chapter 4 The Invasion of Land: Lobe finned Fishes and Amphibians * 4.1 The Lobe finned Vertebrates * 4.2 Challenges and Opportunities on Land * 4.3 Sense Organs for Use on Land * 4.4 Movement On Land * 4.5 The Brains of Early Tetrapods * 4.6 Functional Organization of Early Tetrapod Brains * Chapter 5 The Conquest of Land: Amniote Origins and the Age of Reptiles * 5.1 Early Amniotes and Extant Sauropsids * 5.2 Ecological Challenges for Early Amniotes * 5.3 Enhanced Sense Organs * 5.4 Changes in Motor Patterns and Control * 5.5 Changes in the Brains of Sauropsids * 5.6 Novel Forebrain Circuits and Functions * Chapter 6 The rise of endothermy: Mammals, but also birds * 6.1 Extant Mammals * 6.2 Stem Mammals * 6.3 Synapsid Brain body Scaling * 6.4 Paleoecology, Physiology, and Behavior * 6.5 Modified Sensory Abilities * 6.6 Breathing, Chewing and Moving Around * 6.7 Brain Enlargement and Reorganization * Chapter 7 Synthesis: Patterns and Principles * 7.1 Major Transitions in Vertebrate Phylogeny * 7.2 General Patterns of Evolutionary Change * 7.3 Trends in the Evolution of Brain Size * 7.4 The Evolution of Brain Region Size * 7.5 Changes in the Basic Plan of Vertebrate Brains * 7.6 Conclusion: Natural History through Time * Appendix * Index
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