The Skeleton Revealed – An Illustrated Tour of the Vertebrates

HUSKEY, S.
The Skeleton Revealed – An Illustrated Tour of the Vertebrates
Artikelnr.
110417123709-101
54,80 €
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Baltimore 2017, geb., 360 Seiten, 192 SW-Abb. The vertebrate skeleton is one of nature’s
most amazing feats. Composed of cartilage and bone, it forms the supportive
structure for all the remaining aspects of our anatomy. Stripped of skin, we
can see the body’s fascinating underlying architecture. In this one-of-a-kind
book, biologist and skeletal reconstructionist Steve Huskey lays bare the vertebrate
skeleton, providing a guided tour of the nuanced differences among the many
featured vertebrate species. Using skeletal preparations he has spent decades
assembling, Huskey helps us understand why animals live the way they do. He
shows us the jaw and fang structures that allow venomous snakes to both kill
and consume their prey whole. We see that the eastern mole is built like a
weightlifter, allowing it to "swim through soil." Startling images
demonstrate that the odd-looking trumpetfish is built not for music but for
suction, with a skull that expands to vacuum in its prey
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Autor HUSKEY, S.
Sprache Englisch