The Teeth of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates

Description

TheTeeth of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates is the first comprehensive publication devoted to the teeth and dentitions of living fishes, amphibians and reptiles. The book presents a comprehensive survey of the amazing variety of tooth forms among non-mammalian vertebrates, based on descriptions of approximately 400 species belonging to about 160 families. The text is lavishly illustrated with more than 600 high-quality color and monochrome photographs of specimens gathered from top museums and research workers from around the world, supplemented by radiographs and micro-CT images. This stimulating work discusses the functional morphology of feeding, the attachment of teeth, and the relationship of tooth form to function, with each chapter accompanied by a comprehensive, up-to-date reference list. Following the descriptions of the teeth and dentitions in each class, four chapters review current topics with considerable research activity: tooth development; tooth replacement; and the structure, formation and evolution of the dental hard tissues. This timely book, authored by internationally recognized teachers and researchers in the field, also reflects the resurgence of interest in the dentitions of non-mammalian vertebrates as experimental systems to help understand genetic changes in evolution of teeth and jaws. Content: Front Matter,Copyright,Preface,AcknowledgmentsEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Cyclostomes, Pages 1-4 Chapter 2 - Chondrichthyes 1: Sharks, Pages 5-27 Chapter 3 - Chondrichthyes 2: Rays and Chimaeras, Pages 29-41 Chapter 4 - Osteichthyes, Pages 43-111 Chapter 5 - Amphibia, Pages 113-152 Chapter 6 - Reptiles 1: Tuatara and Lizards, Pages 153-200 Chapter 7 - Reptiles 2: Snakes, Pages 201-224 Chapter 8 - Reptiles 3: Crocodylia, Pages 225-234 Chapter 9 - Tooth Formation, Pages 235-254 Chapter 10 - Tooth Replacement and Ontogeny of the Dentition, Pages 255-289 Chapter 11 - Dentine and Dental Pulp, Pages 291-310 Chapter 12 - Enameloid and Enamel, Pages 311-330 Index, Pages 331-342