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Record Nr.

UNINA9910467176103321

Autore

Langer Peter

Titolo

Comparative anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract in Eutheria . Volume 1 Introduction, afrotheria, xenarthra and eucharchontoglires : taxonomy, biogeography and food / / Peter Langer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

3-11-052707-3

3-11-052773-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Handbook of Zoology. Mammalia, , 2193-2824

Classificazione

WP 1003

Disciplina

599

Soggetti

Mammals

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents of volume I -- I. Introduction -- II. Afrotheria -- III. Xenarthra -- IV. Euarchontoglires -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Handbook of Zoology aims to provide an in depth treatment of the entire animal kingdom from the lower invertebrates to the mammals. It publishes comprehensive overviews on animal systematics and morphology as well as extensive coverage of physiology, behaviour, ecology and applied aspects of zoological research. Volumes in progress include Nemathelminthes and Gnathifera, Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda, Arthropoda: Insecta, and Mammalia. Although our knowledge regarding many taxonomic groups has grown enormously over the last decades, it is still the ambition of the Handbook to be comprehensive in the sense that text and references together provide a solid basis for further research. Editors and authors seek a balance between describing species richness and diversity, explaining the importance of certain groups in a phylogenetic context and presenting a review of available knowledge and up-to-date reference literature. New contributions to the series present the combined effort of an international team of editors and authors, entirely published in English and explicitly addressing the international scientific community.



This volume of the series Handbook of Zoology deals with the anatomy of the gastrointestinal digestive tract - stomach, small intestine, caecum and colon - in all eutherian orders and suborders. It presents compilations of anatomical studies