Dictionary of Evolutionary Fish Osteology

CRC Press

The purposes of the present dictionary are to define the osteological and taxonomic terms referring to fishes, and to explain the rationale, both anatomical and function, of fish skeletal units, in an evolutionary and biological context. This branch of biology \u2013 fish osteology \u2013 provides a deeper insight into fish evolution, bone homologies, fish terminology, and fish taxonomy.\n > 1. Introduction  2. Fish Osteology  3. Preparation of fish skeletons  4. Synoptic section  5. Analogical section  6. Descriptive section  7. Bibliography  8. Glossaries  9. Latin list  10. Illustrations