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The Skeleton Revealed: An Illustrated Tour of the Vertebrates
Steve Huskey
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Description for The Skeleton Revealed: An Illustrated Tour of the Vertebrates
Hardback. Come along-let's take a voyage through the boneyard. Num Pages: 360 pages, 192, 192 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MFC; PSVW; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203. Weight in Grams: 1157.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
1156g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421421483
SKU
V9781421421483
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About Steve Huskey
Steve Huskey is an associate professor of biology at Western Kentucky University. Dr. Huskey's skeletons are on display in many venues, including the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the California Academy of Sciences, and the Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium.
Reviews for The Skeleton Revealed: An Illustrated Tour of the Vertebrates
I enjoy a good museum exhibit, but I admit I've often found skeletal displays to be static, lacking much connection to the real animal. That's why The Skeleton Revealed immediately caught my attention. Here are vertebrate skeletons displayed showing their form and function.
Cool Green Science
Look at this wonderful picture book for the images and ... Read more
Cool Green Science
Look at this wonderful picture book for the images and ... Read more