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The Teeth of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates
1st Edition - October 14, 2016
Authors: Barry Berkovitz, Peter Shellis
Hardback ISBN:9780128028506
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eBook ISBN:9780128028841
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The Teeth 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… Read more
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The Teeth 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.
Features more than 600 images, including numerous high-quality photographs from internationally-recognized researchers and world class collections
Offers guidance on tooth morphology for classification and evolution of vertebrates
Provides detailed coverage of the dentition of all living groups of non-mammalian vertebrates
Students, professors and researchers in zoology, biology, anthropology, archaeology and veterinary science, and libraries/departments covering these subjects, as well as students and professors in dental schools and museums
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Cyclostomes
Myxiniformes
Petromyzontiformes
Chapter 2. Chondrichthyes 1: Sharks
Chondrichthyes
Dentitions of Sharks
Galeomorph Sharks
Orectolobiformes
Lamniformes
Carcharhiniformes
Squalean Sharks
Echinorhiniformes
Squaliformes
Squatiniformes
Pristiophoriformes
Online Resources
Chapter 3. Chondrichthyes 2: Rays and Chimaeras
Batoidea
Diet and Feeding
Dentitions of Rays
Myliobatiformes
Rajiformes
Pristiformes
Torpediniformes
Dentitions of Chimaeras
Online Resources
Chapter 4. Osteichthyes
Classification
Diet
Feeding and Food Processing in Actinopterygii
Dentitions of Actinopterygii
Cladista
Neopterygii: Holostei
Neopterygii: Teleostei
Sarcopterygii
Online Resources
Chapter 5. Amphibia
Gymnophiona
Dentitions of Caecilian Larvae
Caudata (Urodela)
Anura
Teeth of Larval Anurans
Dentitions of Adult Anurans
Online Resources
Chapter 6. Reptiles 1: Tuatara and Lizards
Reptiles: General
Reptilian Skull
Teeth of Reptiles
Egg Teeth
Diet and Feeding
Rhynchocephalia
Lizards
Gekkota
Scincoidea
Lacertoidea
Amphisbaenia
Anguimorpha
Varanidae and Their Relatives
Iguania
Online Resources
Chapter 7. Reptiles 2: Snakes
Introduction
Venom and Fangs
Snake Dentitions
Chapter 8. Reptiles 3: Crocodylia
Introduction
Feeding
Dentition
Tooth Attachment
Crocodylian Dentitions
Online Resources
Chapter 9. Tooth Formation
Introduction
Tooth Development
Control of Tooth Development
Missing Teeth
Chapter 10. Tooth Replacement and Ontogeny of the Dentition
Introduction
Functions of Polyphyodonty
Ontogeny of the Dentition
Tooth Replacement
Osteichthyes
Amphibians
Reptiles
Ontogeny of the Dentition
Bony Fish
Chondrichthyes
Molecular Control of Ontogeny of the Dentition and Tooth Replacement
Chapter 11. Dentine and Dental Pulp
Dentinogenesis
Dental Pulp
Orthodentine
Osteodentine
Vasodentine
Plicidentine
Hypermineralized Tissues of Tooth Plates
Online Resources
Chapter 12. Enameloid and Enamel
Composition and Properties
General Aspects of Formation
Chondrichthyan Enameloid
Actinopterygian Enameloid
Sarcopterygian Enamel
Amphibian Enameloid and Enamel
Iron and Cuticles
Reptilian Enamel
Evolution of Hypermineralized Tissues
Index
No. of pages: 354
Language: English
Published: October 14, 2016
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780128028506
eBook ISBN: 9780128028841
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Barry Berkovitz
Dr Barry KB Berkovitz qualified in Dental Surgery at the Royal Dental Hospital in London in 1962. There soon followed three years of postgraduate research at Royal Holloway College London. Between 1966 and 2004 his time was equally divided between teaching Gross Anatomy and Dental Anatomy, first at the University of Bristol and later at King’s College London. He is the author of numerous books and scientific papers, many related to comparative dental anatomy. His well-known textbook ‘Oral Anatomy, Histology and Embryology ‘ by BKB Berkovitz, GR Holland and BJ Moxham is now reaching its 5th edition, while his most recent popular science book is entitled ‘Nothing but the Tooth’.
Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Reader in Dental Anatomy, King's College London, UK, Visiting Professor, Oman Dental College, Mina Al Fahal; Oman and Honorary Curator, Odontological Collection, Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK
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Peter Shellis
Dr R Peter Shellis graduated from Birmingham University (BSc in Zoology and Comparative Physiology, 1966, MSc in Radiobiology, 1967). From 1968 to 1972 he worked with Prof AEW Miles at the London Hospital Medical College on the development of teeth in fishes. From 1972 to 1998 Dr Shellis worked on dental caries for the Medical Research Council in Bristol, also publishing research on comparative dental anatomy, particularly on primate tooth structure. Later, he worked with Prof M Addy (Bristol) and Prof A Lussi (Bern) on dental erosion and was Editor-in-Chief of Caries Research (2000-2009). Dr Shellis won the Colgate-Palmolive Prize (British Society for Dental Resarch) in 1981 and the ORCA Prize (European Organization for Caries Research: ORCA) in 2011. He is an Honorary Member of ORCA since 2010.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Preventative, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry, Universitat Bern, Bern, Switzerland