Sex-determining mechanisms in reptiles can be divided into two convenient classifications:
genotypic (GSD) and environmental (ESD). While a number of types of GSD have been …

Over the last decade, our knowledge of the gene structure and the regulation of synthesis of
the major egg yolk proteins of oviparous vertebrate and invertebrate species has increased …

Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week... and
not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate …

A new phylogenetic analysis of early amniotes based on 124 characters and 13 taxa
(including three outgroups) indicates that synapsids are the sister-group of all other known …

The evolution of body size in tetrapods is assessed using a database that includes 107 early
stegocephalian species ranging in time from the Frasnian (Upper Devonian) to the Tatarian …

In an attempt to investigate differences between the most widely discussed hypotheses of
early tetrapod relationships, we assembled a new data matrix including 90 taxa coded for …

This new text provides an integrated view of the forces that influence the patterns and rates
of vertebrate evolution from the level of living populations and species to those that resulted …

Although biological exploration in Surinam started about 300 years ago, a thorough account
of the Surinam herpetofauna has not hitherto been publish ed. Several publications on the …

The origin of amniotes has always attracted much attention, and early studies proposed
several potential close relatives of amniotes. Most notable among these are the articles by …

A study on the most exhaustive taxonomic sample of amniotes (75 extant and nine extinct
taxa) of any quantitative work on this topic published so far demonstrates a strong …