Preface; General Introduction to the Study of Vertebrates; Diversity, Distribution and Characteristics of Vertebrates; Organization of the Vertebrate Body; Skeletal System; Muscular System; Integument; Nutrition and Digestion; Respiratory System; Reproduction and Early Developmental Biology; Circulatory System; Nervous System and Endocrine Organs; Sense Organs; Excretion and Osmoregulation; Evolution of Vertebrates; Index; Color Plate Section.