This second edition of The Dissection of Vertebrates: A Laboratory Manual, provides students with a manual that combines pedalogical effective text with high-quality, accurate, and attractive visual references. Using a systemic approach within a systematic framework for each vertebrate, this book covers several animals commonly used in providing an anatomical transition sequence. Seven animals are covered: lamprey, shark, perch, mudpuppy, frog, pigeon, and cat. 338 p.

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• Gerardo De Iuliis. PhD with specialization in Vertebrate Paleontology and Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Professor in Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and Vertebrate Paleontology: Major Transitions in Vertebrate History, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto (Canada); and Professor in Human Anatomy and Physiology at George Brown Colleg, Toronto (Canada); and Research Associate at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto (Canada).
• Dino Pulerá. MScBMC, CMI, he was the first recipient of the John J. Lanzendorf PaleoArt Award from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology for best paleontological technical illustration in 2010. Currently working for a medical legal studio as an associate art director and medical illustrator; he also operates his freelance business, specializing in animal anatomy and vertebrate paleontology.
  
   
• Publication date (print & electronic format): 2010-12.