• CONTENTS 
• 1 
• Structure and Function
• The Study of Structure
• Structure and Adaptation
• A Model for Analysis
• The Rationale of Comparison
• References
• 2 
• Analysis by Dissection and Observation: Egg Eating in Snakes
• Facultative Egg Eaters
• Obligate Egg Eaters
• Method of Analysis
• Structural Modifications of Dasypeltis
• Ingestion Sequence
• Separating Out the Contents
• Ecological Consequences
• References
• 3 
• Analysis by Limiting the Question: Locomotion without Limbs
• Problem
• Free-Body Analysis
• Lateral Undulation in Fishes
• Lateral Undulation in Tetrapods
• Lateral Undulation off the Ground
• Concertina Locomotion
• Sidewinding
• Escape Saltation
• Rectilinear Movement
• Phylogeny and Problems
• References
• 4 
• Analysis by Comparison: Burrowing in Amphisbaenians
• The Subterranean Habitat
• Mechanisms of Tunneling
• Some Special Cases
• General Amphisbaenian Specializations
• Simple Burrowing and Entry into the Soil
• Complex Burrowing Styles
• What Shapes the Skull?
• Sensory and Feeding Influences
• Compromises
• Structure and History
• References
• 5 
• Analysis by Quantification: Air Breathing and Vocalization in Frogs
• Problem
• Approach
• Myographical Concepts
• Movement and Pressure
• Solids and Spaces
• Myograms and Gas Flow
• The Jet-Stream Bypass
• Mechanism and History
• Toad Vocalizations
• Mechanical Components of Vocalization
• Sound Production
• Limits and Questions
• References
• Index

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