Zoology
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Zoology
（McGraw-Hill international editions）（International student edition）
McGraw-Hill, c2010
8th ed., International ed
- : pbk
Available at 1 libraries
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"This international student edition is not to be sold or purchased in North America and contains content that is different from its North American version."--Cover
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The 8th edition of Zoology continues to offer students an introductory general zoology text that is manageable in size and adaptable to a variety of course formats. It is a principles-oriented text written for the non-majors or the combined course, presented at the freshman and sophomore level. Zoology is organized into three parts. Part One covers the common life processes, including cell and tissue structure and function, the genetic basis of evolution, and the evolutionary and ecological principles that unify all life. Part Two is the survey of protists and animals, emphasizing evolutionary and ecological relationships, aspects of animal organization that unite major animal phyla, and animal adaptations. Part Three covers animal form and function using a comparative approach. This approach includes descriptions and full-color artwork that depict evolutionary changes in the structure and function of selected organ systems.
Table of Contents
Part One: Biological Principles 1. Zoology: An Evolutionary and Ecological Perspective 2. Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems of Animals 3. Cell Division and Inheritance 4. Evolution: History and Evidence 5. Evolution and Gene Frequencies 6. Ecology: Preserving the Animal Kingdom Part Two: Animal-Like Protists and Animalia 7. Animal Classification, Phylogeny, and Organization 8. Animal-like Protists: The Protozoa 9. Multicellular and Tissue Levels of Organization 10. The Triploblastic, Acoelomate Body Plan 11. Molluscan Success 12. Annelida: The Metameric Body Form 13. The Pseudocoelomate Body Plan: Aschelminthes (Lophotrochozoan and Ecdysozoan Phyla) 14. The Arthropods: Blueprint for Success 15. The Hexapods and Myriapods: Terrestrial Triumphs 16. The Echinoderms 17. Hemichordata and Invertebrate Chordates 18. The Fishes: Vertebrate Success in Water 19. Amphibians: The First Terrestrial Vertebrates 20. Reptiles: Nonavian Diapsid Amniotes 21. Birds: Reptiles by Another name 22. Mammals: Synapsid Amniotes Part Three: Form and Function: A Comparative Perspective 23. Protection, Support, and Movement 24. Communication I: Nervous and Sensory Systems 25. Communication II: The Endocrine System and Chemical Messages 26. Circulation and Gas Exchange 27. Nutrition and Digestion 28. Temperature and Body Fluid Regulation 29. Reproduction and Development 30. The Chemical Basis of Animal Life 31. Energy and Enzymes: Life's Driving and Controlling Forces 32. How Animals Harvest Energy Stored in Nutrients 33. Embryology 34. Animal Behavior
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