Название: Zoology, 10th edition Автор: Stephen A. Miller, John P. Harley Издательство: McCraw Hill Год: 2016 Формат: PDF Страниц: 639 Размер: 78,3 Mb Язык: English
The 10th 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.
BRIEF CONTENTS: --------------- 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 7. Animal Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Organization 8. Animal-like Protists: The Protozoa 9. Multicellular and Tissue Levels of Organization 10. The Smaller Lophotrochozoan Phyla 11. Molluscan Success 12. Annelida: The Metameric Body Form 13. The Smaller Ecdysozoan Phyla 14. The Arthropods: Blueprint for Success 15. The Pancrustacea: Crustacea and Hexapoda 16. Ambulacraria: Echinoderms and Hemichordates 17. Chordаta: Urochordata and Cephalochordata 18. The Fishes: Vertebrate Success in Water 19. Amphibians: The First Terrestrial Vertebrates 20. Reptiles: Diapsid Amniotes 21. Birds: Reptiles by Another name 22. Mammals: Synapsid Amniotes 23. Protection, Support, and Movement 24. Communication I: Nervous and Sensory Systems 25. Communication II: The Endocrine System and Chemical Messengers 26. Circulation and Gas Exchange 27. Nutrition and Digestion 28. Temperature and Body Fluid Regulation 29. Reproduction and Development index