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Integrated principles of zoology / Cleveland P. Hickman, Jr., Washington and Lee University, Susan L. Keen, University of California-Davis, David J. Eisenhour, Morehead State University, Allan Larson, Washington University, Helen I. Anson, Washington and Lee University ; original artwork by William C. Ober, M.D. Washington and Lee University, and Claire W. Ober,, B.A., Washington and Lee University.

Contributor(s): Hickman, Cleveland P | Keen, Susan L | Eisenhour, David J | Larson, Allan | Anson, Helen I.
Publisher: New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, [2017]Copyright date: New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, ©2020Edition: Eighteenth edition, International student edition.Description: xiii, 844 pages, 68 variously numbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781260565973 (pbk).Subject(s): ZoologyDDC classification: 590 In81
Contents:
PART ONE Introduction to Living Animals1 Life: Biological Principles and the Science of Zoology2 The Origin and Chemistry of Life 3 Cells as Units of Life 4 Cellular Metabolism PART TWO Continuity and Evolution of Animal Life5 Genetics: A Review 6 Organic Evolution 7 The Reproductive Process 8 Principles of Development PART THREE Diversity of Animal Life9 Architectural Pattern of an Animal 10 Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Animals 11 Unicellular Eukaryotes 12 Sponges and Placozoans 13 Radiate Animals 14 Acoelomorpha, Platyzoa, and Mesozoa 15 Polyzoa and Kryptrochozoa 16 Molluscs 17 Annelids and Allied Taxa 18 Smaller Ecdysozoans 19 Trilobites, Chelicerates, and Myriapods 20 Crustaceans 21 Hexapods 22 Chaetognaths, Echinoderms, and Hemichordates 23 Chordates 24 Fishes 25 Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians 26 Amniote Origins and Nonavian Reptiles 27 Birds 28 Mammals PART FOUR Activity of Life29 Support, Protection, and Movement 30 Homeostasis: Osmotic Regulation, Excretion, and Temperature Regulation 31 Homeostasis: Internal Fluids and Respiration 32 Digestion and Nutrition 33 Nervous Coordination: Nervous System and Sense Organs 34 Chemical Coordination: Endocrine System 35 Immunity 36 Animal Behavior PART FIVE Animals and Their Environments37 Animal Distributions 38 Animal Ecology Glossary Credits Index
Summary: Emphasizing the central role of evolution in generating diversity, this best-selling text describes animal life and the fascinating adaptations that enable animals to inhabit so many ecological niches. Featuring high quality illustrations and photographs set within an engaging narrative,Integrated Principles of Zoology is considered the standard by which other texts are measured. With its comprehensive coverage of biological and zoological principles, mechanisms of evolution, diversity, physiology, and ecology, organized into five parts for easy access, this text is suitable for one- or two-semester introductory courses.
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This International Student Edition is for use outside the U.S.

Previous edition: 2017.

Includes index.

PART ONE Introduction to Living Animals1 Life: Biological Principles and the Science of Zoology2 The Origin and Chemistry of Life 3 Cells as Units of Life 4 Cellular Metabolism PART TWO Continuity and Evolution of Animal Life5 Genetics: A Review 6 Organic Evolution 7 The Reproductive Process 8 Principles of Development PART THREE Diversity of Animal Life9 Architectural Pattern of an Animal 10 Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Animals 11 Unicellular Eukaryotes 12 Sponges and Placozoans 13 Radiate Animals 14 Acoelomorpha, Platyzoa, and Mesozoa 15 Polyzoa and Kryptrochozoa 16 Molluscs 17 Annelids and Allied Taxa 18 Smaller Ecdysozoans 19 Trilobites, Chelicerates, and Myriapods 20 Crustaceans 21 Hexapods 22 Chaetognaths, Echinoderms, and Hemichordates 23 Chordates 24 Fishes 25 Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians 26 Amniote Origins and Nonavian Reptiles 27 Birds 28 Mammals PART FOUR Activity of Life29 Support, Protection, and Movement 30 Homeostasis: Osmotic Regulation, Excretion, and Temperature Regulation 31 Homeostasis: Internal Fluids and Respiration 32 Digestion and Nutrition 33 Nervous Coordination: Nervous System and Sense Organs 34 Chemical Coordination: Endocrine System 35 Immunity 36 Animal Behavior PART FIVE Animals and Their Environments37 Animal Distributions 38 Animal Ecology Glossary Credits Index

Emphasizing the central role of evolution in generating diversity, this best-selling text describes animal life and the fascinating adaptations that enable animals to inhabit so many ecological niches. Featuring high quality illustrations and photographs set within an engaging narrative,Integrated Principles of Zoology is considered the standard by which other texts are measured. With its comprehensive coverage of biological and zoological principles, mechanisms of evolution, diversity, physiology, and ecology, organized into five parts for easy access, this text is suitable for one- or two-semester introductory courses.

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science in Biology

In English

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