Integrated principles of zoology / Cleveland P. Hickman, Jr., Larry S. Roberts, Allan Larson ; original artwork by William C. Ober and Claire Garrison.
Publication details: Dubuque, Iowa : Wm. C. Brown Publishers, c1995.Edition: 9th edition, Updated versionDescription: xxi, 983, [91] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:- 0697242498
- 9780697242495
- 590 20 HIC
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CONTENTS
Part One : Life and its continuity
life: biological principles and the science of zoology
chemistry of life
origin of life
the cell as the unit of life
physiology of the cell
Part two: Continuity and evolution of animal life
the reproductive process
principles of development
principles of inheritance
molecular genetics
organic evolution
Part three: the diversity of animal life
architectural pattern of an animal
classification and phylogeny of animals
The animal-like protista
the mesozoa and parazoa
the radiate animals
the acoelomate animals
the molluscs
the segmented worms
the arthropods
the aquatic mandibulates
the terrestrail mandibulates: uniramians
the lesser protostomes
the lophophorate animals
the echinoderms
the lesser deuteostomes
the chordates: general characteristics, prochordates, and ancestry of the earliest verterbrates
the fishes
the early tetrapods and modern amphibians
the reptiles
the birds
the mammals
Part four: Activity of life
support, protection and movement
homeostasis: osmotic regulation, excretion and temperature regulation
internal fluids: immunity, circulation, and gas exchange
digestion and nutrition
nervous coordination: nervous system and sense organs
chemical coordination: endocrine system
animal behavior
Part five: the animal and its environment
the biosphere and animal distribution
animal ecolgy
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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