Integrated principles of zoology / Cleveland P. Hickman, Jr., Larry S. Roberts, Allan Larson ; original artwork by William C. Ober and Claire Garrison.

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.