Biology of Animals: Workpack
Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S. (Publisher)
Published on 31. December 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
720 pages
978-0-697-27915-6 (ISBN)
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Dubuque, IA
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
appendix, glossary
ISBN-13
978-0-697-27915-6 (9780697279156)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Author
Washington and Lee University, USA
University of Miami, USA
Content
Part 1Evolution of animal life: life; the cell as the unit of life; genetic basis of evolution; evolution of animal diversity; the Earth's environment. Part 2 Animal form and function: animal architecture - body organizations, support, and movement; homeostasis - osmotic regulations, excretion, and temperature regulation; internal fluids - immunity, circulation, and respiration; digestion and nutrition; nervous coordination - nervous system and sense organs; chemical coordination - endocrine system; animal behaviour; reproduction and development. Part 3 The invertebrate animals: classification and phylogeny of animals; protozoa; sponges; radiate animals - cnidarians and ctenophores; acoelomate animals - flatworms and ribbon worms; pseudocoelomate animals; mollusca; segmented worms - the annelids; arthropods; lesser protostomes and lophophorates; echinoderms and lesser deutorostomes. Part 4 The vertebrate animals: vertebrate beginnings - the chordates; fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals. Appendix: basic structure of matter.