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050 _aQL 47.2 .M55 2013
100 _aMiller, Stephen A.
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245 _aZoology /
_cStephen A. Miller and John P. Harley
250 _aNinth Edition.
250 _aInternational Edition.
260 _aNew York :
_bMcGraw Hill,
_cc2013.
300 _axiv, 617 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c26 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aPart One: Biological Principles -- 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 -- Part Two: Animal-Like Protists and Animalia -- 7. Animal Classification, Phylogeny, and Organization -- 8. Animal-like Protists: The Protozoa -- 9. Multicellular and Tissue Levels of Organization -- 10. The Triploblastic, Acoelomate Body Plan -- 11. Molluscan Success -- 12. Annelida: The Metameric Body Form -- 13. The Pseudocoelomate Body Plan: Aschelminthes (Lophotrochozoan and Ecdysozoan Phyla) -- 14. The Arthropods: Blueprint for Success -- 15. The Hexapods and Myriapods: Terrestrial Triumphs -- 16. The Echinoderms -- 17. Hemichordata and Invertebrate Chordates -- 18. The Fishes: Vertebrate Success in Water -- 19. Amphibians: The First Terrestrial Vertebrates -- 20. Reptiles: Nonavian Diapsid Amniotes -- 21. Birds: Reptiles by Another name -- 22. Mammals: Synapsid Amniotes -- Part Three: Form and Function: A Comparative Perspective -- 23. Protection, Support, and Movement -- 24. Communication I: Nervous and Sensory Systems -- 25. Communication II: The Endocrine System and Chemical Messages -- 26. Circulation and Gas Exchange -- 27. Nutrition and Digestion -- 28. Temperature and Body Fluid Regulation -- 29. Reproduction and Development.
520 _aSuitable for the non-majors or the combined course, presented at the freshman and sophomore level, this book offers students an introductory general zoology text that is manageable in size and adaptable to a variety of course formats.
650 _aZOOLOGY
700 _aHarley, John P.
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