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1 online resource (2315 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents in Brief; Table of Contents; About the Authors; Preface; PART ONE: Introduction to Living Animals; CHAPTER 1: Life: Biological Principles and the Science of Zoology; 1.1 Fundamental Properties of Life; 1.2 Zoology as a Part of Biology; 1.3 Principles of Science; 1.4 Theories of Evolution and Heredity; Summary; CHAPTER 2: The Origin and Chemistry of Life; 2.1 Water and Life; 2.2 Organic Molecular Structure of Living Systems; 2.3 Chemical Evolution; 2.4 Origin of Living Systems; 2.5 Precambrian Life; Summary; CHAPTER 3: Cells as Units of Life |
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3.1 Cell Concept3.2 Organization of Cells; 3.3 Mitosis and Cell Division; Summary; CHAPTER 4: Cellular Metabolism; 4.1 Energy and the Laws of Thermodynamics; 4.2 The Role of Enzymes; 4.3 Enzyme Regulation; 4.4 Chemical Energy Transfer by ATP; 4.5 Cellular Respiration; 4.6 Metabolism of Lipids; 4.7 Metabolism of Proteins; Summary; PART TWO: Continuity and Evolution of Animal Life; CHAPTER 5: Genetics: A Review; 5.1 Mendel's Investigations; 5.2 Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance; 5.3 Mendelian Laws of Inheritance; 5.4 Gene Theory; 5.5 Storage and Transfer of Genetic Information |
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5.6 Gene Mutations5.7 Molecular Genetics of Cancer; Summary; CHAPTER 6: Organic Evolution; 6.1 Origins of Darwinian Evolutionary Theory; 6.2 Darwinian Evolutionary Theory: The Evidence; 6.3 Revisions of Darwin's Theory; 6.4 Microevolution: Genetic Variation and Change Within Species; 6.5 Macroevolution: Major Evolutionary Events; Summary; CHAPTER 7: The Reproductive Process; 7.1 Nature of the Reproductive Process; 7.2 The Origin and Maturation of Germ Cells; 7.3 Reproductive Patterns; 7.4 Structure of Reproductive Systems; 7.5 Endocrine Events That Orchestrate Reproduction; Summary |
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CHAPTER 8: Principles of Development8.1 Early Concepts: Preformation Versus Epigenesis; 8.2 Fertilization; 8.3 Cleavage and Early Development; 8.4 An Overview of Development Following Cleavage; 8.5 Mechanisms of Development; 8.6 Gene Expression During Development; 8.7 Developmental Patterns in Animals; 8.8 Evolutionary Developmental Biology; 8.9 Vertebrate Development; 8.10 Development of Systems and Organs; Summary; PART THREE: Diversity of Animal Life; CHAPTER 9: Architectural Pattern of an Animal; 9.1 Hierarchical Organization of Animal Complexity; 9.2 Animal Body Plans |
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9.3 Components of Animal Bodies9.4 Complexity and Body Size; Summary; CHAPTER 10: Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Animals; 10.1 Linnaeus and Taxonomy; 10.2 Species; 10.3 Taxonomic Characters and Phylogenetic Reconstruction; 10.4 Theories of Taxonomy; 10.5 Major Divisions of Life; 10.6 Major Subdivisions of the Animal Kingdom; Summary; CHAPTER 11: Unicellular Eukaryotes; 11.1 Naming and Identifying Unicellular Eukaryotic Taxa; 11.2 Form and Function; 11.3 Major Unicellular Eukaryotic Taxa; 11.4 Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification; Summary; CHAPTER 12: Sponges and Placozoans |
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12.1 Origin of Animals (Metazoa) |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Keen, Susan J
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Eisenhour, David J
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| ISBN |
9781526821904 |
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1526821907 |
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