Biology of animals
- Title
- Biology of animals / Cleveland P. Hickman, Cleveland P. Hickman, Jr., Frances M. Hickman.
- Published by
- Saint Louis : Mosby, 1978.
- Author
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Status | FormatText | AccessUse in library | Call numberQL47.2.H53 1978 | Item locationOff-site |
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- Description
- xv, 640 pages : illustrations; 27 cm
- Summary
- Biology of Animals originated as a textbook intended for the beginning college student, regardless of background, seeking a general knowledge of the nature and functioning of animals and of the biosphere in which they live. -- Preface.
- Subject
- Contents
- Part 1: Evolution of animal life. 1. Fitness of the environment. 2. Origin of life. 3. The cell as the unit of life. 4. Genetic basis of evolution. 5. Evolution of animal diversity. 6. Evolution of behavior. -- Part 2: Animal form and function. 7. Support, protection, and movement. 8. Internal fluids: Circulation and respiration. 9. Internal fluids: Excretion and homeostatis. 10. Nutrition and cellular metabolism. 11. Nervous coordination: Nervous system and sense organs. 12. Chemical coordination: Endocrine systems. 13. Reproduction and development. -- Part 3: The invertebrate animals. 14. Classification and phylogeny of animals. 15. Protozoans and sponges. 16. Radiate animals. 17. Acoelomate animals -- Flatworms and ribbon worms. 18. Pseudocoelomate animals. 19. Molluscs. 20. Segmented worms. 21. Arthropods. 22. Lesser protostomes and Lophophorates. 23. Echinoderms and lesser Deuterostomes. -- Part 4: The Vertebrate animals. 24. Vertebrate beginnings: The earliest chordates. 25. Fishes. 26. Amphibians. 27. Reptiles. 28. Birds. 29. Mammals -- Glossary.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographies and index.