Campbell biology
By: Jane B. Reece [and others]
Contributors: Campbell, Neil A., 1946-2004
Edition: 9th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Learning Solutions
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1263
ISBN-13: 9780558941864
Subjects: Biology; Biologie
Other titles: Biology
Description: Campbell Biology is the unsurpassed leader in introductory biology. The text's hallmark values - accuracy, currency, and passion for teaching and learning - have made it the most successful college introductory biology book for eight consecutive editions.
Notes: Revised edition of: Biology / Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece. 8th ed. c2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Themes in the study of life.; title: Unit 1. The chemistry of life.; title: 2. The chemical context of life.; title: 3. Water and life.; title: 4. Carbon and the molecular diversity of life.; title: 5. The structure and function of large biological molecules.; title: Unit 2. The cell.; title: 6. A tour of the cell.; title: 7. Membrane structure and function.; title: 8. An introduction to metabolism.; title: 9. Cellular respiration and fermentation.; title: 10. Photosynthesis.; title: 11. Cell communication.; title: 12. The cell cycle.; title: Unit 3. Genetics.; title: 13. Meiosis and sexual life cycles.; title: 14. Mendel and the gene idea.; title: 15. The chromosomal basis of inheritance.; title: 16. The molecular basis of inheritance.; title: 17. From gene to protein.; title: 18. Regulation of gene expression.; title: 19. Viruses.; title: 20. Biotechnology.; title: 21. Genomes and their evolution.; title: Unit 4. Mechanisms of evolution.; title: 22. Descent with modification: a Darwinian view of life.; title: 23. The evolution of populations.; title: 24. The origin of species.; title: 25. The history of life on Earth.; title: Unit 5. The evolutionary history of biological diversity; title: 26. Phylogeny and the tree of life; title: 27. Bacteria and archaea; title: 28. Protists.; title: 29. Plant diversity 1: How plants colonized land.; title: 30. Plant diversity 2: The evolution of seed plants; title: 31. Fungi.; title: 32. An overview of animal diversity; title: 33. An introduction to invertebrates; title: 34. The origin and evolution of vertebrates; title: Unit 6. Plant form and function.; title: 35. Plant structure, growth, and development; title: 36. Resource acquisition and transport in vascular plants; title: 37. Soil and plant nutrition; title: 38. Angiosperm reproduction and biotechnology; title: 39. Plant responses to internal and external signals.; title: Unit 7. Animal form and function.; title: 40. Basic principles of animal form and function.; title: 41. Animal nutrition; title: 42. Circulation and gas exchange; title: 43. The immune system; title: 44. Osmoregulation and excretion.; title: 45. Hormones and the endocrine system.; title: 46. Animal reproduction; title: 47. Animal development.; title: 48. Neurons, synapses, and signaling.; title: 49. Nervous systems.; title: 50. Sensory and motor mechanisms.; title: 51. Animal behavior; title: Unit 8. Ecology.; title: 52. An introduction to ecology and the biosphere.; title: 53. Population ecology.; title: 54. Community ecology.; title: 55. Ecosystems and restoration ecology.; title: 56. Conservation biology and global change.