Biology
Subtitle: the dynamic science
By: Peter J. Russell ... [et al.].
Contributors: Russell, Peter J.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Thomson Brooks/Cole
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Australia; Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1289
ISBN-13: 9780534249663
Subjects: Biology -- Textbooks
Genres: Textbooks.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to biological concepts and research; title: Life, chemistry, and water; title: Biological molecules: the carbon compounds of life; title: Energy, enzymes, and biological reactions; title: The cell: an overview; title: Membranes and transport; title: Cell communication; title: Harvesting chemical energy: cellular respiration; title: Photosynthesis; title: Cell division and mitosis; title: Meiosis: the cellular basis of sexual reproduction; title: Mendel, genes and inheritance; title: Genes chromosomes and human genetics; title: DNA structure, replication and organization; title: From DNA to protein; title: Control of gene expression; title: Bacterial and viral genetics; title: DNA technologies and genomics; title: The development of evolutionary thought; title: Microevolution: genetic changes within populations; title: Speciation; title: Paleobiology and macroevolution; title: Systematic biology: phylogeny and classification; title: The origin of life; title: Prokaryotes and viruses; title: Protists; title: Plants; title: Fungi; title: Animal phylogeny, acoelomates and protostomes; title: Deuterostomes: vertebratesand their closest relatives; title: The plant body; title: Transport in plants; title: Plant nutrition; title: Reproduction and development in flowering plants; title: Control of plant growth and development; title: Introduction to animal organization and physiology; title: Information flow and the neuron; title: Nervous systems; title: Sensory systems; title: The endocrine system; title: Muscles, bones, and body movement; title: The circulatory system; title: Defenses against disease; title: Gas exchange: the respiratory system; title: Animal nutrition; title: Regulating the internal environment; title: Animal reproduction; title: Animal development; title: Population ecology; title: Population interactions and community ecology; title: Ecosystems; title: The biosphere; title: Biodiversity and conservation biology; title: The physiology and genetics of animal behavior; title: The ecology and evolution of animal behavior.