Zoology - Stephen Miller

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Résumé :
This is a principles-oriented introductory zoology text for non-majors or combined majors/non-majors (freshman-sophomore level). The emphasis is on basic concepts at the most accessible level for students with no science background.

Biographie:
Stephen Miller currently teaches courses in Zoology, Biology and Invertebrate Zoology at The College of the Ozarks, Lookout Point, MO (Branson). He is also the author of General Zoology Lab Manual, 3e.

Sommaire:
<h2>Part One: Biological Principles<h3> 1. Zoology: An Evolutionary and Ecological Perspective<h3> 2. Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems of Animals<h3> 3. Cell Division and Inheritance<h3> 4. Evolution: History and Evidence<h3> 5. Evolution and Gene Frequencies<h3> 6. Ecology: Preserving the Animal Kingdom<h2>Part Two: Animal-Like Protists and Animalia<h3> 7. Animal Classification, Phylogeny, and Organization<h3> 8. Animal-like Protists: The Protozoa<h3> 9. Multicellular and Tissue Levels of Organization<h3> 10. The Triploblastic, Acoelomate Body Plan<h3> 11. Molluscan Success<h3> 12. Annelida: The Metameric Body Form<h3> 13. The Pseudocoelomate Body Plan: Aschelminthes (Lophotrochozoan and Ecdysozoan Phyla)<h3> 14. The Arthropods: Blueprint for Success<h3> 15. The Hexapods and Myriapods: Terrestrial Triumphs<h3> 16. The Echinoderms<h3> 17. Hemichordata and Invertebrate Chordates<h3> 18. The Fishes: Vertebrate Success in Water<h3> 19. Amphibians: The First Terrestrial Vertebrates<h3> 20. Reptiles: Nonavian Diapsid Amniotes<h3> 21. Birds: Reptiles by Another name<h3> 22. Mammals: Synapsid Amniotes<h2>Part Three: Form and Function: A Comparative Perspective<h3> 23. Protection, Support, and Movement<h3> 24. Communication I: Nervous and Sensory Systems<h3> 25. Communication II: The Endocrine System and Chemical Messages<h3> 26. Circulation and Gas Exchange<h3> 27. Nutrition and Digestion<h3> 28. Temperature and Body Fluid Regulation<h3> 29. Reproduction and Development