Description
The 12th edition of Zoology continues to offer students an introductory general zoology text that is manageable in size and adaptable to a variety of course formats. It is a principles-oriented text written for the non-majors or the combined course, presented at the freshman and sophomore level.
Table of Contents
1 Zoology: An Evolutionary and Ecological Perspective
2 The Structure and Function of Animal Cells
3 Cell Division and Inheritance
4 Evolution: History and Evidence
5 Evolution and Gene Frequencies
6 Ecology: Preserving the Animal Kingdom
7 Animal Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Organization
8 Animal Origins and Phylogenetic Highlights
9 The Basal Animal Phyla
10 The Smaller Lophotrochozoan Phyla
11 Molluscan Success
12 Annelida: The Metameric Body Form
13 The Smaller Ecdysozoan Phyla
14 The Arthropods: Blueprint for Success
15 The Mandibulata: Pancrustacea and Myriapoda
16 Ambulacraria: Echinoderms and Hemichordates
17 Chordata: Urochordata and Cephalochordata
18 The Fishes: Vertebrate Success in Water
19 Amphibians: The First Terrestrial Vertebrates
20 Nonavian Reptiles: Diapsid Amniotes
21 Birds: The Avian Reptiles
22 Mammals: Synapsid Amniotes
23 Protection, Support, and Movement
24 Communication I: Nervous and Sensory Systems
25 Communication II: The Endocrine System and Chemical Messengers
26 Transport and Exchange in Animals
27 Nutrition and Digestion
28 Temperature and Body Fluid Regulation
29 Reproduction and Development
Stephen Miller, College of the Ozarks-Professor Emeritus Todd A. Tupper, Northern Virginia Community College