Format:
Getr. Zählung : zahlr. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. + 1 CD-ROM
Edition:
7. ed
ISBN:
0716798565
Content:
Contents: 1 An evolutionary framework for biology. - PART 1 THE CELL. - 2 Life and chemistry: small molecules. - 3 Life and chemistry: large molecules. - 4 Cells: the basic units for life. - 5 Cellular membranes. - 6 Energy, enzymes, and metabolism. - 7 Cellular pathways that harvest chemical energy. - 8 Photosynthesis: energy from the sun. - PART 2 INFORMATION AND HEREDITY. - 9 Chromosomes, the cell cycle, and cell division. - 10 Genetics: mended and beyond. - 11 DNA and its role in heredity. - 12 From DNA to protein: genotype to phenotype. - 13 The genetics of viruses and prokaryotes. - 14 The eukaryotic genome and its expression. - 15 Cell signaling and communication. - 16 Recombinant DNA and biotechnology. - 17 Molecular biology and medicine. - 18 Natural defenses against disease. - PART 3 DEVELOPMENT. - 19 Differential gene expression in development. - 20 Animal development: from genes to organism. - 21 Development and evolutionary change. - PART 4 EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES. - 22 The history of life on earth. - 23 The mechanisms of evolution. - 24 Species and their formation. - 25 Reconstructing and using phylogenies. - 26 Molecular and genomic evolution. - PART 5 THE EVOLUTION OF DIVERSITY. - 27 Bacteria and Archaea: the prokaryotic domains. - 28 Protists and the dawn of the Eukarya. - 29 Plants without seeds: from sea to land. - 30 The evolution of seed plants. - 31 Fungi: recyclers, pathogens, parasites, and plant partners. - 32 Animal origins and the evolution of body plans. - 33 Ecdysozoans: the molting animals. - 34 Deuterostomate animals. - PART 6 THE BIOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS. - 35 The plant body. - 36 Transport in plants. - 37 Plant nutrition. - 38 Regulation of plant growth. - 39 Reproduction in flowering plants. - 40 Plant responses to environmental challenges. - PART 7 THE BIOLOGY OF ANIMALS. - 41 Physiology, homeostasis, and temperature regulation. - 42 Animal hormones. - 43 Animal reproduction. - 44 Neurons and nervous systems. - 45 Sensory systems. - 46 The Mammalian Nervous System: structure and higher functions. - 47 Effectors: making animals move. - 48 Gas exchange in animals. - 49 Circulatory systems. - 50 Nutrition, digestion, and absorption. - 51 Salt and water balance and nitrogen excretion. - 52 Animal behaviour. - PART 8 ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY. - 53 Behavioral ecology. - 54 Population ecology. - 55 Communities and ecosystems. - 56 Biogeography. - 57 Conservation biology. - 58 Earth system science. - Appendix: some measurements used in biology. - Glossary. - Answers to self-quizzes. - Illustration credits. - Index.
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MAB0014.001: AWI Bio-05-0124
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