the dynamic science Russell, Peter J. text Australia Belmont, CA Thomson Brooks/Cole 2008 1st ed. monographic xxxiii, 1289, [128] p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm. Introduction to biological concepts and research -- Life, chemistry, and water -- Biological molecules: the carbon compounds of life -- Energy, enzymes, and biological reactions -- The cell: an overview -- Membranes and transport -- Cell communication -- Harvesting chemical energy: cellular respiration -- Photosynthesis -- Cell division and mitosis -- Meiosis: the cellular basis of sexual reproduction -- Mendel, genes and inheritance -- Genes chromosomes and human genetics -- DNA structure, replication and organization -- From DNA to protein -- Control of gene expression -- Bacterial and viral genetics -- DNA technologies and genomics -- The development of evolutionary thought -- Microevolution: genetic changes within populations -- Speciation -- Paleobiology and macroevolution -- Systematic biology: phylogeny and classification -- The origin of life -- Prokaryotes and viruses -- Protists -- Plants -- Fungi -- Animal phylogeny, acoelomates and protostomes -- Deuterostomes: vertebratesand their closest relatives -- The plant body -- Transport in plants -- Plant nutrition -- Reproduction and development in flowering plants -- Control of plant growth and development -- Introduction to animal organization and physiology -- Information flow and the neuron -- Nervous systems -- Sensory systems -- The endocrine system -- Muscles, bones, and body movement -- The circulatory system -- Defenses against disease -- Gas exchange: the respiratory system -- Animal nutrition -- Regulating the internal environment -- Animal reproduction -- Animal development -- Population ecology -- Population interactions and community ecology -- Ecosystems -- The biosphere -- Biodiversity and conservation biology -- The physiology and genetics of animal behavior -- The ecology and evolution of animal behavior. Peter J. Russell ... [et al.]. Includes index. Biology Natural History (General). Biology (General) QH308.2 .B56449 2008 570 0534249663 9780534249663 2007931665 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1302/2007931665-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1302/2007931665-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1302/2007931665-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1302/2007931665-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1302/2007931665-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1302/2007931665-t.html UOEL 000 20141013102615.0 14902101