Animal Structure and Function - Softcover

Starr, Cecie; Taggart, Ralph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534530087 ISBN 13: 9780534530082

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 1997

Synopsis

This selected paperback binding of the EIGHTH EDITION OF BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE gives instructors the option of purchasing a shorter text covering selected excerpted topics. Six paperbacks are available: CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS, EVOLUTION OF LIFE, DIVERSITY OF LIFE, PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, and ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR. ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION covers Unit VI (Animal Structure and Function) and contains a customized table of contents and the back matter from BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE. The ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION volume includes animal tissues, homeostasis, anatomy and physiology of all major organ systems, and many human applications. Supplements to accompany BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE (main text) are also applicable.

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Review:

27. Plants and Animals-Common Challenges. UNIT VI: HOW ANIMALS WORK. 31. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems. 32. Neural Control. 33. Sensory Perception. 34. Endocrine Control. 35. Structural Support and Movement. 36. Circulation. 37. Immunity. 38. Respiration. 39. Digestion and Human Nutrition. 40. Maintaining the Internal Environment. 41. Animal Reproductive Systems. 42. Animal Development. 43. Animal Behavior. APPENDICES. A1. Classification System. A2. How to Read a Journal Article. A3. Answers to Self-Quizzes and Genetics Problems. A4. Units of Measure. GLOSSARY.

About the Author:

For the past two decades, Cecie Starr has been known as one of the best-selling biology textbook authors. Her texts, appreciated for their clarity in both the written word and the visual representation of biological concepts, include multiple editions of BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE, BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, and BIOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW. Her original dream was to become an architect. Instead of building houses, she now builds, with care and attention to detail, incredible texts based on this philosophy: “I invite students into a chapter through an intriguing story. Once inside, they get the great windows that biologists construct on the world of life. Biology is not just another house. It is a conceptual mansion. I hope to do it justice.”

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0534530087
• ISBN 13: 9780534530082
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 543