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Title Biology : the dynamic science / Peter J. Russell ... [and others]
Edition First edition
Published Belmont, CA : Thomsom Brooks/Cole, 2008

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Description 3 volumes : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Contents 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
Notes Includes index
Subject Biology.
Author Russell, Peter J.
ISBN 9780534249663 (student edition)
0534249663 (student edition)
9780495010319 (vol. 1)
0495010316 (vol. 1)
9780495010333 (vol. 2)
0495010332 (vol. 2)
9780495010340 (vol. 3)
0495010340 (vol. 3)