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Instant Notes Animal Biology Richard Jurd (University of Essex, UK)

Instant Notes Animal Biology von Richard Jurd (University of Essex, UK)

Instant Notes Animal Biology Richard Jurd (University of Essex, UK)


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Zusammenfassung

Designed primarily for students taking short, modular courses, this text gives the student access to key facts about animal biology in a format designed for ease of use and rapid revision. There is information about animals, their classification, their form and their function.

Instant Notes Animal Biology Zusammenfassung

Instant Notes Animal Biology Richard Jurd (University of Essex, UK)

Instant Notes in Animal Biology provides concise yet comprehensive coverage of animal biology at an undergraduate level, providing easy access to the core information in the field. The book covers all the important areas of animal biology in a format which is ideal for learning and rapid revision.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section A - CLASSIFICATION. The Protozoa. Phylum porifera. Phylum mesozoa. Phylum cnidaria (=coelenterata). Phylum platyhelminthes. Phylum nemertina (=nemertea or rhynchocoela). Phylum nematoda. Phylum annelida. Phlyum mollusca. Phylum onychophora. Phylum arthropoda. Phylum echinodermata. Phylum hemichordata. Phylum chordata. Section B - ANIMAL STRUCTURE, DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONSHIPS. Body, plants and body cavities. Symmetry in animals. Skeletons. Protostomes and deuterostomes. Relationships between phyla. Neoteny and pedogenesis. Evolutionary origins of the chordata. Section C - COMPARATIVE ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY. Homeostatis. Respiration. Human external respiration (ventilation of breathing). Gas transport in the blood. Diving physiology. High altitude respiration. Blood and circulation. Mammalian circulatory system. Mammalian blood. The mammalian heart. Vertebrate hearts and arterial systems and their evolution. The immune system. Immune responses. Hypersensitivity, autoimmunity and immunization. Lymphatic system and lymph. Osmoregulation. Nitrogenous excretion. The gut and digestion. Human blood glucose control. Temperature relationships. Thermoregulation. Hormones. Integration and control: nerves. Integration and control: brain. Sense organs. Bone and connective tissue in the vertebrate skeleton. Muscles. Nonmuscular movement. Integument and skin. Locomotion: swimming. Locomotion: terrestrial locomotion. Locomotion: flight. Buoyancy. Section D - REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT. Reproduction, gametogenesis and fertilization. Development and birth. Lacation. Metamorphosis. Puberty in humans. The menstrual cycle in women. Mid-life and menopause in humans. Aging. Theories of aging

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GOR003519853
9781859961957
1859961959
Instant Notes Animal Biology Richard Jurd (University of Essex, UK)
Gebraucht - Gut
Broschiert
Taylor & Francis Ltd
1997-06-15
304
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