Life, the science of biology / William K. Purves ... [et al.].
By: Purves, William K. (William Kirkwood)
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Contributor(s): Sadava, David E | Orians, Gordon H | Heller, H. Craig.
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BookPublisher: Sunderland, MA : Sinauer Associates, 2004Edition: 7th ed.Description: various pagings : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0716798565 .Subject(s): BiologyDDC classification: 570 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Authoritative, thorough, and engaging, Life: The Science of Biology achieves an optimal balance of scholarship and teachability, never losing sight of either the science or the student. The first introductory text to present biological concepts through the research that revealed them, Life covers the full range of topics with an integrated experimental focus that flows naturally from the narrative. This approach helps to bring the drama of classic and cutting-edge research to the classroom--but always in the context of reinforcing core ideas and the innovative scientific thinking behind them. Students will experience biology not just as a litany of facts or a highlight reel of experiments, but as a rich, coherent discipline.
Includes index.
Part 1: The cell -- Part 2: Information and heredity -- Part 3: Development -- Part 4: Evolutionary processes -- Part 5: The evolution of diversity -- Part 6: The biology of flowering plants -- Part 7: The biology of animals -- Part 8: Ecology and biogeography.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 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 of 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: Mendel 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
- New 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 Behavior
- Part 8 Ecology and Biogeography
- 53 Behavioral Ecology
- 54 Population Ecology
- 55 Community Ecology
- 56 Biogeography
- 57 Conservation Biology
- 58 Earth System Science