Zoology
by Miller/Harley
Table of Contents
Part I - Science, the Cell, and
Molecular Biology 1
1 Zoology: Its Place
in Science 2
2 The Chemical Basis
of Animal Life 15
3 Cells, Tissues,
Organs, and Organ Systems of Animals 31
4 Energy and Enzymes:
Life’s Driving and Controlling Forces 59
5 How Animals Harvest
Energy Stored in Nutrients 69
Part II - The Continuity of Animal
Life 83
6 Cell Division
84
7 Inheritance Patterns
97
8 Chromosomes and
Gene Linkage 107
9 Molecular Genetics:
Ultimate Cellular Control 119
10 Descriptive Embryology
133
Part III - Evolution 151
11 Evolution: A Historical
Perspective 152
12 Evolution and Gene Frequencies
163
Part IV - Behavior and Ecology
177
13 Animal Behavior
178
14 Ecology I: Individuals
and Populations 191
15 Ecology II: Communities
and Ecosystems 205
Part V - Animal-like Protists
and Animalia 225
16 Animal Classification,
Phylogeny, and Organization 226
17 Animal-like Protists:
The Protozoa 241
18 Multicellular and Tissue
Levels of Organization 259
19 The Triploblastic, Acoelomate
Body Plan 285
20 The Pseudocoelomate
Body Plan: Aschelminths 301
21 Molluscan Success
317
22 Annelida: The Metameric
Body Form 339
23 The Arthropods: Blueprint
for Success 359
24 The Hexapods and Myriapods:
Terrestrial Triumphs 379
25 The Echinoderms
401
26 Hemichordata and Invertebrate
Chordates 423
27 The Fishes: Vertebrate
Success in Water 435
28 Amphibians: The First
Terrestrial Vertebrates 455
29 Reptiles: The First
Amniotes 471
30 Birds: Feathers, Flight,
and Endothermy 487
31 Mammals: Specialized
Teeth, Endothermy, Hair, and Viviparity 505
Part VI - Form and Function: A
Comparative Perspective 529
32 Protection, Support,
and Movement 530
33 Communication I: Nerves
551
34 Communication II: Senses
567
35 Communication III: The
Endocrine System and Chemical Messengers 585
36 Circulation, Immunity,
and Gas Exchange 605
37 Nutrition and Digestion
629
38 Temperature and Body
Fluid Regulation 655
39 Reproduction and Development
677
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