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This volume of Life is perfect for shorter courses which focus on the biology of plants and animals. Life offers balanced experimental coverage; the tenth edition has been updated with the latest scientific research, a new contemporary design and cutting-edge teaching and learning support to engage and encourage learning and revision.
Table des matières
Part VIII: FLOWERING PLANTS: FORM AND FUNCTION.- The Plant Body.- Transport in Plants.- Plant Nutrition.- Regulation of Plant Growth.- Reproduction in Flowering Plants.- Plant Responses to Environmental Challenges.- Part IX: ANIMALS: FORM AND FUNCTION.- Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature Regulation.- Animal Hormones.- Immunology: Animal Defense Systems.- Animal Reproduction.- Animal Development: From Genes to Organisms.- Neurons, Glia, and Nervous Systems.- Sensory Systems.- The Mammalian Nervous System.- Musculoskeletal Systems.- Gas Exchange.- Circulatory Systems.- Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption.- Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion.- Animal Behavior.
A propos de l'auteur
David Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller and May Berenbaum
Résumé
This volume of Life is perfect for shorter courses which focus on the biology of plants and animals. Life offers balanced experimental coverage; the tenth edition has been updated with the latest scientific research, a new contemporary design and cutting-edge teaching and learning support to engage and encourage learning and revision.
