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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.
Sommario
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.
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David Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller and May Berenbaum
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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.
