Biology.

Contributor(s):

Campbell, Neil A, 1946-2004. Biology

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: San Francisco ; London : Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, c2008.Edition: International ed., 8th ed. / Neil A. Campbell ... [et al.]Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780321536167 (pbk.) :
0321536169 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

Biology

DDC classification:

570 22

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The best-selling biology textbook in the world just got better Neil Campbell and Jane Reecea s BIOLOGY is the unsurpassed leader in introductory biology. The texta s hallmark valuesa accuracy, currency, and passion for teaching and learninga have made Campbell/Reece the most successful book for students and instructors for seven consecutive editions. Campbell/Reece is used in 2 out of 3 introductory biology courses for majors. More than 6 million students have benefitted from BIOLOGYa sclear explanations, carefully crafted artwork, and student-friendly narrative style. 65 percent of all doctors and biological scientists in the United States under the age of 40 began their study of biology with this book. For the Eighth Edition, new coauthors have joined with those from previous editions to infuse this proven text with new ideas while upholding its hallmark values. Their collaboration has produced the authoritative introduction to biology, told with a unified voice and vision."

Rev ed. of: Biology / Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece. 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

1 INTRODUCTION: Themes in the Study of Life
Unit ONE The Chemistry of Life
2 The Chemical Context of Life
3 Water and the Fitness of the Environment
4 Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life
5 The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules
Unit 2 The Cell
6 A Tour of the Cell
7 Membrane Structure and Function
8 An Introduction to Metabolism
9 Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy
10 Photosynthesis
11 Cell Communication
12 The Cell Cycle
Unit 3 Genetics
13 Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
14 Mendel and the Gene Idea
15 The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
16 The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
17 From Gene to Protein
18 Control of Gene Expression
19 Viruses
20 Biotechnology
21 Genomes and Their Evolution
Unit 4 Mechanisms of Evolution
22 Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life
23 The Evolution of Populations
24 The Origin of Species
25 The History of Life on Earth
Unit 5 The Evolutionary History of Biological Diversity
26 Phylogeny and the Tree of Life
27 Bacteria and Archaea
28 Protists
29 Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land
30 Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants
31 Fungi
32 An Introduction to Animal Diversity
33 Invertebrates
34 Vertebrates
Unit 6 Plant Form and Function
35 Plant Structure, Growth, and Development
36 Transport in Vascular Plants
37 Soil and Plant Nutrition
38 Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology
39 Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals
Unit 7 Animal Form and Function
40 Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function
41 Animal Nutrition
42 Circulation and Gas Exchange
43 The Immune System
44 Osmoregulation and Excretion
45 Hormones and the Endocrine System
46 Animal Reproduction
47 Animal Development
48 Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling
49 Nervous Systems
50 Sensory and Motor Mechanisms
51 Animal Behavior
Unit 8 Ecology
52 An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
53 Population Ecology
54 Community Ecology
55 Ecosystems
56 Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology

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