Life : the science of biology /: the science of biology. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Sadava, The Claremont Colleges, David M. Hillis, University of Texas, H. Craig Heller, Stanford University, May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois.
• Authors: Sadava, David E; Hillis, David M, 1958-; Heller, H. Craig; Berenbaum, M (May)
• Contents: PART I: THE SCIENCE OF LIFE AND ITS CHEMICAL BASIS; 1. Studying Life; 2. Small Molecules and the Chemistry of Life; 3. Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Lipids; 4. Nucleic Acids and the Origin of Life; PART II: CELLS; 5. Cells: The Working Units of Life; 6. Cell Membranes; 7. Cell Communication and Multicellularity; PART III: CELLS AND ENERGY; 8. Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism; 9. Pathways that Harvest Chemical Energy; 10. Photosynthesis: Energy from Sunlight; PART IV: GENES AND HEREDITY; 11. The Cell Cycle and Cell Division; 12. Inheritance, Genes, and Chromosomes; 13. DNA and Its Role in Heredity; 14. From DNA to Protein: Gene Expression; 15. Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine; 16. Regulation of Gene Expression; PART V: GENOMES; 17. Genomes; 18. Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology; 19. Differential Gene Expression in Development; 20. Development and Evolutionary Change; PART VI: THE PATTERNS AND PROCESSES OF EVOLUTION; 21. Mechanisms of Evolution; 22. Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies; 23. Speciation; 24. Evolution of Genes and Genomes; 25. The History of Life on Earth; PART VII: THE EVOLUTION OF DIVERSITY; 26. Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses; 27. The Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes; 28. Plants without Seeds: From Water to Land; 29. The Evolution of Seed Plants; 30. The Evolution and Diversity of Fungi; 31. Animal Origins and the Evolution of Body Plans; 32. Protostome Animals; 33. Deuterostome Animals; PART VIII: FLOWERING PLANTS: FORM AND FUNCTION; 34. The Plant Body; 35. Transport in Plants; 36. Plant Nutrition; 37. Regulation of Plant Growth; 38. Reproduction in Flowering Plants; 39. Plant Responses to Environmental Challenges; PART IX: ANIMALS: FORM AND FUNCTION; 40. Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature Regulation; 41. Animal Hormones; 42. Immunology: Animal Defense Systems; 43. Animal Reproduction; 44. Animal Development: From Genes to Organisms; 45. Neurons, Glia, and Nervous Systems; 46. Sensory Systems; 47. The Mammalian Nervous System; 48. Musculoskeletal Systems; 49. Gas Exchange; 50. Circulatory Systems; 51. Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption; 52. Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion; 53. Animal Behavior; PART X: ECOLOGY; 54. Ecology and the Distribution of Life; 55. Population Ecology; 56. Species Interactions and Coevolution; 57. Community Ecology; 58. Ecosystems and Global Ecology; 59. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (1263 pages)
• Subjects: 570; Biology; Cells; Cytology; Heredity
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137583796; 1137583797
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.