Animal Diversity

ISBN-10: 1259756882
ISBN-13: 9781259756887
Series: Animal Diversity
Category: Animal diversity
Language: English
Published: 2017
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill
Author: Cleveland P. Hickman

Description

This text provides a concise introduction to the field of animalbiology. Readers discover general principles of evolution, ecology, animal bodyplans, and classification and systematics. After these introductory chapters,readers delve into the biology of all groups of animals. The basic features ofeach group are discussed, along with evolutionary relationships among groupmembers. Chapter highlights include newly discovered features of animals asthey relate to ecology, conservation biology, and value to human society.Regular updates to the phylogenies within the book keep it current.

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Animal Diversity: Organisms
- 1974
- 31 pages
- Paperback
- Mcgraw-hill
Animal Diversity
- 2020-10-22
- 512 pages
- Paperback
- McGraw-Hill Education
Animal Diversity
- 2017-11-16
- 495 pages
- Paperback
- McGraw-Hill Education
Animal Diversity
- 2014
- 510 pages
- Paperback
- McGraw-Hill Education

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