Research Catalog

Title

Animal life : form and function in the animal kingdom / by Jill Bailey.

Author

Bailey, Jill.

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.

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Description

160 p. : ill.; 30 cm.

Summary

Examines the biological differences and similarities to be found in the millions of species of the animal kingdom.

Series Statement

The New encyclopedia of science

Uniform Title

The New encyclopedia of science.

Subject

• Zoology
• Anatomy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

Contents

THE GREAT VARIETY: Soft-bodied Animals -- Shells and Spines -- Jointed Legs -- Animals with Backbones -- One-Celled Wonders -- LIFE PROCESSES: Chemistry of Life -- Building Blocks of Life -- Processing Food -- Waste Disposal -- Circulation -- Air Pumps -- Chemical Control -- Nervous Control -- Controlling Heat and Water -- Recovery and Repair FINDING FOOD: Diets Galore -- Plant-eaters -- Flesh-eaters -- Hunting Techniques -- Unfussy Feeders -- Breakdown Specialists -- Fussy Feeders -- Living Off Others -- Living Together ANIMAL MOVEMENT: Muscle-Powered Movement -- Built for Movement -- Walking, Running, Jumping -- Crawling and Climbing -- Moving Through the Air -- Moving Through Water GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION: Patterns of Growth -- Getting Together -- Animal Reproduction -- Egg to Embryo -- Growing Up -- Changing Shape ANIMAL COMMUNICATION: Seeing the World -- Detecting Sound -- Taste and Smell -- Hidden Senses -- Insect Societies -- Mammal Societies -- FACTFILE: Metric Prefixes -- Conversion Factors -- SI Units -- Classification of Animals -- Mammalian Hormones -- The "Fight-or Flight" Response -- Mineral and Diet -- Vitamins and Human Diet -- Digestive Enzymes -- The Krebs Cycle -- Further Reading -- The Menstrual Cycle -- Nobel Prizewinners.

ISBN

0195210840 :

LCCN

^^^94016055^

OCLC

30400550

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library