Biology
by Raven, Peter H.Edition: 6th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-03-15
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Summary
Take a New Look at Raven! "BIOLOGY" is an authoritative majors textbook focusing on evolution as a unifying theme. In revising the text, McGraw-Hill consulted with numerous users, noted experts and professors in the field. "Biology" is distinguished from other texts by its strong emphasis on natural selection and the evolutionary process that explains biodiversity. The new 8th edition continues that tradition and advances into modern biology by featuring the latest in cutting edge content reflective of the rapid advances in biology. That same modern perspective was brought into the completely new art program offering readers a dynamic, realistic, and accurate, visual program. To view a sample chapter, go to www.ravenbiology.com
Table of Contents
| Section A. General Principles | |||||
| Part I The Origin of Living Things | 1 | (74) | |||
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3 | (16) | |||
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19 | (16) | |||
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35 | (24) | |||
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59 | (16) | |||
| Part II Biology of the Cell | 75 | (66) | |||
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77 | (26) | |||
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103 | (20) | |||
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123 | (18) | |||
| Part III Energetics | 141 | (64) | |||
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143 | (16) | |||
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159 | (24) | |||
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183 | (22) | |||
| Part IV Reproduction and Heredity | 205 | (72) | |||
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207 | (18) | |||
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225 | (14) | |||
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239 | (38) | |||
| Part V Molecular Genetics | 277 | (142) | |||
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279 | (20) | |||
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299 | (14) | |||
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313 | (18) | |||
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331 | (30) | |||
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361 | (28) | |||
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389 | (30) | |||
| Part VI Evolution | 419 | (74) | |||
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421 | (18) | |||
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439 | (18) | |||
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457 | (20) | |||
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477 | (16) | |||
| Part VII Ecology and Behavior | 493 | (76) | |||
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495 | (20) | |||
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515 | (18) | |||
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533 | (20) | |||
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553 | (16) | |||
| Part VIII The Global Environment | 569 | (78) | |||
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571 | (20) | |||
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591 | (20) | |||
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611 | (14) | |||
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625 | (22) | |||
| Section B. Organismal Biology | |||||
| Part IX Viruses and Simple Organisms | 647 | (86) | |||
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649 | (16) | |||
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665 | (14) | |||
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679 | (14) | |||
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693 | (26) | |||
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719 | (14) | |||
| Part X Plant Form and Function | 733 | (60) | |||
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735 | (18) | |||
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753 | (24) | |||
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777 | (16) | |||
| Part XI Plant Growth and Reproduction | 793 | (80) | |||
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795 | (12) | |||
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807 | (30) | |||
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837 | (16) | |||
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853 | (20) | |||
| Part XII Animal Diversity | 873 | (108) | |||
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875 | (24) | |||
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899 | (14) | |||
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913 | (20) | |||
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933 | (12) | |||
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945 | (36) | |||
| Part XIII Animal Form and Function | 981 | (90) | |||
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983 | (16) | |||
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999 | (18) | |||
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1017 | (20) | |||
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1037 | (16) | |||
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1053 | (18) | |||
| Part XIV Regulating the Animal Body | 1071 | (2) | |||
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1073 | (30) | |||
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1103 | (22) | |||
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1125 | (22) | |||
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1147 | (26) | |||
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1173 | (22) | |||
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1195 | (20) | |||
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1215 | ||||
| Appendix | A-1 | ||||
| Glossary | G-1 | ||||
| Credits | C-1 | ||||
| Index | I-1 |
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