Zoology

Integrated Principles of Zoology
Sixteenth Edition
Cleveland P. Hickman Jr. / Larry S. Roberts / Susan L. Keen / David J. Eisenhour / Allan Larson / Helen l’Anson
© 2014

I. Introduction to Living Animals

1. Life: Biological Principles and the Science of Zoology
2. The Origin and Chemistry of Life
3. Cells as Units of Life
4. Cellular Metabolism

II. Continuity and Evolution of Animal Life

5. Genetics: A Review
6. Organic Evolution
7. The Reproductive Process
8. Principles of Development

III. Diversity of Animal Life

9. Architectural Pattern of an Animal
10. Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Animals
11. Unicellular Eukaryotes
12. Sponges and Placozoans
13. Radiate Animals
14. Acoelomorpha, Platyzoa, and Mesozoa
15. Polyzoa and Kryptrochozoa
16. Molluscs
17. Annelids and Allied Taxa
18. Smaller Ecdysozoans
19. Trilobites, Chelicerates, and Myriapods
20. Crustaceans
21. Hexapods
22. Chaetognaths, Echinoderms, and Hemichordates
23. Chordates
24. Fishes
25. Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians
26. Amniote Origins and Nonavian Reptiles
27. Birds
28. Mammals

IV. Activity of Life

29. Support, Protection, and Movement
30. Homeostasis: Osmotic Regulation, Excretion, and Temperature Regulation
31. Homeostasis: Internal Fluids and Respiration
32. Digestion and Nutrition
33. Nervous Coordination: Nervous System and Sense Organs
34. Chemical Coordination: Endocrine System
35. Immunity
36. Animal Behavior

V. Animals and Their Environment

37. Animal and Distributions
38. Animal Ecology