Part 1 Introduction to Living Animals

Chapter: 1 Life: Biological Principles and the Science of Zoology

Chapter: 2 The Origin and Chemistry of Life

Chapter: 3 Cells as Units of Life

Chapter: 4 Cellular Metabolism

Part 2 Continuity and Evolution of Animal Life

Chapter: 5 Genetics: A Review

Chapter: 6 Organic Evolution

Chapter: 7 The Reproductive Process

Chapter: 8 Principles of Development

Part 3 Diversity of Animal Life

Chapter: 9 Architectural Pattern of an Animal

Chapter: 10 Classification and Phylogeny of Animals

Chapter: 11 Unicellular Eukaryotes: Protozoan Groups

Chapter: 12 Sponges and Placozoans

Chapter: 13 Radiate Animals

Chapter: 14 Flatworms, Mesozoans, and Ribbonworms

Chapter: 15 Gnathiferans and Smaller Lophotrochozoans

Chapter: 16 Molluscs

Chapter: 17 Annelids and Allied Taxa

Chapter: 18 Smaller Ecdysozoans

Chapter: 19 Trilobites, Chelicerates, and Myriapods

Chapter: 20 Crustaceans

Chapter: 21 Hexapods

Chapter: 22 Chaetognaths, Echinoderms, and Hemichordates

Chapter: 23 Chordates

Chapter: 24 Fishes

Chapter: 25 Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians

Chapter: 26 Amniote Origins and Nonavian Reptiles

Chapter: 27 Birds

Chapter: 28 Mammals

Part 4 Activity of Life

Chapter: 29 Support, Protection, and Movement

Chapter: 30 Homeostasis: Osmotic Regulation, Excretion, and Temperature Regulation

Chapter: 31 Homeostasis: Internal Fluids and Respiration

Chapter: 32 Digestion and Nutrition

Chapter: 33 Nervous Coordination: Nervous System and Sense Organs

Chapter: 34 Chemical Coordination: Endocrine System

Chapter: 35 Immunity

Chapter: 36 Animal Behavior

Part 5 Animals and Their Environments

Chapter: 37 Animal Distributions

Chapter: 38 Animal Ecology

Glossary

Credits

Index