BIOL1130 - Knox 2008 BIOLOGY: An Australian Focus (3rd Edition) in ATTADALE, Western Australia for sale

BIOLOGY: An Australian Focus (3rd Edition)
New textbook. Totally UNUSED, never been flipped. No highlight, no sign of usage other than the corner of the cover page due to storage.
Format: Hardback, 1240 pages, Australian ed of 3rd Edition
Published In: United States, 01 November 2004
"Biology: An Australian Focus, 3e", contains extensive coverage of international research and integrates relevant Australian material throughout each topic - giving the text an overview of global biology.
Table of Contents
Introduction--The nature of biology and science Part 1 -- Cell Biology and Energetics 1 Molecules of life 2 The chemistry of life 3 Functioning cells 4 Movement across membranes 5 Harvesting energy 6 Cells, tissues and signals 7 Cell division Part 2 -- Genetics and Molecular Biology 8 Inheritance 9 Genes, chromosomes and DNA 10 The genetic code 11 Gene expression 12 Genomes, mutation and cancer 13 Genetic engineering and biotechnology Part 3 -- Plant Form and Function 14 Reproduction, growth and development of flowering plants 15 Structure of plants 16 Plant nutrition, transport and adaptation to stress 17 Plant hormones and growth responses Part 4--Animal Form and Function 18 Animal reproduction 19 Animal development 20 Animal and human nutrition 21 Gas exchange in animals 22 Circulation 23 Water, solutes and excretion 24 Innate defences and the immune system 25 Hormonal control in animals 26 Nervous systems 27 Animal movement 28 Animal behaviour 29 Animals responding to environmental stress Part 5--Evolution and Biodiversity 30 Evolving life 31 Evolving earth 32 Mechanisms of evolution 33 Bacteria 34 Viruses 35 The protists 36 Plants 37 Fungi 38 Simple animals: sponges to flatworms 39 Annelids, molluscs, nematodes and arthropods 40 Echinoderms and chordates Part 6 -- Ecology 41 Australian biota 42 Population ecology 43 Living in communities 44 Ecosystems 45 Human impacts Appendix 1 Classification of cellular organisms Glossary Credits Index
Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
ISBN: 0074713256
EAN: 9780074713259