Elementary Zoology, Second Edition
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- ELEMENTARY ZOOLOGY
- VERNON L. KELLOGG, M.S.
- HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- PART I STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANIMALS
- I.—THE STUDY OF ANIMALS AND THEIR LIFE.
- II.—THE GARDEN TOAD (Bufo Lentiginosus).
- III.—THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ANIMAL BODY.
- IV.—THE CRAYFISH (Cambarus sp.).
- V.—THE MODIFICATION OF ORGANS AND FUNCTIONS.
- VI.—AMŒBA AND PARAMŒCIUM.
- VII.—THE SINGLE-CELLED ANIMAL BODY; PROTOPLASM AND THE CELL.
- VIII.-CELLULAR STRUCTURE OF THE TOAD (OR FROG).
- IX.—THE MANY-CELLED ANIMAL BODY; DIFFERENTIATION OF THE CELL.
- X.—HYDRA.
- XI.—THE SIMPLEST MANY-CELLED ANIMALS.
- XII.—DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOAD.
- XIII.—MULTIPLICATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
- PART II SYSTEMATIC ZOOLOGY
- XIV.—THE CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS.
- XV.—BRANCH PROTOZOA: THE ONE-CELLED ANIMALS.
- XVI.—BRANCH PORIFERA: THE SPONGES.
- XVII.—BRANCH CŒLENTERATA: THE POLYPS, SEA-ANEMONES, CORALS, AND JELLYFISHES.
- XVIII.—BRANCH ECHINODERMATA: THE STARFISHES, SEA-URCHINS, SEA CUCUMBERS, ETC.
- XIX.—BRANCH VERMES: THE WORMS.
- XX.—BRANCH ARTHROPODA: THE CRUSTACEANS, CENTIPEDS, INSECTS, AND SPIDERS.
- XXI.—BRANCH ARTHROPODA (CONTINUED).
- XXII.—BRANCH MOLLUSCA: THE MOLLUSCS.
- XXIII.—BRANCH CHORDATA: THE ASCIDIANS, VERTEBRATES, ETC.
- XXIV.—BRANCH CHORDATA (CONTINUED).
- XXV.—BRANCH CHORDATA (CONTINUED).
- XXVI.—BRANCH CHORDATA (CONTINUED).
- XXVII.—BRANCH CHORDATA (CONTINUED).
- XXVIII.—BRANCH CHORDATA (CONTINUED).
- PART III ANIMAL ECOLOGY
- XXIX.—THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE, ADAPTATION, AND SPECIES-FORMING.
- XXX.—SOCIAL AND COMMUNAL LIFE, COMMENSALISM, AND PARASITISM.
- XXXI.—COLOR AND PROTECTIVE RESEMBLANCES.
- XXXII.—THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS.
- APPENDICES EQUIPMENT AND METHODS
- APPENDIX I.—EQUIPMENT AND NOTES OF PUPILS.
- APPENDIX II.—LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND METHODS.
- APPENDIX III.—REARING ANIMALS AND MAKING COLLECTIONS.
- PART I STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANIMALS
- CHAPTER I
- THE STUDY OF ANIMALS AND THEIR LIFE
- CHAPTER II
- THE GARDEN TOAD (Bufo lentiginosus)
- LABORATORY EXERCISE
- CHAPTER III
- THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ANIMAL BODY
- CHAPTER IV
- THE CRAYFISH (Cambarus sp.)
- LABORATORY EXERCISE
- CHAPTER V
- THE MODIFICATION OF ORGANS AND FUNCTIONS
- CHAPTER VI
- AMŒBA AND PARAMŒCIUM
- LABORATORY EXERCISE
- CHAPTER VII
- THE SINGLE-CELLED ANIMAL BODY.—PROTOPLASM AND THE CELL
- CHAPTER VIII
- CELLULAR STRUCTURE OF THE TOAD (OR FROG)
- LABORATORY EXERCISE
- CHAPTER IX
- THE MANY-CELLED ANIMAL BODY.—DIFFERENTIATION OF THE CELL
- CHAPTER X
- HYDRA
- LABORATORY EXERCISE
- CHAPTER XI
- THE SIMPLEST MANY-CELLED ANIMALS
- CHAPTER XII
- DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOAD
- FIELD AND LABORATORY EXERCISE
- CHAPTER XIII
- MULTIPLICATION AND DEVELOPMENT.—MULTIPLICATION OF ONE-CELLED ANIMALS
- PART II SYSTEMATIC ZOOLOGY
- CHAPTER XIV
- THE CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS
- AN EXAMPLE OF CLASSIFICATION.
- CHAPTER XV
- BRANCH PROTOZOA: THE ONE-CELLED ANIMALS
- BELL ANIMALCULE (Vorticella sp.)
- OTHER PROTOZOA
- CHAPTER XVI
- BRANCH PORIFERA: THE SPONGES
- THE FRESH-WATER SPONGE (Spongilla sp.)
- A CALCAREOUS OCEAN-SPONGE (Grantia sp.) (fig. 7, D, E, F.)
- A COMMERCIAL SPONGE
- OTHER SPONGES
- CHAPTER XVII
- BRANCH CŒLENTERATA: THE POLYPS, SEA-ANEMONES, CORALS, AND JELLYFISHES
- OTHER POLYPS, SEA-ANEMONES, CORALS, AND JELLYFISHES
- CHAPTER XVIII
- BRANCH ECHINODERMATA: STARFISHES, SEA-URCHINS, SEA-CUCUMBERS
- STARFISH (Asterias sp.)
- THE SEA-URCHIN (Strongylocentrotus sp.)
- OTHER STARFISHES, SEA-URCHINS, SEA-CUCUMBERS, ETC.
- CHAPTER XIX
- BRANCH VERMES:[8] THE WORMS
- THE EARTHWORM (Lumbricus sp.).
- OTHER WORMS.
- CHAPTER XX
- BRANCH ARTHROPODA: CRUSTACEANS, CENTIPEDS, INSECTS, AND SPIDERS
- Class Crustacea: Crayfishes, Crabs, Lobsters, Etc.
- THE CRAYFISH (Cambarus sp.)
- OTHER CRUSTACEANS.
- CHAPTER XXI
- BRANCH ARTHROPODA (continued); CLASS INSECTA: THE INSECTS
- THE LOCUST (Melanoplus sp.)
- THE GREAT WATER-SCAVENGER BEETLE (Hydrophilus sp.)
- THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY (Anosia plexippus)
- LARVA OF MONARCH BUTTERFLY (Anosia plexippus)
- OTHER INSECTS
- Class Myriapoda: The Myriapods, or Centipeds and Millipeds.
- Class Arachnida: The Scorpions, Spiders, Mites, and Ticks.
- CHAPTER XXII
- MOLLUSCA: THE MOLLUSCS
- THE FRESH-WATER MUSSEL (Unio sp.)
- OTHER MOLLUSCS.
- CHAPTER XXIII
- BRANCH CHORDATA: THE VERTEBRATES, ASCIDIANS, ETC.
- CHAPTER XXIV
- BRANCH CHORDATA (Continued): CLASS PISCES (THE FISHES)
- THE GOLDEN SUNFISH OR PUMPKIN SEED (Apomotis sp.)
- OTHER FISHES.
- CHAPTER XXV
- BRANCH CHORDATA (Continued). CLASS BATRACHIA: THE BATRACHIANS
- OTHER BATRACHIANS.
- CHAPTER XXVI
- BRANCH CHORDATA (Continued). CLASS REPTILIA: THE SNAKES, LIZARDS, TURTLES, CROCODILES, ETC.
- THE GARTER SNAKE (Thamnophis sp.)
- OTHER REPTILES.
- CHAPTER XXVII
- BRANCH CHORDATA (Continued). CLASS AVES: THE BIRDS
- THE ENGLISH SPARROW (Passer domesticus)
- OTHER BIRDS.
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- BRANCH CHORDATA (Continued). CLASS MAMMALIA: THE MAMMALS
- THE MOUSE (Mus musculus)
- OTHER MAMMALS
- PART III ANIMAL ECOLOGY
- CHAPTER XXIX
- THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE, ADAPTATION, AND SPECIES-FORMING
- CHAPTER XXX
- SOCIAL AND COMMUNAL LIFE, COMMENSALISM AND PARASITISM
- CHAPTER XXXI
- COLOR AND PROTECTIVE RESEMBLANCES
- CHAPTER XXXII
- THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS
- APPENDICES EQUIPMENT AND METHODS
- APPENDIX I
- EQUIPMENT AND NOTES OF PUPILS
- APPENDIX II
- LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND METHODS
- APPENDIX III
- REARING ANIMALS AND MAKING COLLECTIONS
- INDEX
- FOOTNOTES:
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