Record Handbook of biological data / edited by William S. Spector ; prepared under the direction of the Committee on the Handbook of Biological Data, Division of Biology and Agriculture, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Research Council | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution

Handbook of biological data / edited by William S. Spector ; prepared under the direction of the Committee on the Handbook of Biological Data, Division of Biology and Agriculture, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Research Council

Contents:: 1. Biochemical and biophysical characteristics -- 2. Genetics, cytogenetics, and reproduction -- 3. Development and morphology -- 4. Nutrition, digestion, and metabolism -- 5. Respiration and circulation -- 6. Other physiological activities and performances -- 7. Biologically active compounds -- 8. Environment and survival -- 9. Symbiosis and parasitism -- 10. Ecology and biogeography

Summary:: "Presents tabular data and certain graphs, charts, and diagrams in the broad general areas of plant, animal, and pre-clinical medical sciences"--Introduction.