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This classic text continues to offer a balanced treatment of the underlying mechanisms and evolutionary bases of behaviour with a focus on the importance of evolutionary theory for the unification of the different behavioural disciplines. The new edition has been thoroughly rewritten with coverage of recent work in the field.
Animal Physiology presents all the branches of modern animal physiology with a strong emphasis on integration of physiological knowledge, ecology, and evolutionary biology. Integration extends from molecules to organ systems and from one physiological discipline to another. The book takes an entirely fresh approach to each topic. Its full-color illustrations include many novel, visually effective features to help students learn. The second edition has been thoroughly updated, rewritten and reorganised with a new chapter on genomics, proteomics and related disciplines, and over 80 new figures and tables.
Invertebrates, 2nd edition presents a modern survey of the 34 animal phyla (plus the Protista) and serves as both a college course text and a reference on invertebrate biology. Thorough and up-to-date, it is organized around the themes of bauplans (body plans) and evolution (phylogenetics). Detailed classifications, phylogenetic trees, and references for all phyla are provided. The text is accompanied by an abundance of detailed line drawings and-new to this edition-four-colour photographs.
A comprehensive synthesis of the extensive research in the field, Ornithology provides the reader with thorough coverage of the form, function and behaviour of birds and an understanding of the field's broader implications. An outstanding attribute is its clear and inviting writing style, as well as its exquisite drawings and photographs.
Provides students with a solid conceptual framework and an introduction to the experimental nature of contemporary research in cellular biology. The 5th edition has been updated to reflect major advances in the field, including advances in understanding gene regulation by microRNAs, histones and epigenetic inheritance, and genomic analysis of mutations in human cancers, plus new key experiments. It retains the structure and pedagogy that have made previous editions so successful.
With its acclaimed author team, cutting-edge content, and coverage based on landmark experiments, Molecular Cell Biology has earned an impeccable reputation with instructors. The new Sixth Edition is a dramatic revision of the classic text featuring expanded coverage of immunology and development, and new media tools for students and instructors.
This is the authoritative introduction to the concepts and techniques of recombinant DNA research and their dramatic results. The book explores core concepts in molecular biology in a contemporary inquiry-based context, building its coverage around the landmark experiments that redefined our understanding of DNA.
The fourth edition of The Cell has been thoroughly updated to reflect major advances in the field including the role of microRNAs in the regulation of gene expression, advances in stem cell biology as well as oncogenes and the rational design of new anticancer drugs. While retaining the overall structure and pedagogy that made previous editions so successful, the fourth edition now includes additional chapters on Programmed Cell Death and the Maintenance of Adult Tissues. There is also significant new material on topics like Signaling Networks, Cell-Matrix Interactions and Bioinformations to keep The Cell fresh, vibrant and perpetually appealing to students.
Developmental Biology returns in its ground-breaking new edition. Tried and tested through seven previous editions, Scott F. Gilbert has an uncanny knack of captivating student interest, opening minds to the wonder of developmental biology, whilst at the same time covering all the required material with true scientific rigour. With material on the latest research and a thorough updating throughout, readers will find the book to be one of the most important assets available in studying this frontline field of science.
This is a text that caters for a new field of Biology concerned with the relationships between developing organisms and their environments. Intersecting numerous disciplines in the Biological and Life Sciences, the authors have provided engaging coverage of how the molecular biology of epigenetic development meets and interacts with the evolutionary aspects of phenotypic plasticity.
A comprehensive treatment of contemporary evolutionary biology, addressing major themes - including the history of evolution, evolutionary processes, adaptation, and evolution as an explanatory framework - at levels of biological organization ranging from genomes to ecological communities. The second edition offers a significant amount of new material on the evolution of behaviour (particularly cooperation and conflict), of pathogens and parasites and its pertinence to epidemics of influenza and other diseases, on gene regulation and evolutionary developmental biology, speciation, sex and sexual selection.
Authored by ecologists who each have more than 10 years' experience teaching the subject, Ecology offers a balance of subject matter emphasis, clearly presented concepts and engaging, fresh examples, as well as providing the most current information available in the field. To aid students in integrating material across the levels at which ecology is studied, the book is structured so that they are always reminded of connections among levels of the ecological hierachy (from individuals to populations to communities to ecosystems) and links to evolution, a unifying theme for all ecology.
Based on the author's 27 years of teaching experience, the third edition of Genetics: A Conceptual Approach builds upon features that have made past editions so successful: an engaging writing style; relevant applications; an accessible and instructive art program; an emphasis on problem-solving; and, most importantly, a strong focus on concepts and connections. To bring these key concepts into sharper focus, Pierce has selectively reduced the amount of detail and has streamlined coverage to focus on essential concepts.
Authoritative and thorough, Life achieves an optimal balance of scholarship and teachability. The first introductory text to present biological concepts through the research that revealed them, Life covers the full range of topics with an integrated experimental focus flowing naturally from the narrative. This approach enables students to experience biology as a rich and coherent discipline. The new edition includes the latest research, new pedagogy, and new chapter-opening spreads that draw students into the chapter in an engaging way.
The authors of Introduction to Genetic Analysis span the breadth of contemporary genetics, bringing a wealth of experience from the world's leading research laboratories. To help students understand the essentials of genetics, the authors vividly recreate the landmark experiments, teach them how to analyze data, and draw their own conclusions.genetics.
Originally authored by the award winning author Janis Kuby, Immunology remains the best selling textbook for the undergraduate course. The first and only true textbook written by professors who teach the undergraduate course, it presents the most current concepts in an experimental context with clinical advances highlighted in boxes, supported by the kind of helpful pedagogical tools that other books do not provide.
Microbial Life captures the richness, the intellectual excitement, and present-day understanding of the role of the microbe in evolution, human health, and in our lives. It is written for undergraduates who have a general understanding of chemical concepts and biochemistry.
Biology of Plants has long been the definitive text in introductory botany for biology majors. It is especially known for its impeccable scholarship, extensive coverage of diversity, chemical interactions, evolution and ecology, and magnificent art program. The new edition maintains the book's trademark authority, currency, and expert visuals, while offering a wealth of new information, especially in the areas of taxonomy, genomics, plant hormones, and Arabidopsis research.
Plant Physiology, Fourth Edition continues to set the standard for textbooks in the field, making plant physiology accessible to virtually every student. Authors Lincoln Taiz and Eduardo Zeiger have again collaborated with a stellar group of contributing plant biologists to produce a current and authoritative volume that incorporates all the latest findings.
This handbook provides practical and user-friendly advice to students who are learning to write according to the conventions in biology. Reorganized for clarity and revised throughout, the 3rd edition also includes updates to the appendices for Microsoft Office 2007.
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The only study skills book to cover all the core skills has been revised and updated throughout. This number one, best-selling text introduces higher level study skills and helps students develop a deeper understanding of the learning process itself. The third edition includes new chapters on e-learning and numeracy.
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