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In this book, author Dan Graur presents readers with a comprehensive examination of the evolution of life on earth from a molecular and genetic perspective. The author covers the molecular basis of bi

Throughout its twenty-two year history, the authors of Plant Physiology have continually updated the book to incorporate the latest advances in plant biology and implement pedagogical improvements req

Intended for upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this primer introduces the general principles of protein structure, folding, and function and explains the conceptual basis for

"This textbook is organized into three parts. The first explores processes that generate pattern in benthic communities. The middle examines the ecology of specific marine benthic community types, ran

Cobb (Psychology, U of California, Los Angeles) presents the 7th edition of her well regarded child development textbook focusing on adolescence. The work includes thirteen chapters covering such topi

Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis (both: U. of Florida-Gainesville), Peter K. Endress (U. of Zurich), and Mark W. Chase (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) synthesize the new understanding of the phylogeny

After introducing learning theory and its basic findings and concepts within a functional framework, Bouton explains the intellectual developments in the field. He covers what learning theory is and h

Blass (psychology, neuroscience, and behavior, U. of Massachusetts, Amherst) presents 13 chapters by 31 contributors examining the causes and underlying mechanisms of obesity, and possible strategies

This new book is concerned with overeating and its consequent obesity. It provides, for the first time in a single accessible volume, an integrated approach to both causes and mechanisms underlying ob

Clear text and hundreds of anatomical drawings are accompanied by a series of text boxes, which discuss anatomical methods and ocular surgery, as well as historical 'vignettes', which illustrate how w

For graduate students of biology, or other graduate or undergraduate students who are familiar with the basics of evolutionary biology and calculus, Rice explores the mechanics of evolution as illumin

This first of a two-volume set on the theoretical and empirical applications of quantitative genetics focuses on the basic biology and methods of analysis of quantitative characters. The authors endea

A textbook for graduate or undergraduate students of plant physiology, plant biochemistry, plant molecular biology, and related fields. Most of the material deals with the mineral nutrition of higher

Provides a physical foundation for molecular mechanics. This book is divided into three parts, where Part I explains how small particles like proteins respond to mechanical, thermal, and chemical forc

In contrast to the wealth of literature dealing with practical questions of mitigating the perceived problems of species invasion, this work is concerned with what the study of species invasions may r

While denying that creationism can be seen as a scientific theory, Pigliucci (evolutionary biology, U. of Tennessee) blames much of the failure of a resolution of the evolution-creation debate on the

"A comprehensive overview of the evolution of living organisms. Includes phylogenetic and evolutionary relationships for the main groups of living organisms. Chapters include genome features, evolutio

Introduces population viability analysis (PVA) to empirical ecologists and conservation biologists who need to model and predict the risk to populations of endangered species. Morris (Duke University

"When the molecular processes of epigenetics meet the ecological processes of phenotypic plasticity, the result is a revolutionary new field: ecological developmental biology, or "eco-devo." This new

This text book offers undergraduate students an in-depth look at the many factors that interact to regulate the life cycle and physiology of plants. The sixth edition has been extensively updated, ref

This is an updated and expanded second edition intended to meet the needs of ecologists and environmental scientists for an introduction to probability theory and a detailed description of designs and

Molecular Population Genetics is a general text covering one of the most active and exciting areas in biology. Combining advances in molecular biology and genomics with mathematical and empirical find

The graduate textbook takes a broad approach to the imaging technology to be accessible to students in physics and technology and students in neurological and other medical sciences. Among the topics

Summarizing progress and the current state of knowledge in major areas of research in evolutionary biology since Darwin for researchers and students, Bell et al. (ecology and evolution, State U. of Ne

The abiotic characteristics of the environment--including temperature, oxygen availability, salinity, and hydrostatic pressure--present challenges to all biochemical structures and processes. This vol

Learning is supported by a best-in-class full-color art program, including hundreds of original illustrations that make it easy to understand structures, mechanisms, and processes in the brain. Many additional graphical elements have been reproduced from primary research sources, bringing the learner closer to the science behind the subject matter.Every chapter includes a special feature called "The Cutting Edge" that highlights an up-to-the-moment discovery or technical innovation, while illustrating the logic and methodology of experimentation and hypothesis testingEach chapter ends with a unique feature, the "Visual Summary," a poster-like layout that provides a graphical review of the major topics of the chapter and directs students to the interactive online version that pulls up figures and animations to reinforce each pointThe text is supported by a rich array of internet-based resources, including a clearinghouse of more than 25,000 web links sorted by chapter and topicMore than

Editors Sherman (neurobiology and behavior, Cornell U.) and Alcock (behavioral ecology, Arizona State U.) present this anthology of articles regarding animal behavior, collected from the magazine Amer

Aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this textbook describes some of the basic principles affecting brain evolution. Striedter (neurobiology and behavior, U. of California, Irvine) r

Ion channels are macromolecular pores in cell membranes. Bertil (University of Washington) describes the known ion channels and their physiological functions, then develops the physical and molecular

The second edition of this comprehensive introductory textbook on animal communication provides detailed information on key principles in the fields of neurobiology and communication science and is th

Conservation behavior is defined here as studying animal behavior in order to solve wildlife conservation problems. Blumstein (ecology and evolutionary biology, U. of California-Los Angeles) and Ferna

Intended for medical students and researchers, this histology atlas contains full-color high-resolution micrographs for all tissues and organs with images presented in groups of successively increasin

Gotelli (biology, U. of Vermont) offers a primer text on the basic concepts and equations that underlie population and community ecology, focusing on understanding mathematical models. Empirical examp

This comprehensive textbook provides a balance of animal and human studies to discuss the dynamic field of neuroscience from cellular signaling to cognitive function. The book's length and accessible

Authors Judd, Campbell, Kellogg, Stevens, and Donoghue present readers with the fourth edition of their plant systematics textbook, employing a phylogenetic approach to cover plant diversity and a var

Hariri cites the emergence of the circuit-based approach to brain, behavior, and psychopathology as the dominant research model in neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry. He adopts that approach to

In this update of the 2009 edition, LeVay (neuroscientist/science writer) and Baldwin (sociologist, U. of California, Santa Barbara) cover the biological, medical, and sociocultural aspects of the gam

Focusing on how and why the architectural diversity of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes came to be, Lynch (Indiana University) synthesizes the current understanding of genomic evolution from the sta

Stearns and Medzhitov offer a textbook on evolutionary aspects of medicine, some of which provide immediate answers to help relieve suffering, and others of which can clarify understanding about organ

A textbook for research students exploring visual psychophysics. Regan (York U., Toronto and Toronto U.) solves the problem of background by appending the necessary, and only the necessary, physics an