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9780816048595

Encyclopedia of Biology

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816048595

  • ISBN10:

    0816048592

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-12-01
  • Publisher: Facts on File
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Summary

Contains approximately 800 alphabetical entries, prose essays on important topics, line illustrations, and black-and-white photographs.

Author Biography

Timothy L. McCabe is Curator of Entomology, New York State Museum, Albany, New York.

Table of Contents

Blood identification through the agesp. 44
Human cytogenetics : historical overview and latest developmentsp. 67
The Karner Blue - New York's endangered butterflyp. 111
Insects and man - an exotic dilemmap. 158
Science and the spiritual factorp. 170
Silk degrees : a tale of moths and people, part onep. 200
Sassafras and its lepidopteran cohorts, or bigger and better caterpillars through chemistryp. 202
Silk Degrees : a tale of moths and people, part twop. 228
Egyptian mummies : brief history and radiological studiesp. 233
Biology software and animations sourcesp. 365
Nobel laureates relating to biologyp. 367
Biochemical cyclesp. 379
The "tree of life"p. 381
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Excerpts

Encyclopedia of Biology is an invaluable reference that provides authoritative information on the subject for high school and college students. The encyclopedia contains more than 800 A-to-Z entries and essays, 80 line illustrations, and 75 black-and-white photographs. Comprehensive coverage of leading discoveries in biology along with general biology definitions, thought-provoking essays, and biographies of notable biologists present a wide range of valuable information compiled into a single source. Written in an easy-to-understand format, the book helps explain the importance of biology to society, and includes summaries of notable events throughout history related to the discipline.An emphasis on hot topics and detailed coverage of the fundamental issues, figures, ideas and concepts, experiments, and history of biology make the encyclopedia current and relevant to student interests. The book guides readers to the Web sites and various resources on the Internet that relate to biology. Appendixes include all Nobel Prize winners in biology, a review of biology-related computer software, and the complete Periodic Table of Elements.

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