Volume 6 - Ecology and Behavior (Biology: the Unity and Diversity of Life) - Softcover

Starr, Cecie; Taggart, Ralph

9780495558033: Volume 6 - Ecology and Behavior (Biology: the Unity and Diversity of Life)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495558036 ISBN 13: 9780495558033

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2008

By using an issues-oriented approach Volume 6 - Ecology and Behavior from Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, 12e grabs student interest with real-life issues that hit home. This text includes new coverage and pedagogy that encourages students to think critically about hot-button issues and includes outstanding new features that take students beyond memorization and encourage them to ask questions in new ways as they learn to interpret data.

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About the Author:

For the past two decades, Cecie Starr has been known as one of the best-selling biology textbook authors. Her texts, appreciated for their clarity in both the written word and the visual representation of biological concepts, include multiple editions of BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE, BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, and BIOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW. Her original dream was to become an architect. Instead of building houses, she now builds, with care and attention to detail, incredible texts based on this philosophy: "I invite students into a chapter through an intriguing story. Once inside, they get the great windows that biologists construct on the world of life. Biology is not just another house. It is a conceptual mansion. I hope to do it justice."

Ralph Taggart, Former Chair of Biological Sciences at Michigan State University, Ralph Taggert is now the chair of Geological Sciences. Professor Taggart, known for his outstanding research in Paleobotany, has taught the general biology course for over 20 years.

Review:

UNIT VII: PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY. 44. Population Ecology. 45. Community Structure and Biodiversity. 46. Ecosystems. 47. The Biosphere. 48. Human Impacts on the Biosphere. APPENDICES. A1. Classification System. A2. How to Read a Journal Article. A3. Answers to Self-Quizzes and Genetics Problems. A4. Units of Measure. GLOSSARY.

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