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The Next Step in Biology We are excited to present to you, BIOLOGY, written by Dr. Rob Brooker, Dr. Eric Widmaier, Dr. Linda Graham, and Dr. Peter Stiling; it is the next step in majors biology. In addition to being active researchers and experienced writers, the author team has taught majors biology for years.
The goal in launching a new text is to offer something better--a comprehensive, modern text featuring an evolutionary focus with an emphasis on scientific inquiry. We invite you to take a few moments to learn more about the many different ways this text is the next step in biology.
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About the Author
Robert J. Brooker (Ph.D., Yale University) is a Professor in the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He received his B.A. in Biology at Wittenberg University in 1978.Eric P. Widmaier received his Ph.D. in 1984 in Endocrinology from the University of California at San Francisco. His postdoctoral training was in endocrinology and physiology at the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, and The Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA. He is currently Professor of Biology at Boston University.Linda Graham is Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received her Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She has taught a nonmajors plant biology course each year for more than 20 years. She also teaches courses on the biology of algae and bryophytes, contributes to an introductory biology course for majors, and has taught marine botany on a remote tropical island.Peter Stiling is a professor of biology at the University of South Florida at Tampa. He has taught classes in ecology, environmental science, and community ecology, and in 1995 he received a teaching award in recognition of classroom excellence in these areas. Dr. Stiling obtained his Ph.D. from University College, Cardiff, Wales, and completed postdoctoral research at Florida State University.
Table of Contents
1 An Introduction to Biology Unit 1 Chemistry 2 The Chemical Basis of Life I: Atoms, Molecules, and Water 3 The Chemical Basis of Life II: Organic Molecules Unit 2 Cell 4 General Features of Cells 5 Membrane Structure and Transport 6 Systems Biology of Cell Organization 7 Enzymes, Metabolism, and Cellular Respiration 8 Photosynthesis 9 Cell Communication and Regulation of the Cell Cycle 10 Multicellularity Unit 3 Genetics 11 Nucleic Acid Structure and DNA Replication 12 Gene Expression at the Molecular Level 13 Gene Regulation 14 Mutation, DNA Repair, and Cancer 15 Eukaryotic Chromosomes, Mitosis, and Meiosis 16 Simle Patterns of Inheritance 17 Complex Patterns of Inheritance 18 Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses 19 Developmental Genetics 20 Genetic Technology 21 Genomes, Proteomes, and Bioinformatics Unit 4 Evolution 22 Origin and History of Life 23 An Introduction to Evolution 24 Population Genetics 25 Origin of Species 26 Taxonomy and Systematics Unit 5 Diversity 27 The Bacteria and Archaea 28 Protists 29 The Kingdom Fungi 30 Plants and the Conquest of Land 31 The Diversity of Modern Gymnosperms and Angiosperms 32 An Introduction to Animal Diversity 33 The Invertebrates 34 The Vertebrates Unit 6 Plants 35 An Introduction to Flowering Plants 36 Flowering Plants: Behavior 37 Flowering Plants: Nutrition 38 Flowering Plants: Transport 39 Flowering Plants: Reproduction and Development Unit 7 Animals 40 Introduction to Animal Form and Function 41 Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption 42 Control of Energy Balance, Metabolic Rate, and Body Temperature 43 Neuroscience I: Cells of the Nervous System 44 Neuroscience II: Evolution and Function of the Brain and Nervous Systems 45 Neuroscience III: Sensory Systems 46 The Muscular-Skeletal System and Locomotion 47 Circulatory Systems 48 Respiratory Systems 49 Excretory Systems and Salt and Water Balance 50 Endocrine Systems 51 Animal Reproduction 52 Animal Development 53 Defense Mechanisms of the Body Unit 8 Ecology 54 An Introduction to Ecology and Biomes 55 Behavioral Ecology 56 Population Ecology 57 Species Interactions 58 Community Ecology 59 Ecosystems Ecology 60 Conservation Biology and Biodiversity