The Living World - Couverture rigide

Johnson, George; Losos, Jonathan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0077280083 ISBN 13 : 9780077280086

Editeur : McGraw-Hill Professional, 2009

Synopsis

The Living World is often considered a student favorite. George Johnson has written this non-majors textbook from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on "how things work and why things happen the way they do". The Living World focuses on concepts rather than terminology and technical information, and features a straightforward, clear writing style and a wide variety of media assets to enhance the content of the textbook.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

George B. Johnson, Ph.D., is a professor of biology at Washington University in St. Louis and a professor of genetics at the university's School of Medicine. He is a prolific author of life science texts and curriculum products in a variety of media. New to his list of works are the Explorations of Human Biology CD-ROM and the textbook Human Biology, both offered by Wm. C. Brown Publishers. Johnson is acknowledged as an authority on population genetics and evolution variability, and he has published more than 50 research papers dealing with these and related topics. Visitors to the St. Louis Zoo can appreciate Johnson's work in the Living World, the educational center of which he is the founding director.

Jonathan Losos is a Monique and Philip Lehner Professor for the Study of Latin America in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Herpetology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Losos's research has focused on studying patterns of adaptive ratiation and evolutionary diversification in lizards. The recipient of several awards including hte prestigious Theodosius Dobzhansky and David Starr Jordan Prizes for outstanding young evolutionary biologists, Losos has published more than 100 scientific articles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0077280083
• ISBN 13: 9780077280086
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 6
• Nombre de pages: 832
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible