Recent Advances and Issues in Biology

(Hardback)

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Biologist and veteran science writer Leslie A. Mertz covers the past five years of advances in biology in this cutting-edge reference. Topics covered include biodiversity, ecosystem management and sustainable development, evolution, molecular biology, and genetics.

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.,."helpful for the librarian as well as the students who need a brief introduction to these advances and issues in biology."-The GaleGroup
...helpful for the librarian as well as the students who need a brief introduction to these advances and issues in biology.-The GaleGroup
This book would benefit an audience of high school educators, advanced high school biology students and introduction to biology students on the collegiate level. A public library would also do well in owning this title.-E-Streams
This compilation of information offers easy access into this field for the nonspecialist and will be a useful resource on the secondary and undergraduate science reference shelf.-Choice
..."helpful for the librarian as well as the students who need a brief introduction to these advances and issues in biology."-The GaleGroup
"This compilation of information offers easy access into this field for the nonspecialist and will be a useful resource on the secondary and undergraduate science reference shelf."-Choice
"This book would benefit an audience of high school educators, advanced high school biology students and introduction to biology students on the collegiate level. A public library would also do well in owning this title."-E-Streams

Author Bio

LESLIE A. MERTZ has been writing about biology, medicine, and other sciences for nearly two decades. Upon earning a doctorate in biological sciences, she began a career as a biology instructor and freelance science writer. A field biologist who has conducted research in Michigan, Bermuda, and the Canary Islands, she is also continuing her studies of the natural world.