This novel book bridges the gap between the energetic and species approaches to studying food webs, addressing many important topics in ecology. Species, matter, and energy are common features of all ecological systems. Through the lens of complex adaptive systems thinking, the authors explore how [...]
Unrivalled in its coverage and unique in its hands-on approach, this guide to the design and construction of scientific apparatus is essential reading for every scientist and student of engineering, and physical, chemical, and biological sciences. Covering the physical principles governing the opera[...]
Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution. This statement is an apt motto for the lifework of Theodosius Dobzhansky, whom Stephen Jay Gould has called "the greatest evolutionary geneticist of our times." Between 1937 and 1975, the year of his death, Dobzhansky and twenty-two of[...]
A general chemistry textbook that offers students various topics that are covered in a typical general course and tested on the American Chemical Society exams.[...]
Helps your students to engage in the study of chemistry. This title features a problem-solving methodology, a art program to help students visualize chemical processes at a molecular level, integrated coverage of organic and biochemistry content, and media integration with OWL Online Web Learning an[...]