9780073383071: Biology
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
Committed to Excellence in the Landmark Tenth Edition. This edition continues the evolution of Raven & Johnson's Biology. The author team is committed to continually improving the text, keeping the student and learning foremost. We have integrated new pedagogical features to expand the students' learning process and enhance their experience in the ebook. This latest edition of the text maintains the clear, accessible, and engaging writing style of past editions with the solid framework of pedagogy that highlights an emphasis on evolution and scientific inquiry that have made this a leading textbook for students majoring in biology and have been enhanced in this landmark Tenth edition. This emphasis on the organizing power of evolution is combined with an integration of the importance of cellular, molecular biology and genomics to offer our readers a text that is student friendly and current.
Our author team is committed to producing the best possible text for both student and faculty. The lead author, Kenneth Mason, University of Iowa, has taught majors biology at three different major public universities for more than fifteen years. Jonathan Losos, Harvard University, is at the cutting edge of evolutionary biology research, and Susan Singer, Carleton College,, has been involved in science education policy issues on a national level. All three authors bring varied instructional and content expertise to the tenth edition of Biology.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:
Peter H. Raven, Ph.D., is director of the Missouri Botanical Garden and Engelmann professor of botany at Washington University at St. Louis. He oversees the garden's internationally recognized research program in tropical botany--one of the world's most active in the study and conservation of imperiled tropical habitats. Raven's botanical research and work in the area of tropical conservation have earned him numerous honors and awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship. He has written 17 textbooks and more than 400 articles, and he is a member of th National Academy of Science and the National Research Council.

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.

Kenneth A. Mason received his undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Washington, worked at UC Berkeley, then pursued his PhD in Genetics at UC Davis. He has taught Gentics, Microbial Genetics, Microbiology, Advanced Molecular Genetics, Introductory Biology, and a Genetics Laboratory that he designed.

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.

Susan Singer is the Laurence McKinley Gould Professor of the Natural Sciences in teh dpartment of biology at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, where she has taught introductory biology, plant biology, genetics, plant development, and developmental genetics for 20 years. Her research interests are focused on the development and evolution of flowering plants. Singer has authored numberous scientific publications on plant development, contributed chapters to developmental biology texts, and is actively involved with teh education efforts of several professional societies. She received the American Society of Plant Biology's Excellence in Teaching Award, serves on teh National Academies Board on Science Education, and chaired the NRC study committee that produced America's Lab Report.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherMcGraw-Hill Education
  • Publication date2013
  • ISBN 10 0073383074
  • ISBN 13 9780073383071
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages1408
  • Rating

Shipping: £ 2.80
Within United Kingdom

Destination, rates & speeds

Add to Basket

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Seller Image

Raven, Peter
Published by McGraw-Hill Education (2013)
ISBN 10: 0073383074 ISBN 13: 9780073383071
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Pieuler Store
(Suffolk, United Kingdom)

Book Description Condition: new. 10. Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!. Seller Inventory # PSN0073383074

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 55.45
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 2.80
Within United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Raven, Peter; Johnson, George; Mason, Kenneth; Losos, Jonathan; Singer, Susan
Published by McGraw-Hill Education (2013)
ISBN 10: 0073383074 ISBN 13: 9780073383071
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Front Cover Books
(Denver, CO, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0073383074

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 37.47
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 24.17
From U.S.A. to United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Raven, Peter; Johnson, George; Mason, Kenneth; Losos, Jonathan; Singer, Susan
Published by McGraw-Hill Education (2013)
ISBN 10: 0073383074 ISBN 13: 9780073383071
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldBooks
(Austin, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0073383074

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 39.19
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 24.57
From U.S.A. to United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Raven, Peter; Johnson, George; Mason, Kenneth; Losos, Jonathan; Singer, Susan
Published by McGraw-Hill Education (2013)
ISBN 10: 0073383074 ISBN 13: 9780073383071
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Hafa Adai Books
(Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # Hafa_fresh_0073383074

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 40.40
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 26.12
From U.S.A. to United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds
International Edition
International Edition

Raven, Peter H.
Published by McGraw-Hill Education (2013)
ISBN 10: 0073383074 ISBN 13: 9780073383071
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
International Edition
Seller:
TextbookRush
(Grandview Heights, OH, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: Brand New. Softcover, International Edition. This is an International Edition. Seller Inventory # 35101548

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 35.20
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 59.44
From U.S.A. to United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Raven, Peter; Johnson, George; Mason, Kenneth; Losos, Jonathan; Singer, Susan
Published by McGraw-Hill Education (2013)
ISBN 10: 0073383074 ISBN 13: 9780073383071
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Book Deals
(Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-0073383074-new

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 84.59
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 11.89
From U.S.A. to United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Raven, Peter
Published by McGraw-Hill Education (2013)
ISBN 10: 0073383074 ISBN 13: 9780073383071
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Wizard Books
(Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0073383074

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 81.91
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 24.17
From U.S.A. to United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Raven, Peter
Published by McGraw-Hill Education (2013)
ISBN 10: 0073383074 ISBN 13: 9780073383071
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldenWavesOfBooks
(Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0073383074

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 85.92
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 22.19
From U.S.A. to United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds